We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual working at Band 5 to join our team.
Responsibilities
* Provide assessment, treatment and interventions for a high risk caseload within Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, working across a range of clinics, hospitals, health centres and homes.
* Manage and treat a caseload of patients across a variety of location within Torbay and South Devon, providing comprehensive assessment of podiatric need, health education, planned podiatric care packages and referrals to other health care professionals as required.
* Commit to CPD, evidence based practice and clinical rotation.
* Provide high standards of treatment and professionalism, and continue to develop a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
* Travel around the Torbay and South Devon locality to undertake home visits.
* Deliver high quality care to a caseload across Torbay and South Devon, working closely with other community healthcare workers and provider agencies within community clinics, domiciliary work, care homes, and contributing to the development of the podiatry team.
* Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives and carers concerning assessment outcomes, treatment options and prognosis, especially where there may be barriers to understanding due to learning difficulties, illness and high anxiety.
* Delegate effectively and provide care plans for support staff such as clinical support workers, assistant practitioners and students to follow.
* Maintain accurate clinical records of all patient consultations and related work carried out at each clinical session in accordance with Professional Standards and Trust policy.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Registration with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC).
* Degree or diploma in Podiatry.
* Local analgesia administration certificate.
* Ability to travel within Torbay and South Devon for home visits.
* Compliance with departmental Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, with discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
* Attendance at all mandatory training sessions as required by the Trust.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.
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