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Podiatrist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Monday- Friday
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
343-NN-6453359-AG
Employer
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Community Based
Town
Sutton & Wallington
Salary
£40,701 - £48,054 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/07/2024 23:59

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Podiatrist

Band 6

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

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic band 6 podiatrist, to join our friendly and experienced community podiatry team. The successful candidate will be working in a variety of settings across Sutton Health and Care, and will manage a mixed caseload including routine and high risk patients, within clinics and on domiciliary visits. You will also undertake basic biomechanical assessments and treatments, and participate in the nail surgery rota.

The post holder will be part of a very supportive and collaborative team, which has strong working relationships with other services including the Threatened Limb Service, MSK, District Nursing, Tissue Viability, Orthopaedics and Rheumatology. You will also be supported and encouraged where possible, to continue learning and developing your career and clinical skills in your areas of interest.  

Main duties of the job

To provide services at a wide variety of sites including a patient’s home, clinics, GP practices, community hospitals and in challenging conditions, often working in isolation 

To assess, diagnose, develop treatment plans and provide effective podiatric treatments, using a problem solving approach based on clinical need and evidence based practice. 

To commit to the philosophy of care with an emphasis on patient empowerment and independence by providing education and information to help patients manage their own foot needs. 

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload seeking guidance as appropriate.  

Adhere to all of the relevant Trust Policies and Guidelines and Professional standards of care.  

Working for our organisation

  • To provide a highly effective, comprehensive foot health service for the population of Sutton Health and Care (SH&C).
  • To work as an integral member of the podiatry team to assess need and deliver quality programmes of podiatric care to patients in a variety of settings across the SH&C sites.
  • This requires a general knowledge of all aspects of podiatric practice to provide specialised, high quality responsive podiatric treatment to maintain patient’s mobility, independence and prevention of disability.
  • To provide a highly effective lower limb service for the population of Sutton.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To provide a highly effective, comprehensive foot health service for the population of Sutton Health and Care (SH&C).
  • To work as an integral member of the podiatry team to assess need and deliver quality programmes of podiatric care to patients in a variety of settings across the SH&C sites.
  • This requires a general knowledge of all aspects of podiatric practice to provide specialised, high quality responsive podiatric treatment to maintain patient’s mobility, independence and prevention of disability.
  • To provide a highly effective lower limb service for the population of Sutton.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registered podiatrist (DPodM or BSc), Local Anaesthetic Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the College of Podiatry Evidence of CPD

Training/ experience

Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate podiatric training or equivalent experience of podiatric conditions

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Victor Sowunmi
Job title
Podiatry Clinical and Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02082964100
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