Clinical Duties
To provide specialist podiatric assessment and management of patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions including provision of chair‑side and bespoke orthotics. Post‑registration experience dealing with a wide range of clinical problems including the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of specialised care needs, and/or having completed a Band 6 competency‑based programme. To be responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of new patients with subsequent production of individual care packages and provision of the appropriate foot‑care education advice to groups of patients. To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co‑ordination for prolonged periods.
With the ability to use the decision‑making process to identify when patients require the intervention of other professional and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed departmental referral pathways (e.g. biomechanics). To participate in the departmental rota for nail surgery. To be responsible for the efficient and timely day‑to‑day planning of personal workload. To be actively involved in the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
To be responsible for the security and maintenance of stock levels. To follow departmental policies, procedures and guidelines but have the discretion to interpret and make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries. Liaison with GP or consultant to arrange intervention as necessary. To be able to manufacture chair‑side orthoses and produce templates and foot casts for appliance manufacture.
To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Communication: To work effectively with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless communication of complex information and delivery of seamless high‑quality patient care. To liaise with other agencies and services both within ECCH and other external agencies including health and social care organisations. To ensure effective communication of complex and changing disease process / foot health issues with patients, relatives and carers where there may be barriers to understanding.
To maintain accurate records of all patient consultations and related work carried out at each clinical session, including data collection. To attend and actively contribute to departmental meetings and in‑service training. To ensure that all information relating to clients and staff gained thorough employment with ECCH is kept confidential. Disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.
All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role. Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion – We Listen, We Learn, We Lead | Action – My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect – Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone – Work Together, Achieve Together. Health and Safety: To report any accidents, complaints, defects in equipment, near misses, and untoward incidents, following ECCH procedure. To ensure that Health and Safety Legislation is complied with at all times including COSHH, Workplace Risk Assessment, Control of Infection, CHS Sharps Policy and Lone Worker Policy.
To attend all mandatory training sessions as required by ECCH. Research and Development / Audit: To participate in audit activities and development of outcomes. To keep up to date with and apply relevant evidence‑based research findings to practice. To be involved in research and development Department Programme, including possible new / alternative ways of working.
To participate in the departments Clinical Governance initiatives and the development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and protocols. Professional Development: To maintain Registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC). To work within the HCPC code of conduct, ECCH Policies and procedures, and adhere to the Patients Charter. Actively participate in Continuing Professional Development to develop new skills, and maintain and update existing skills.
To participate in individual Performance Review with the Professional and Clinical Head of Podiatry. To ensure high‑quality delivery of the Podiatry service, and fulfill CPD requirements identified through the appraisal process. Staff may be expected to rotate into specialist areas within the department. To supervise Podiatry Assistants / Technical Grades and Band 5 Podiatrists and may be required to take an active part in the training of students acting as a mentor where appropriate.
To participate in the observational placements of Student Podiatrists. To act as a mentor to colleagues as part of peer review, clinical supervision and professional development. To participate in the planning and delivery of Departmental in‑service training. To share knowledge gained through external, professional and multi‑disciplinary training at regular service meetings.
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