Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-CH4820322-N
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Raglan House
- Town
- Cowley
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Specialist Podiatrist-Cowley-£3500 Recruitment Incentive
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Come and join a great team and receive a £3500 recruitment incentive plus a relocation package of up to £8000* for doing so.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals that are enthusiastic, forward-thinking and keen to develop their clinical skills. Applicants must have a degree in podiatry and be registered with the HCPC.
Oxfordshire Podiatry services offer care to an increasingly interesting caseload with the emphasis of work focused on the care of the At Risk & High Risk foot, including wound/ulcer care. Nail surgery sessions are also a requirement for this post.
*The Recruitment incentive will be paid in 4 instalments over your first 18 months of employment with Oxford Health Trust and both packages are available to external applicants only. Please note T's & C's apply
Main duties of the job
You will manage a specialist community caseload, demonstrating skills in current assessment techniques (inc use of monofilaments, ABPI, Doppler etc), treating ‘At Risk’ patients (inc. wound care), carrying out nail surgery and using evidence-based MSK skills to offload the At Risk Foot.
Be able to identify the local need for podiatry services, evaluate priorities and deliver care accordingly, managing capacity and demand within contractual agreements.
You will work in partnership with patients and other service users and communicate effectively to meet the needs of the recipient in maximising their understanding of information about their (foot) health. And be able to empathetically convey potentially distressing information.
Full and part time positions are available and whilst you will be based at a specific site you may on occasion be required to work at clinics and attend meetings or training across the wider county.
Working outside core hours (i.e. evenings and weekends) may occasionally be required.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Staff are supported with appraisal (PDP), dedicated CPD time and a comprehensive induction programme which includes observation of Wound clinics, Nail Surgery and internal hospital based clinics, plus access to a training budget and/or Study Leave time for further education.
Applications are invited from BSc qualified and HCPC registered podiatrists with experience who are keen to advance their clinical and professional skills. Please refer to further details in the job description & person specification.
Please review the attached job description and person specification for a full overview of the role responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Podiatry ( or equivalent – eg. Diploma in Podiatric Medicine or Overseas qualification with equivalent BSc experience),
- HPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Certificates
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills – effective listening/speaking skills appropriate to the needs of the recipient; communicating complex information
- Approachable – demonstrating a friendly and open manner that facilitates communication
- Empathetic approach to the personal circumstances of patients
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Accurate assessment, testing and diagnosis of complex foot pathologies within the specialist eligibility criteria of service and field of practice
- Effective communication and partnership working with patients/the general public, especially in respect of foot health education
- Evidence of treatment planning/patient management
Desirable criteria
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Working within the NHS
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
- Dharati Patel
- Job title
- City Team Leader Podiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07746 683678
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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