Job summary
If you looking to improve your skills with the Management of the "At risk" or "Diabetic foot" alongside a team of Non-medical prescribers, then join the Hillingdon Podiatry team.
The Hillingdon Podiatry team has a large High-risk caseload across the borough and is the main provider for the Multidisciplinary Foot team based at Hillingdon Hospital. This role will directly support MDFT referral and working alongside our Diabetes Consultants to protect the "At Risk Foot". This role supports direct referrals to our local vascular hub for emerging vascular emergencies. If you are wanting to make a difference to the prevention of amputations and foot related admission then this is the role for you!
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Clinician to deliver High Risk Podiatric care in the Community Podiatry High Risk Clinics at Hillingdon CNWL (Central North West London) sites, Eastcote, Hesa and Uxbridge Health centres and within the Local Multidisciplinary Foot team based at Hillingdon Hospital.
You should be highly organised, working on your own initiative. You should be aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current best practice and be able to demonstrate your interest in continued professional development.
You should be able to work on your own and as part of a team demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
This post requires a person who is highly specialised and has extensive knowledge, clinical skills and relevant experience in the field of Diabetes, providing a comprehensive care for patients with complex high risk foot problems. Providing education to health care staff and patients on management of diabetes and diabetic foot care.
The person will provide specialist footcare for patient with complex high risk foot problems. This includes diabetes patients with acute and chronic foot wounds, active Osteomyelitis and Charcot Foot neuroarthropathy, patients with neuropathic and vascular complications, patients with foot complications who are immunosuppressed and patients who have poor tissue viability.
The post holder will be clinically responsible for treatment of the high risk caseload working autonomously as well as work as part of the multidisciplinary team; including in reach into secondary care with Diabetologists, Vascular and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Microbiology, Radiology, Orthotics and Plaster room team.The post requires accepting emergency referrals from GPs, community podiatrists, and other health professionals and will provide responsive specialist care.
About us
There's a place for you at CNWLWe're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work in accordance with College of Podiatry and Health and Care Professions Council Code of Professional Conduct including scope of professional practice.
- To assess, manage and treat high risk complex caseload consisting of patients with: acute and chronic diabetic foot problems, pre and post operative amputations wounds and acute and chronic neuropathic, vascular foot/lower limb problems
- To lead in the planning of care packages jointly between hospital and community care providers.
- To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
- To undertake biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotic provision and advice for patients with a range of underlying MSK/biomechanical conditions
- To use clinical reasoning skill in the assessment, diagnoses and formulating treatment plans of patients with a variety of high risk foot problems and medical conditions
- To have the ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics
- To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination which involves highly skilled debridement techniques of acute/chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often for prolonged periods.
- Develop and contribute to the care and management of complex wounds and lower limb complications
- To apply and practice principles of wound management
- Have advance knowledge of dressing and there modes of action and appropriate indications of their use in wound care.
- To have a good working knowledge of biomechanics and its role wound care and basic musculoskeletal problems.
- To recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately.
- To take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team.
- To promote multidisciplinary team working.
- To provide diabetes/high risk foot care with the hospital out patients and wards based on agreed referral criteria and ensuring patients are not put at risk.
- To take direct referrals from GP; community podiatry and community nursing in the hospital setting and providing rapid access and expert clinical advise and intervention based on agreed referral criteria.
- To take internal hospital referrals from consultants/doctors, nurses and accident and emergency based on agreed criteria and ensuring patients at not put at risk
- To undertake specialist high risk work in a range of acute and community settings.
- To undertake nail surgery
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work in accordance with College of Podiatry and Health and Care Professions Council Code of Professional Conduct including scope of professional practice.
- To assess, manage and treat high risk complex caseload consisting of patients with: acute and chronic diabetic foot problems, pre and post operative amputations wounds and acute and chronic neuropathic, vascular foot/lower limb problems
- To lead in the planning of care packages jointly between hospital and community care providers.
- To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
- To undertake biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotic provision and advice for patients with a range of underlying MSK/biomechanical conditions
- To use clinical reasoning skill in the assessment, diagnoses and formulating treatment plans of patients with a variety of high risk foot problems and medical conditions
- To have the ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics
- To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination which involves highly skilled debridement techniques of acute/chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often for prolonged periods.
- Develop and contribute to the care and management of complex wounds and lower limb complications
- To apply and practice principles of wound management
- Have advance knowledge of dressing and there modes of action and appropriate indications of their use in wound care.
- To have a good working knowledge of biomechanics and its role wound care and basic musculoskeletal problems.
- To recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately.
- To take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team.
- To promote multidisciplinary team working.
- To provide diabetes/high risk foot care with the hospital out patients and wards based on agreed referral criteria and ensuring patients are not put at risk.
- To take direct referrals from GP; community podiatry and community nursing in the hospital setting and providing rapid access and expert clinical advise and intervention based on agreed referral criteria.
- To take internal hospital referrals from consultants/doctors, nurses and accident and emergency based on agreed criteria and ensuring patients at not put at risk
- To undertake specialist high risk work in a range of acute and community settings.
- To undertake nail surgery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/BSc (Hons) Podiatry
- Certificate for Local Anaesthesia
- Registered Member of the HCPC
- RCOP Diabetic foot module or equivalent
- Essential Car Driver for community care
Desirable
- IRMER
- Clinical masters degree
- Woundcare Course
- Independent Prescribers status
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience in the NHS working with high risk diabetic feet Podiatry.
- Experience of education of healthcare professionals
- Wide range of clinical experience including complex woundcare,with emphasis on patient with diabetes
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working across primary and secondary care
Desirable
- Experience of delivering patient education package
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/BSc (Hons) Podiatry
- Certificate for Local Anaesthesia
- Registered Member of the HCPC
- RCOP Diabetic foot module or equivalent
- Essential Car Driver for community care
Desirable
- IRMER
- Clinical masters degree
- Woundcare Course
- Independent Prescribers status
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post graduate experience in the NHS working with high risk diabetic feet Podiatry.
- Experience of education of healthcare professionals
- Wide range of clinical experience including complex woundcare,with emphasis on patient with diabetes
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working across primary and secondary care
Desirable
- Experience of delivering patient education package
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).
