Specialist Podiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of podiatric care for patients within a team caseload with specialised care needs

To provide appropriate podiatric health education to patients and carers

To act as a senior clinician providing specialist advice to and accepting referrals from both podiatrists within the department and clinicians in other fields

To ensure that all interventions are designed using, where possible, evidence based practice and to evaluate outcomes

To work across acute, community and primary health care sectors as part of a multidisciplinary team with direct input to patient care, often highly complex individual cases, and acting as a source of advice to medical colleagues, other health care professionals, patients and carers

To be responsible for the maintenance of appropriate documentation for patient records, reports, audits and Departmental standard.

Leader in Clinical Practice:

Lead by action and inspire others acting as role model, demonstrating the leadership behaviours and values identified by the Trust

Support the Team, helping to ensure that high quality, evidence based podiatric care is delivered

Demonstrate a flexible approach within their clinical practice, helping to meet demands placed upon the service and ensure that waiting time targets and maximum patient choice are delivered

Undertakes reflective clinical practice monitoring personal standards of care and helps to undertake audits in support of the clinical governance framework

Play an active part in the development of local policies and guidelines by commenting on policy changes within their own area

Manager of Resources:

Participate in service transformation activity with a view to continuous service improvement and value for money

Ordering and receipting stock

Professional Development:

Participate in CPD through various means including; peer review, clinical supervision, appraisal etc., where appropriate disseminating information / learning throughout the Department.

Maintain professional registration, following the HCPC Code of Professional Conduct

Undertake clinical supervision and appraisal for junior staff

Take an active part in student placements / training of students, acting as a mentor where appropriate

To take an active role in internal staff training including:

o The delivery of training programmes within the specialist field

o Staff training rotations

o Multi-disciplinary training

Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

• HCPC

Special Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure

Special Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal, including persuasive and reassurance skills which are essential in the effective communication of complex and sensitive information to patients and in communication with other health care professionals.
• Good organisational skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Working independently and as part of a team providing Podiatry WC/Tissue viability to patients within County Durham and Darlington.
• Post graduate training

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years post graduate experience with evidence of working within Diabetes/Tissue Viability

Desirable

• MSK/Biomechanics knowledge
• Previous in-patient work

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).

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chester Le Street Community Hospital

Front Street

Chester Le Street

County Durham

DH3 3AT

Employer's website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)