Job summary
JOB PURPOSE:
- To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other health care professionals, organisations and agencies to ensure seamless and high quality care for all patients.
- To monitor supervise and delegate podiatry services delivered by support staff including junior clinicians, Podiatry Assistants and to mentor students during placements.
- To liaise with and refer to the direction of Specialist Clinicians when necessary and as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure that policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements and lines of accountability are in place, appropriate and well communicated to all staff to ensure safe clinical service delivery.
- To be aware of, and act in accordance with, the Trust's clinical and organizational policies and guidelines.
- To be aware of and act in accordance with, the HCPC Code of Conduct, Standards and Guidelines and to work within the codes of professional practice.
- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in a timely manner.
- Maintain own knowledge and credibility as a practitioner.
About us
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools. This includes sharp debridement of lesions, administration of local anaesthesia, whilst quantifying the maximum safe doses, nail surgery, and use of noxious caustics.
- To create and implement a tailored treatment and specialized care plans using a variety of appropriate treatment regimes for a range of patient groups including those in the high risk and at risk categories focusing on the management of primary foot pathologies.
- To recommend the use of a limited number of prescription medicines
- To recognise and oversee the referral of urgent or exceptional cases, to other services, for further investigation, to suggest a diagnosis and/or for specialist treatment
- To deliver care in a range of settings i.e. clinic based, patients own home etc
- To adopt a problem solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan, negotiating on agreed outcomes, gaining consent and educating patients and carers on self-care.
- To continually evaluate and review treatment outcomes, refer to other health care professionals and podiatry clinical specialists to ensure appropriate care.
- To implement the service discharge policy for those patients not meeting the access to treatment criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools. This includes sharp debridement of lesions, administration of local anaesthesia, whilst quantifying the maximum safe doses, nail surgery, and use of noxious caustics.
- To create and implement a tailored treatment and specialized care plans using a variety of appropriate treatment regimes for a range of patient groups including those in the high risk and at risk categories focusing on the management of primary foot pathologies.
- To recommend the use of a limited number of prescription medicines
- To recognise and oversee the referral of urgent or exceptional cases, to other services, for further investigation, to suggest a diagnosis and/or for specialist treatment
- To deliver care in a range of settings i.e. clinic based, patients own home etc
- To adopt a problem solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan, negotiating on agreed outcomes, gaining consent and educating patients and carers on self-care.
- To continually evaluate and review treatment outcomes, refer to other health care professionals and podiatry clinical specialists to ensure appropriate care.
- To implement the service discharge policy for those patients not meeting the access to treatment criteria.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
- Evidence of continual professional and personal development
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
Desirable
- Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
- Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
- Evidence of continual professional and personal development
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
Desirable
- Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
- Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
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).
