Job responsibilities
Job Title: Podiatrist
Grade: Band 6/7
Ward/Dept: OCDEM Diabetic Foot clinic
Location: Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE
Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday-Friday (2 full-time and 1 part-time required)
Shift Pattern: 8:00-16:00
The Role
Thank you for your interest in this exciting role as a Podiatrist in the diabetic foot clinic at the Churchill Hospital. We are seeking an experienced Podiatrist who is passionate about people and enabling their rehabilitation to fulfil this exciting role.
The Trust/Ward/Department
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has a world-class reputation for teaching and research. It provides a wide range of general and specialist services as well as playing a central role in the local community. Being based in the city of Oxford, the hospital is easy to reach and has excellent access to London.
The Churchill Hospital is a centre of excellence for cancer services and other specialties, including renal services and transplant, clinical and medical oncology, dermatology, haemophilia, chest medicine and palliative care. It incorporates the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) which is a world-class centre for clinical research on diabetes, endocrine and metabolic disorders, along with clinical treatment and education.
The Responsibilities
If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to provide specialist podiatry care for inpatients and outpatients across the Oxford University Hospitals Trust. You will be required to manage a caseload consisting of assessing, diagnosing and developing programmes of care for high-risk patients, such as those with advanced neuro-vascular, tissue viability and biomechanical problems. You will have to work and liaise collaboratively with other ward-based health professionals and patients/public in all aspects of their care and service delivery. Plus, contribute to the development of departmental policy and service delivery, to identify the need for podiatry services, evaluate priorities, service analysis, and plan/implement provision accordingly, within contractual agreements
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
Enhanced DBS
Degree level qualification in Podiatry
To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
NHS experience
Previous experience working in an acute setting is highly desired
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Relevant degree or equivalent
HCPC Registered
Essential Criteria
Essential
Enhanced DBS
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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