Bedfordshire Community Health Services are provided in partnership by East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust. This role is for an ELFT position within Bedfordshire Community Health Services. ELFT’s mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
To work as a highly specialized practitioner in a motivated service, working independently or as partof the multidisciplinary foot team, in primary, secondary and community settings. You will ensure appropriate pathways are delivered and operated whilst providing high quality clinical care.
Main duties of the job
* To ensureeffectivecommunicationofcomplexandhighlysensitiveand emotional information to patients, this requires excellent interpersonal, negotiation and counselling skills
* Excellentinterpersonalskillsarerequiredforliaisonwithteam members
* To work effectively in a multidisciplinary approach with other health care professionals for the benefit of the patient where indicated. This may involve physicallyworkingwithotherprofessionals orinacloselycoordinatedmanner to implement an agreed joint care plan To ensure good communications (regarding professional and medical issues) are maintained at all times to achieve the desired outcome
* Toestablishandmaintainpositiveinterpersonalrelationshipswithotherstaff which are characterized by open communication, trust and respect
* Tobeinvolvedinthecontributiontowards informationresourcesforpatients, carer’s and health care professionals
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Non medical prescriber independentorsupplementary, if supplementary expectation to covert to independent within 12 months of being in post.
* To be responsible for the clinical provision of diabetic care in highly specialized clinics, and provision of assessment&treatmentofMSKandnailsurgerypatients
* To be responsible for the podiatric assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, delivery and evaluationofspecializedcareplansusingavarietyof appropriate treatment regimes for a range of patient
* To take a proactive role in the planning and delivering HealthPromotion andtraining eventswithin the service andtrust,includingpromotingthedepartmentsservices tootherhealthcareprofessionalstoensureappropriate patients are referred to the service.
* To develop tailored care packages dependant on patient needandutiliseextendedskillssuchastheapplicationof
* To work in close collaboration with the specialist team includingtheDiabetologists,SpecialistNurseandTissue ViabilitySpecialistinboththePrimary&SecondaryCare setting to ensurea holistic approach to the management
* Toliaisewithextendedcarenetworkincluding orthopaedic surgeons,
* Todeliveratrainingprogrammeforhealthcare Primary Care.
* Toidentifyandtrial newproductswithapproval ofthe countywide wound formulary group.
* Toperformdiabetic,MSKandnailsurgeryassessments using the appropriate equipment
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
* HCPC registered
* BSc/BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Podiatry or equivalent qualification
* Evidence of CPD
* Post Graduate training in the specialist treatment of the diabetic foot (ideally diabetic foot module )
Experience
* Presenting skills to a wide audience using a variety of techniques.
* Experience of setting up and / or running a project
Knowledge and Skills
* Ability to provide highly specialized diabetic assessment and wound care
* Ability to prioritize competing demands for attention to provide best care available to all patients on caseload, which may involve changing plans where necessary
* Competency to request and evaluate blood tests
* Competency to request and evaluate x-rays
Other
* Enthusiasm and dedication for the profession
* Requirement to perform treatments in variety of settings
* Current driving licence
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rated 'Outstanding' in 2021. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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