Podiatrist band 5 developmental role leading to a band 6
This post will suit a newly or recently qualified podiatrist or one who already has experience, who is enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to join our friendly team.
Would you love to continue developing your skills in all areas of podiatry including routine treatments, high risk and ulcer care, biomechanics, nail surgery and more? This is a great opportunity to develop your post graduate skills and to build on your current skills.
You will be given the opportunity to work through a competency programme during a preceptorship period of one year. As well as a full induction programme we will also offer regular supervision sessions. Our aim is that you will become one of our band 6 Podiatrists.
You will be providing care within health centres, community hospitals, patients homes, and care homes along with the opportunity to experience working within the acute hospital setting on wards and the MDT diabetic foot clinic.
The NHS is the place to develop your skills!
Main duties of the job
You will assess, diagnose, devise, implement and evaluate a treatment plan for a variety of patients with a wide range of complex clinical needs including:
* Diabetes and vascular disease
* Biomechanical conditions
* Acute and chronic wound management
You will be expected to (list is not exhaustive):
* Identify when patients require the intervention of another professional and/or advanced podiatrist.
* Provide education and self-management advice to patients and/or their relatives and carers, including signposting to non-NHS providers of foot care.
* Carry out simple biomechanical assessment in general podiatry clinics, which will include prescription and fitting of simple chair-side orthoses, advice on exercise and stretching programmes, footwear advice.
* Carry out simple diabetic foot assessments providing appropriate advice.
* Carry out nail surgery.
* Be responsible for ordering, maintenance, and security of stock.
* Maintain clinical records to a professional standard in SystmOne, ensuring all activities are recorded in a timely fashion.
* Have the capability to safely handle patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound often in confined spaces.
* Under supervision initially, sharp debride diabetic foot ulcers, providing complex wound care, applying appropriate dressings, and offloading.
* Be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence, which may be at any site.
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.
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