Job summary
- To be a member of the Podiatric Surgery Team, providing a high standard of clinical care, peri-operative assessment, contribution to development of surgical care plans, administration of advanced regional anaesthesia, including ankle and popliteal blocks.
- Assist in the preparation and peri-operative care of surgical patients.
- To assist the responsible Consultant in conducting outpatient clinics and theatre sessions, leading on post-operative management, and national registry input (PASCOM) for the service and actively contribute to audit, research, meetings and publications.
- The post holder will be given the opportunity and support to further develop/refresh their skill in the Staff Podiatry role. The extent of the duties and responsibilities of the post will reflect satisfactory completion of the appropriate competencies and any required internal/external training.
- The post holder will contribute to the clinical delivery of the Podiatric Surgery Service,
- The post holder will ensure treatment and advice is provided to patients following clinical examination and relevant diagnostics, eg bloods, imaging modalities
- The post holder will be responsible for administrative duties including the ordering of stock for clinics
Main duties of the job
- To provide highest clinical standards of clinical care prior and throughout the pathway of foot surgery within a highly specialised multi-disciplinary team across both community and secondary care settings under the supervision and delegation of the Lead Consultant and Specialty Registrar.
- To ensure the service meets or exceeds the requirements, evidence and guidance.
- To participate in the podiatric assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of conservative podiatric interventions.
- Administering guided injection therapies.
- To participate in the assessment of patients prior to foot surgery.
- Requesting diagnostic tests such as bloods and diagnostic imaging.
- Undertaking cardio-vascular and lower limb vascular assessment, using Doppler, ABPI, TBPI
- Undertaking vascular and neurological assessment.
- To take charge of all patient literature, PASCOM and stock control ordering for the service.
About us
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision: Transforming LivesValues: Care, Innovation and CompassionMission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Eligible for NHS Pension
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide highest clinical standards of clinical care prior and throughout the pathway of foot surgery within a highly specialised multi-disciplinary team across both community and secondary care settings under the supervision and delegation of the Lead Consultant and Specialty Registrar.
To contribute to policy and service development of the Podiatric Surgery Service. To ensure the service meets or exceeds the requirements, evidence and guidance. It will also be necessary to influence the future development of national policy for podiatric surgery. The tean has a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice and the post holder will be responsible for embedding this culture within the Podiatric Surgery Service
To participate in the podiatric assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of conservative podiatric interventions.
Administering guided injection therapies.
To participate in the assessment of patients prior to foot surgery, inclusive of full medical and social history with a particular emphasis on risk factors pertaining to foot surgery.
Requesting diagnostic tests such as bloods and diagnostic imaging.
Undertaking cardio-vascular and lower limb vascular assessment, using Doppler, ABPI, TBPI
Undertaking vascular and neurological assessment.
To undertake patient care during surgery, this includes:
- Lead on collection and administration of audit including PASCOM
- Administering advanced local anaesthetic injections including digital, ankle and popliteal regional blocks.
- Prescribing/Issuing appropriate peri-op medicines to optimise patients pre/intra/post surgery
- Preparing patients for theatre with the nursing team
- Where appropriate and opportunity allows to act as assistant in theatre.
- Applying/removing appropriate Air cast, VACO cast and plaster cast
- Co-ordinating the discharge process from surgical units
To undertake post-operative patient care
- Monitor post-operative progress.
- Wound management including debridement, washouts, re-suturing/gluing redressing
- Cast, suture and wire removal.
- Advice regarding physical therapy techniques, scar and swelling management, and, overall rehabilitation.
- Monitoring for signs of post-operative complications including infection, deep vein thrombosis and complex regional pain syndrome and co-ordinating onward referral to acute services.
- Effecting the eventual discharge of the patient from the service with appropriate follow-on advice and realistic expectations.
To take charge of all patient literature, PASCOM and stock control ordering for the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide highest clinical standards of clinical care prior and throughout the pathway of foot surgery within a highly specialised multi-disciplinary team across both community and secondary care settings under the supervision and delegation of the Lead Consultant and Specialty Registrar.
To contribute to policy and service development of the Podiatric Surgery Service. To ensure the service meets or exceeds the requirements, evidence and guidance. It will also be necessary to influence the future development of national policy for podiatric surgery. The tean has a culture of continuous improvement, reflective practice and the post holder will be responsible for embedding this culture within the Podiatric Surgery Service
To participate in the podiatric assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of conservative podiatric interventions.
Administering guided injection therapies.
To participate in the assessment of patients prior to foot surgery, inclusive of full medical and social history with a particular emphasis on risk factors pertaining to foot surgery.
Requesting diagnostic tests such as bloods and diagnostic imaging.
Undertaking cardio-vascular and lower limb vascular assessment, using Doppler, ABPI, TBPI
Undertaking vascular and neurological assessment.
To undertake patient care during surgery, this includes:
- Lead on collection and administration of audit including PASCOM
- Administering advanced local anaesthetic injections including digital, ankle and popliteal regional blocks.
- Prescribing/Issuing appropriate peri-op medicines to optimise patients pre/intra/post surgery
- Preparing patients for theatre with the nursing team
- Where appropriate and opportunity allows to act as assistant in theatre.
- Applying/removing appropriate Air cast, VACO cast and plaster cast
- Co-ordinating the discharge process from surgical units
To undertake post-operative patient care
- Monitor post-operative progress.
- Wound management including debridement, washouts, re-suturing/gluing redressing
- Cast, suture and wire removal.
- Advice regarding physical therapy techniques, scar and swelling management, and, overall rehabilitation.
- Monitoring for signs of post-operative complications including infection, deep vein thrombosis and complex regional pain syndrome and co-ordinating onward referral to acute services.
- Effecting the eventual discharge of the patient from the service with appropriate follow-on advice and realistic expectations.
To take charge of all patient literature, PASCOM and stock control ordering for the service.
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Essential
- Registered HCPC
- Degree in Podiatric Medicine
- Local Anaesthesia Qualification
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the NHS
Desirable criteria
Desirable
- Cannulation and IV administration
- Non-medical prescriber
- Knowledge and skills of podiatric surgery
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Essential
- Registered HCPC
- Degree in Podiatric Medicine
- Local Anaesthesia Qualification
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the NHS
Desirable criteria
Desirable
- Cannulation and IV administration
- Non-medical prescriber
- Knowledge and skills of podiatric surgery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
