Senior Podiatrist - High Risk and Vascular

Senior Podiatrist - High Risk and Vascular

There is an exciting opportunity within our Trust for a Podiatrist with a specialist interest in High Risk and Vascular.

Sandwell West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is proud to be a community and acute integrated care trust. It presents us with valuable opportunities to provide seamless care to follow our patients through all aspects of their foot care pathway.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual with appropriate exposure and experience, particularly in High risk and Vascular Podiatry. You should champion quality care to join our specialist team to help innovate the High risk and Vascular Foot care agenda.

As a practicing Clinician, you will perform specialist podiatry assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver a specialised individual treatment program across various settings, including the domiciliary caseload to benefit the patients' needs.

Main duties of the job

• Management of the high risk and vascular caseloads with the lead as well as the wider team
• Coordination of the acute and community integrated vascular and high risk podiatric pathway in a safe and effective manner
• Working with the wider directorate team, including the diabetes and vascular leads
• Supporting and implementing the quality agenda in all aspects of work
• Regular evaluation and development of the high risk and vascular podiatry service
• Clinical supervision of staff and students, taking part in peer reviews and training sessions
• Working alongside the lead for advice and support when required
• Routine evaluations of clinical work and documentation
• Participating in local and national audits and service improvement activities to demonstrate adherence
• Management of a domiciliary caseload - a driver with daily access to a car is essential

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first-class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

• Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
• Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
• Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Job responsibilities

Please See Attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Podiatry
• Certification of Local Anaesthetic
• HPC Registration
• Portfolio evidence of CPD
• Membership of Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.

Experience

• Relevant post-graduate experience of a range of complex foot problems including diabetic/vascular clinics, nail surgery, rheumatology and bio-mechanical assessments
• Experience of working as part of a Podiatry team and the wider MDT (e.g. Medical staff, Physiotherapists, Orthotists)
• Experience of delegating to and supervising Footcare/Technical Instructors/Rehabilitation Assistants.
• Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or undergraduate Podiatry students.
• Involvement in audit and research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.