Podiatrist/Specialist Podiatrist

Job Overview

Specialist Podiatrist

Full Time

Band 6

• 37338 to £44962 per annum
  
  
  

Plus 5% fringe London weighting

37.5 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved within a small dynamic team of community podiatrists caring for patients in West Essex.

We are looking for an experienced, well-motivated, forward thinking Podiatrist who is looking for the opportunity to demonstrate and further their clinical skills and join our friendly, progressive team. (Band 5 looking for career progression will also be considered on merit)

You will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team and have excellent clinical and communication skills, these skills are essential as you will be providing a quality service to patients in a variety of clinical settings including patient’s homes.

We have specialist clinics in Diabetes, Wound care, Nail Surgery and Musculoskeletal Podiatry.

We also work closely with Podiatric Surgery, Patient Appliances, Tissue Viability and Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Team based at Princess Alexandra Hospital and surrounding areas.

Staff are well supported and encouraged to progress their skills and knowledge.

You will need to flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Car driver and access to vehicle for job role essential.

Main duties of the job

To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools to provide a high quality service. To develop and implement treatment plans both in clinical and domiciliary settings. To be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

To participate in new patient assessment clinics, routine clinics, ulcer clinics, domiciliary and nail surgery.

To communicate complex information with patients, colleagues, administrative staff and other health care professionals.

To work in collaboration with specialist teams, GP’s, and other health care professionals.

To work in accordance with the departments standards and professional codes of conduct.

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and appropriate standards of documentation.

Participate in and encourage sharing of best practice and knowledge. Actively seeking new knowledge, innovations and developing appropriate change.

To participate in delivering training and education to both patients, students and other health professionals. To supervise and monitor students on placement and apprentices.

Undertake physical assessment of patients in clinic or domiciliary setting, involving specific patient movement and handling, in order to accurately undertake assessment.

The post holder will be required to travel across all areas of West Essex and will at all times work alone, independently and as part of a team.

Working for our organisation

The EPUT West Essex Podiatry team are a friendly, dedicated, hard working team who put their patients at the heart of everything they do.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
  
  
  

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What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Important Professional References

Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Covid Vaccination

Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing [email protected] .