Overview
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people who are under-represented in our workforce, and from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel. Applications should share equality information as part of the process.
Post and Location
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the mid Mersey team. The successful applicant will work within St Helens and Knowsley, providing care to patients in a variety of settings across the mid Mersey place. The role will involve regular travel across multiple sites; therefore, the post holder must be able to meet the travel requirements of this post. Please indicate on your application how you meet this requirement.
Responsibilities
* Advanced clinician with a high level of autonomy across the multidisciplinary setting and, for podiatry, leadership of the Podiatry Team in the management of patients within a biomechanical setting.
* Assess, diagnose, develop and implement highly specialist programmes of care; provide expert advice on management of complex patients to team members; lead on development and implementation of service innovations within the portfolio; contribute to training, and participate in performance management as an integral part of the role.
* Deliver high level and complex triage, clinical assessment, diagnostics, treatment and evaluation of health and well-being needs.
* Provide leadership, promote a learning culture, and drive service innovations; ensure excellence in service delivery through evidence-based practice and quality assurance.
* Lead change management to maintain flexible, proactive services aligned with the wider health and well-being community.
* Demonstrate managerial/leadership responsibilities including delivering change, motivating others, providing high level advice, identifying and implementing innovations, and managing resources and performance of staff and students.
* Clinical responsibilities include specialist assessment of complex care needs, high autonomy in programme development, triangulation of highly complex patients, determining diagnoses, planning and implementing treatment/care, and evaluating outcomes.
* Provide advanced clinical advice, training and support to patients, families, carers and professional colleagues to improve their journey and well-being.
* Maintain professional accountability for own work and ensure appropriate prescribing practices where applicable; comply with regulatory and professional guidelines (e.g., NMC for medicines administration).
* Engage in learning and development, maintain CPD, complete mandatory training, supervise or contribute to supervision schemes, and deliver evidence-based training to colleagues and partners.
* Clinical governance and research: evidence professional registration, benchmark service delivery to guidelines, lead best practice, translate guidelines, measure outcomes, and participate in audits/research to improve care.
* Communication: convey complex information to colleagues and external partners; involve patients and families in discussions and decisions; assess capacity and obtain informed consent where appropriate; maintain accurate documentation and data collection; use information technology effectively.
Learning and Development
* Maintain own professional development, support junior staff, complete mandatory training, participate in supervision, and deliver training to patients, families, carers and colleagues as required.
Clinical Governance / Research & Audit
* Evidence professional conduct and registration; benchmark against local and national guidelines; lead on best practice and translate guidelines to staff; measure and evaluate work using evidence-based projects and audits; network to share good practice; implement quality assurance and minimise risk.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion & Recruitment
* Disability Confident Employer with guaranteed interview for eligible disabled applicants; reasonable adjustments available on request; be aware of DBS requirements and sponsorship considerations as applicable.
Communication and Applications
* We reserve the right to close vacancies when a minimum number of applications have been received; new entrants to the NHS start at the first pay point of the relevant band. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Email correspondence will originate from apps.trac.jobs; ensure you monitor this account for updates.
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