Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-24-429
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various
- Town
- Various
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Podiatrist
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
The post holder will be required to provide a comprehensive, highly skilled clinical support to Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust Podiatry Team.
This role will provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to experience a full range of podiatry care provision through a blended mix of service delivery both virtual and face-to-face.
Sharing of best practice with podiatrists and other relevant clinicians will be key to this role, as will involve patients, carers and support agencies in delivery of care.
Clinical caseloads will be managed based on experience and clinical supervision will be provided in the agreed CPFT Podiatry structure.
This is a maternity cover of 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours a week) for a 9 month fixed term contract
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has developed to join a committed, progressive team who work towards providing the best possible health outcomes and reducing health inequalities across Cornwall.
At CFT we value health promotion through patient empowerment and education, therefore we are currently seeking an enthusiastic podiatrist who has excellent communication and assessment skills to undertake new patient assessments clinics, diabetic foot reviews and will have the opportunity to rotate through wound care, nail surgery and musculoskeletal clinics.
Although, primarily based in a clinical setting, the role will be a blended mix of virtual and face-to-face assessments. The post requires the individual to be a flexible and reliable member of the team demonstrating empathy, resilience and problem solving skills as a clinician.
This post will be based in various areas of central Cornwall.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration – HCPC
- Professional qualification – Dip Pod M, BSc (Hons) Podiatry
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Possess a good holistic knowledge of care
- Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work on own initiative
- Good team worker
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate good clinical skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Smith
- Job title
- Podiatry Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824838214
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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