Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatrist
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1351
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watling Medical Centre
- Town
- Edgware
- Salary
- £26.30 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 23/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank B7 Long Term Conditions Specialist Podiatrist
7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Job Purpose -3 days a week 9-5pm
The post holder will act as a clinical specialist for patients with long term conditions which puts them at high risk of tissue and function loss and for patients’ tissue viability within the team. You will lead on and educate your colleagues and junior staff regarding peripheral vascular disease and tissue viability and be the main contact for this area within your team. The job will entail specialist skills in wound management and sharp debridement of difficult/necrotic wounds and vascular assessments including ABPIs and toe pressures.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the management of the day-to-day clinical provision of Foot Health Services for your clinics
- To assist the Clinical Lead Podiatrist in delivering appropriate equitable and effective Foot Health Services.
- To have a leadership role in developing the Foot Health Service for patients and our team members.
- To undertake clinical supervision with staff members designated to you
- To be actively involved in induction of new staff to the team.
Working for our organisation
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools.
- To provide emergency treatment for any lesion that is deemed to be urgent and to organise follow-up appointments for the treatment of that lesion as necessary
- To provide guidance and support to podiatry department packages of care
- To be able to refer patients directly for some diagnostic tests, such as, bloods and x-rays, and to interpret and act accordingly on data provided therein
- To develop tailored care packages dependent upon need in order to maintain the patient’s mobility
- To refer on urgent or exceptional cases to other healthcare professionals and communicate (in writing) with other health or social care colleagues to ensure the patient receives other services/ care required.
- To work in close collaboration with GP’s and specialist teams including vascular specialists, DN nurses and tissue-viability specialists in all care settings to ensure a holistic approach to the management of the at-risk and high-risk patient is met
- To support the formulation of a foot screening strategy and implement an education and screening programme in accordance with the National Service Framework for Vascular standards on foot care and NICE Guidance
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
- Evidence of continual professional and personal development
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
- Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Shanelle Green
- Job title
- Bank Recruitment Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02039378322
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