Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6400146-AHP-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £56,388 - £62,785 pro rata pa incl. HCAS outer
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Podiatry Practitioner Lead
Band 8a
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Podiatry Practitioner Lead Band 8a
Podiatry practitioner lead will be responsible for the oversight and management of the podiatry team as well as provide specialist service provision for patients who require diagnosis/assessment as well as investigation and treatment of a wide range of podiatry conditions.
They are also expected to manage and update policy and standards, education, research and professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the responsibility for undertaking speciality services for patients who require diagnosis/assessment and/or investigation and/or treatment of a wide range of podiatric conditions.
As well as the role of the Podiatry Practitioner Lead being multifaceted incorporating key functions such as policy and standards development, practice development, education, research and professional development.
The ultimate aim is for Practitioners to lead and be the single point of contact/access for the provision of cost effective, efficient, quality services that meet the needs of all clients with podiatric conditions.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role involves working with Tier 4 Podiatry Services and also developing strong links with Tier 3 services to enable fast track referrals into the community as a step down approach.
Please see attached job description for more detail
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification in podiatric medicine
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered
- MSc in relevant field
- IRMER trained
- To have ongoing evidence of continued professional development within the specialist field
- Leadership/mentorship qualification
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
- Radiological Interpretation Course (or working towards)
- Independent Prescribing (or working towards)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience working at a senior level within speciality/complex area.
- High level of communication skills
- Experience working alongside orthopaedic and vascular consultants in a clinic situation or senior/advanced practitioners in specialist areas
- Experience in managing change or implementing change in podiatry practice or pathway
- Experience of involvement, leading and/or presenting Audit/research
- Experience of peer, student and junior supervision
- Experience in providing counselling to patients and to support staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of involvement in formal research
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current initiatives within the Local and National health economy.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to this post.
- Advanced knowledge of referral criteria to other specialists.
- Relevant validated clinical courses to podiatry at specialist/advanced level
- Advanced knowledge of biomechanics, insole therapy.
- Advanced knowledge of high risk/complex patient care (diabetes, vascular, connective tissue and rheumatology diseases/conditions and the at risk limb)
- Advanced knowledge of casting techniques & topical negative pressure therapy
- Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local and national level
- Knowledge of national progress within speciality area
- Knowledge of audit and research processes
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Governance agenda and NHS Plan
- Advanced knowledge of gait analysis, matscan/F scan or force plate analysis
- Knowledge of ABPI & Toe Pressure assessment
- Advanced knowledge of gait analysis, matscan/F scan or force plate analysis
- Knowledge of haematological & micro tests required and results
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Sanders
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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