Job responsibilities
JOB
SUMMARY
To
act as lead podiatrist within a specified locality of the Trust, in the
assessment, diagnosis and care-plan management of podiatric foot and lower limb
pathologies, predominantly with high-risk podiatric needs, musculo-skeletal
pathologies and those targeted in the national service frameworks.
Working
autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to confidently deliver
sustained, quality care. Responsible for acting as a source of specialist
advice, support and education on lower limb complications, to all professions,
patients and carers to promote health and social wellbeing.
To
assist the Professional Lead Podiatrist in planning, developing and
implementation podiatry care strategies in line with national and local targets
and guidelines.
To
formulate and implement policies within the Podiatry Department pertinent to
clinical, non-clinical and locally based issues.
KEY
RESULT AREAS:
To be responsible for the supervision of basic
grade podiatrists working within their locality
Provide Professional support to podiatry
Assistants and Technical instructors
Provide professional support and supervision to
podiatry students
Responsible for the management of their own and
junior staff clinical and domiciliary caseloads.
Responsible for the rotation, monitoring and
ordering of stock levels at the post holders designated clinic(s) and or for
the post holders and juniors staffs caseloads.
To provide a professional, quality podiatry
service, meeting the needs of the patients deemed high risk or with
musculoskeletal pathologies in the community. Working in a variety of settings
and conditions, including domiciliary visits.
To plan, organise, co-ordinate and undertake
individual work and caseloads according to priority and demand, both clinically
and non-clinically.
To plan and organise basic grade caseloads
according to priority and demand.
To assess, analyse, investigate and manage
clinical conditions of the at-risk lower limb with systemic complications such
as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral vascular disease.
To assess and carry out treatment, using local
anaesthesia, on patients in need of elective nail surgery.
To autonomously interpret information gained
from clinical and social findings to plan, develop care plans and provide
packages of care for patients, carers and other health professionals, that
incorporate risk assessment and discharge.
To work within a primary care podiatric team to
give podiatric advice on diagnosis, treatment, packages of care of high risk
patients, for other health care professionals to consult and or influence
onward referral and care.
To provide an immediate duty of care to
patients in need of emergency podiatry care.
To cover for staff absence, annual leave and
vacancies at short notice outside normal working hours.
To refer patients with a treatment plan to
foot-care providers where appropriate and provide supervision, of those staff
where required.
To participate in the organization of clinical
and observational placements for student podiatrists and other health care
professionals and to mentor podiatry students and other health professionals.
To clinically assess students on placement in
order to determine their success or failure of this part of the module which
will go towards their final examinations.
To work as a multidisciplinary team member,
which would involve both primary and secondary care providers.
To provide support and leadership to peers in
the Trust in the care of high risk patients and those with musculo-skeletal
pathologies.
To advise upon, participate in and audit the
development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and protocols
for the podiatry department.
To participate in regular surveys and
occasional clinical trials and in the development of outcomes and re-audit,
including modernisation and different ways of working.
To represent the department in local meetings,
within the Trust and to regularly update the Podiatry Manager / Professional
lead on all aspects of care provision to their designated primary care
population.
When requested provide the Podiatry Manager/
Professional lead with detailed information, within their specified locality,
on any aspects of planning, development or modernisation of service specific to
that locality.
To ensure personal, continuous professional
development is
Maintained in the field of high risk podiatric
care, and or regarding patents highlighted in the national service frameworks.
To develop and participate in post graduate
in-service training for all professional staff working in the department to
Health Care Profession Council (HCPC) requirements
To observe and adhere to Trust standards,
policies and procedures, health and safety regulations (including COSHH),
sterile procedures and data protection act 1984.
COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS:
Professional Lead Podiatrist
Podiatry Team Lead
Podiatry Biomechanics and Diabetes leads
All podiatry staff
Private podiatric practitioners
Allied health professionals
GPs
Consultants
Nurses and specialist nurses both in primary
and secondary care.
Specailist care teams in both primary and secondary
care e.g. diabetes care team
Patients
Carers
Students
University of Podiatric
Medicine assessors, facilitators, mentors, tutors and examiners.
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest
standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g,
service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with
dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the
Trusts Values:
Honest, open, transparent
Respectful
Person first and in the centre
Improve and be outstanding
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow
Families and carers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or
wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in
accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and
understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trust policies and
commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:
All staff employed by
the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake
appropriate training required for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise
concerns;
maintain
confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of
Conduct;
understand
their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any
information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The
Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;
Comply
with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.
Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors.
Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire
training annually;
receive
supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal
in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role
specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understand
their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment
Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
Recognise,
respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users,
carers and the public. Contribute to a
working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and
diversity;
ensure
they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and
young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The
Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding
policies and participatingin relevanttraining;
comply
with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver
care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate,
through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual
development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abide
by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action
when codes of conduct are breached;
Work
flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a
culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in
People (IiP) Standards.
adhere
to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust
grounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measures
that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents
and near misses promptly;
In addition to the
Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of
Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for
your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work
adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of
the post. The postholder will be
required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The
content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when
necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
