Job summary
Part Time - 32 Hours Per Week
Are you an experienced registered Podiatrist looking for your next role? We are looking for a Specialist Wound Care Podiatrist to join the Barnsley Podiatry Service.
The team consists of specialists in Diabetes, Wound Care & Biomechanics for children & adults & a good skill mix of community specialist podiatrists & podiatry assistants.
The post holder will provide specialist footcare for patients with complex high risk foot problems, this includes diabetes patients with acute & chronic foot wounds, patient with foot complications who are immunosuppressed & patients who have poor tissue viability.
You will be clinically responsible for treatment of a high-risk caseload working autonomously as well as part of the multidisciplinary team including in reach into secondary care.
You will provide supervision & training to podiatrists, apprentice podiatrists, podiatry assistants & student podiatrists in specialist area.
The department carries out podiatric services across a multitude of sites including our local acute hospital.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will :
Provide comprehensive care & manage a caseload with complex high-risk foot problems.
Be skilled in assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs & in the development, implementation & evaluation of care/support packages.
Provide education to health care staff & patients.
Ensure staff development though appraisal/supervision & keeping the service fit for the future.
Be an excellent communicator/negotiator with proven leadership & management skills.
Ensure effective utilisation of resources.
Have resilience & ability to problem solve quickly & effectively.
We are looking for someone who:
Committed with determination to succeed.
Excellent communicator, able to influence & motivate others.
Committed to working flexibly, autonomously & responsively with a can-do approach.
Confident to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders & partners across the health & social care sector.
Car driver is essential as you will be required to carry out home-visits.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical lead in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Wound pathologies providing specialist advice and support on foot wounds to community staff and other health care professionals within primary and secondary care whilst managing a specialist individual caseload.
To work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team creating care plans for patients and providing clinical support to diabetes lead podiatrist (community) in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
To use specialist knowledge in providing a high quality, patient centred service, with the aim of preventing lower limb morbidity. Providing treatment of complex wounds following assessment and interpretation of clinical findings. In addition to provide intervention to reduce incidents of pressure damage associated with the at risk foot.
To assist the podiatry service manager and diabetes lead podiatrist (community) in planning, developing and implementing strategies for the wound care service.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To be responsible for a caseload of patients with foot wounds having multifaceted pathologies.
Working with the support of the diabetes lead podiatrist use advanced diagnostic knowledge and skills to assess, analyse, investigate and diagnose complex foot pathologies, chronic and acute wounds, requiring interpretation and judgement on both the clinical and social findings.
Providing treatment which may include:
Lower limb vascular assessment.
Pressure relieving devices,
Radical debridement.
Complex wound management.
Bone and tissue swabs.
Neurological assessment.
Working within a multidisciplinary team provide specialist opinion on diagnosis and range of treatment options.
To be point of contact for all grades of community and podiatry staff acting as mentor, teacher and supervisor providing clinical advice on the assessment and diagnosis of patients including wound care management.
To use highly developed observational skills in the assessment of the at risk foot and lower limb to determine effective evidence based treatment plans.
To translate complex concepts in to understandable packages for patients, relatives and carers in order to enable understanding and compliance with care plans.
To liaise with biomechanics lead in the manufacture of pressure relieving devices.
To ensure personal, continuous professional development of clinical expertise and theoretical knowledge researching best practice in your specialist field. To demonstrate this by maintaining a professional portfolio.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical lead in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Wound pathologies providing specialist advice and support on foot wounds to community staff and other health care professionals within primary and secondary care whilst managing a specialist individual caseload.
To work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team creating care plans for patients and providing clinical support to diabetes lead podiatrist (community) in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
To use specialist knowledge in providing a high quality, patient centred service, with the aim of preventing lower limb morbidity. Providing treatment of complex wounds following assessment and interpretation of clinical findings. In addition to provide intervention to reduce incidents of pressure damage associated with the at risk foot.
To assist the podiatry service manager and diabetes lead podiatrist (community) in planning, developing and implementing strategies for the wound care service.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
To be responsible for a caseload of patients with foot wounds having multifaceted pathologies.
Working with the support of the diabetes lead podiatrist use advanced diagnostic knowledge and skills to assess, analyse, investigate and diagnose complex foot pathologies, chronic and acute wounds, requiring interpretation and judgement on both the clinical and social findings.
Providing treatment which may include:
Lower limb vascular assessment.
Pressure relieving devices,
Radical debridement.
Complex wound management.
Bone and tissue swabs.
Neurological assessment.
Working within a multidisciplinary team provide specialist opinion on diagnosis and range of treatment options.
To be point of contact for all grades of community and podiatry staff acting as mentor, teacher and supervisor providing clinical advice on the assessment and diagnosis of patients including wound care management.
To use highly developed observational skills in the assessment of the at risk foot and lower limb to determine effective evidence based treatment plans.
To translate complex concepts in to understandable packages for patients, relatives and carers in order to enable understanding and compliance with care plans.
To liaise with biomechanics lead in the manufacture of pressure relieving devices.
To ensure personal, continuous professional development of clinical expertise and theoretical knowledge researching best practice in your specialist field. To demonstrate this by maintaining a professional portfolio.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience with extensive experience in wound management.
Desirable
- Experience of giving presentations to health care professionals.
- Good understanding of other health colleagues role in the multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Podiatrist registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Training
Essential
- Degree level podiatry qualification and having completed an appropriate higher level module in wound management or diabetes and working toward Master level qualification, to achieve within an agreed timeframe.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification.
- Non -medical prescribing qualification.
- IRMER training.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent dexterity, hand-eye and sensory co-ordination skills for use of fine implements.
- Ability to assess, analyse and investigate complex facts, situations, risks and/ or podiatric problems and complications; use interpretation and judgement on both the clinical and social findings to provide and plan effective treatment.
- Ability to communicate wound care complexities in an appropriate manner to patients, carers and other health care professionals.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with other health care professionals, service users and carers.
- Ability to work autonomously in the assessment of patients making clinical decisions based on skills, experience, reflective and best practice.
- Ability to work in as multidisciplinary team setting developing care plans based on the holistic care and multidisciplinary assessment of the patient.
- Good presentation skills.
- Ability to assess the level of competence and training needs of colleagues.
Desirable
- Ability to use all forms of audio visual equipment for presentations and training.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible working to meet the needs of the service.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience with extensive experience in wound management.
Desirable
- Experience of giving presentations to health care professionals.
- Good understanding of other health colleagues role in the multidisciplinary team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Podiatrist registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Training
Essential
- Degree level podiatry qualification and having completed an appropriate higher level module in wound management or diabetes and working toward Master level qualification, to achieve within an agreed timeframe.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification.
- Non -medical prescribing qualification.
- IRMER training.
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent dexterity, hand-eye and sensory co-ordination skills for use of fine implements.
- Ability to assess, analyse and investigate complex facts, situations, risks and/ or podiatric problems and complications; use interpretation and judgement on both the clinical and social findings to provide and plan effective treatment.
- Ability to communicate wound care complexities in an appropriate manner to patients, carers and other health care professionals.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with other health care professionals, service users and carers.
- Ability to work autonomously in the assessment of patients making clinical decisions based on skills, experience, reflective and best practice.
- Ability to work in as multidisciplinary team setting developing care plans based on the holistic care and multidisciplinary assessment of the patient.
- Good presentation skills.
- Ability to assess the level of competence and training needs of colleagues.
Desirable
- Ability to use all forms of audio visual equipment for presentations and training.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible working to meet the needs of the service.
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
