NHSJobs.com

Trosolwg o'r swydd

An exciting opportunity has risen for a Clinical Specialist Podiatrist who is keen to make a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve.

You will  provide clinical leadership for the high-risk foot to support both hospital and community-based Podiatry teams in relation to patient with highly complex foot pathologies.

You will be required to  provide clinical knowledge, expertise, and training for junior members of the Podiatry team.

You will be expected to  facilitate and lead a wide range of quality improvements and clinical audit activities, liaising with appropriate health care professionals and working upon trust initiatives to ensure that current practices are maintained and developed in line with the modernisation.

You will be required to travel as part of this role to clincial sites and service users' own residence.

There will be a requirement to  deputise for the Team Leader in wound care/ Foot Protection when required.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

    Main duties:

To be part of a highly motivated team working independently at advanced level in both community and acute settings, providing a high standard of quality clinical care.

         Utilise highly developed expert knowledge and skills to determine clinical priorities to provide timely intervention for patients with high-risk foot.

·        To provide clinical leadership to Podiatrists and develop training pathways to enhance their skills in the management and treatment of the high-risk foot.

To provide education to Podiatrists and other health care professionals, in areas of speciality, within the trust and local area.

 To work as an autonomous specialist practitioner to develop, implement, and negotiate complex programmes of care, in partnership with patients, carers and health care professionals. This may include diagnosis of complex wound aetiologies and skills in high level of sharp debridement of devitalised tissue.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - 

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received