Podiatry trainee advanced practitioner

We are looking for a Band 7 Trainee Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist to work as part of East and North Herts Podiatry Service.

This is a new role for our service and you will progress to a Band 8a on completion of the course. HCT has a number of people in AP roles so there will be support for you.

This role will involve attending university one day a week with the rest of the training provided internally and on the job. The role will involve working across the 4 pillars of care - Clinical Practice, Leadership and management, Education and Research.

The successful applicant needs to either be a non‑medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training to become a non‑medical prescriber (supported by us) as part of the Advanced Practitioner training.

East and North Herts Podiatry service provides 4 care pathways - diabetes, at risk, nail surgery and MSK. This post will mainly be working with patients within the diabetes care pathway. The successful candidate will work within Acute based MDFT clinics, in patient wards and community clinics. We work very closely in partnership with East and North Herts Trust to provide seamless care across both acute and community settings.

This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Podiatrist.

The base for this role is negotiable within East and North Hertfordshire but will include working at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, QE2 Hospital in Welwyn Garden City and Hertford County Hospital in Hertford.

Main duties of the job

During the training period of this post, the post holder will increasingly learn to apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the East and North Herts Trust and HCT community podiatry, as well as other relevant healthcare environments.

During the time as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner the post-holder will work under decreasing supervision & with increasing independence to act as an autonomous practitioner, exercising expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with complex presentations and multi‑pathologies.

The post holder will increasingly learn, with decreasing supervision required, to be an expert resource, provide a visible clinical profile, have both advisory and clinical input into patient care within in‑patient units and outpatient units; this includes provision of expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence.

The post‑holder will work collaboratively with the multi‑disciplinary team including medical and allied health staff to (with supervision) manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses.

As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this post‑holder will provide learning to other staff and students within the clinical area.

Job responsibilities

See the detailed responsibilities in the Main duties section above.

Key Working Relationships

• Clinical Lead: Diabetes
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• HCT Medical Lead
• ENHT In‑Patient Units medical, nursing, allied health professional & non‑clinical staff
• Clinical Quality Lead
• Adult Specialist Service Manager

Qualifications and Training

• Degree and/or master's degree in podiatric medicine
• Registration with HCPC as a Podiatrist
• Certificate in Local Anaesthesia
• Post registration experience within multidisciplinary diabetic foot teams
• Diabetic foot module or equivalent course
• Prescriber's course
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience within the NHS
• Experience of working with different professional disciplines
• Evidence of management and leadership in complex & changing organisation circumstances.
• High level of knowledge and understanding of NHS, social care and education policy as relevant and directives and implications for the business unit
• Working knowledge of electronic patient record system.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate
• Communicate or receive complex and sensitive information
• Knowledge of barriers to understanding & ability to explain complex issues simply.
• Ability to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure

Other

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata