Job summary
Band 7 Clinical Specialist Podiatrists in Diabetes & Wound Care (37.5 hours per week):
Are you a podiatrist looking to join a developing, committed service?
- Acute (Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton)
- Community (East / South Somerset - includes Yeovil / West Mendip)
With new investment into the service, we are looking to expand our workforce to meet the increasing demand for specialist podiatric care. We are working collaboratively across Somerset to deliver whole pathway integration for the diabetic foot and improving patient access to the right care, by the right person, at the right time. The Podiatry Service in Somerset provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice, for a range of specialisms including diabetes, wound care, musculoskeletal biomechanics and nail surgery.
We offer a competitive recruitment premium of a 10% salary uplift (pensionable) until 31 October 2022 (when it will be reviewed). We also offer a great relocation package if you're looking to relocate to the beautiful Somerset! Our Podiatry service is a service that is committed to the development of your career.
Two exciting opportunities have arisen to join our committed and progressive Podiatry Service as a Clinical Specialist Podiatrists in Diabetes & Wound Care - one acute based, and the other community based.
Main duties of the job
This role is suitable for an experienced Band 7, or perhaps you're a Band 6 looking to develop and take your next step up in your career?
You will be part of a highly motivated and compassionate integrated county-wide team of approx. 30 employees, working to deliver excellence in foot health and well-being in community and acute settings. The post holder will be expected to work across Somerset, with responsibility for a designated area of the county.
You will have a working, in-depth knowledge of wound care and management of the high-risk patient, including biomechanical assessment and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas and others.
You will take a leading role in developing innovative and dynamic podiatric care across our countywide service.
You will work with other Clinical Specialist Podiatrists to support development of the team and the service as a whole and ensure a seamless multi-disciplinary approach to management of the foot. You will work closely with colleagues in the acute trusts, community services and primary care. The successful candidate will endeavour to improve and maintain these links, encouraging members of the Podiatry team to engage with patient care at all levels.
Being a car driver is essential for this post to work in the clinics in the community setting. Please indicate on your application if you have a valid driving licence for the UK and if you have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
About us
In line with our Trust values - Outstanding Care, Listening and Leading and Working Together - staff are encouraged to develop their skills and role within and outside the Trust.
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers a great benefits package including 27 days annual leave (pro rata) and a competitive pension scheme. We also offer fast track access to in-house MSK Physiotherapy support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a working, in-depth knowledge of wound care and management of the high-risk patient, including biomechanical assessment and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas and others
You will take a leading role in developing innovative and dynamic podiatric care across our countywide service.
You will work with the other Clinical Specialist Podiatrists to support development of the team and the service as a whole and ensure a seamless multi-disciplinary approach to management of the foot. You will work closely with colleagues in the acute trusts, community services and primary care. The successful candidate will endeavour to improve and maintain these links, encouraging members of the Podiatry team to engage with patient care at all levels.
Being a car driver is essential for this post to work in the clinics in the community setting. Please indicate on your application if you have a valid driving licence for the UK and if you have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a working, in-depth knowledge of wound care and management of the high-risk patient, including biomechanical assessment and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas and others
You will take a leading role in developing innovative and dynamic podiatric care across our countywide service.
You will work with the other Clinical Specialist Podiatrists to support development of the team and the service as a whole and ensure a seamless multi-disciplinary approach to management of the foot. You will work closely with colleagues in the acute trusts, community services and primary care. The successful candidate will endeavour to improve and maintain these links, encouraging members of the Podiatry team to engage with patient care at all levels.
Being a car driver is essential for this post to work in the clinics in the community setting. Please indicate on your application if you have a valid driving licence for the UK and if you have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- BSc in Podiatric Medicine (or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine with Post Registration CPD update and experience)
- Further qualification at Master's Level in relevant field or evidence or speciality related validated post registration education such as the Diabetic Foot Module
- Local analgesia certificate
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Teaching qualification e.g., Cert Ed
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced post graduate knowledge of: Diabetes, Wound Care, Patient Assessment, The Use of Orthotic Management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the management of high-risk foot including basic biomechanical assessment
- Experience in wound management and Diabetic foot assessment
- Experience in the use of IT applications, specifically of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Experience in health promotion / education
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to use specialist knowledge of Diabetes and Wound care to evaluate and make decisions and recommendations about current and future service provision
- Immediate and significant decision maker
- Excellent interpersonal skills - influencing, motivating, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills, across all levels both inside and outside the organisation
- Understanding the requirement for confidentiality & adherence to total confidentiality at all times
- Ability to demonstrate experience of budgetary control
- Aptitude and confidence for working with a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to think laterally with aptitude for clinical reasoning
- Good hand to eye co-ordination, manual dexterity
- Ability to complete and maintain legible and accurate patient records
- Able to foster an open and learning culture
- Able to provide robust clinical leadership by empowering, motivating and supporting staff
- Self-motivation to concentrate for long periods on a daily basis
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
- Good communicator with ability to develop & maintain good working relationships, both within the team and the organisation.
- Empathic, approachable, and diplomatic
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, for sustained periods under distracting, demanding and sometimes emotive conditions
- Able to deliver to targets and deadlines
- Multi-tasking ability, able to complete work whilst being subjected to frequent, unpredictable interruptions
- Excellent timekeeping and flexibility
Physical Skills
Essential
- Expert scalpel manipulation
- Ability to undertake Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) training to required level for role.
Other
Essential
- Flexible, adaptable attitude to post
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
- Access to vehicle for travelling within and outside the Trust boundaries
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
- BSc in Podiatric Medicine (or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine with Post Registration CPD update and experience)
- Further qualification at Master's Level in relevant field or evidence or speciality related validated post registration education such as the Diabetic Foot Module
- Local analgesia certificate
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber qualification
- Teaching qualification e.g., Cert Ed
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced post graduate knowledge of: Diabetes, Wound Care, Patient Assessment, The Use of Orthotic Management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of the management of high-risk foot including basic biomechanical assessment
- Experience in wound management and Diabetic foot assessment
- Experience in the use of IT applications, specifically of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Experience in health promotion / education
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to use specialist knowledge of Diabetes and Wound care to evaluate and make decisions and recommendations about current and future service provision
- Immediate and significant decision maker
- Excellent interpersonal skills - influencing, motivating, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills, across all levels both inside and outside the organisation
- Understanding the requirement for confidentiality & adherence to total confidentiality at all times
- Ability to demonstrate experience of budgetary control
- Aptitude and confidence for working with a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to think laterally with aptitude for clinical reasoning
- Good hand to eye co-ordination, manual dexterity
- Ability to complete and maintain legible and accurate patient records
- Able to foster an open and learning culture
- Able to provide robust clinical leadership by empowering, motivating and supporting staff
- Self-motivation to concentrate for long periods on a daily basis
Communication Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
- Good communicator with ability to develop & maintain good working relationships, both within the team and the organisation.
- Empathic, approachable, and diplomatic
Planning & Organisational Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, for sustained periods under distracting, demanding and sometimes emotive conditions
- Able to deliver to targets and deadlines
- Multi-tasking ability, able to complete work whilst being subjected to frequent, unpredictable interruptions
- Excellent timekeeping and flexibility
Physical Skills
Essential
- Expert scalpel manipulation
- Ability to undertake Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) training to required level for role.
Other
Essential
- Flexible, adaptable attitude to post
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
- Access to vehicle for travelling within and outside the Trust boundaries
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
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).
