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Bank Community Podiatrist Band 5
Band 5
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We are looking for HCPC registered Podiatrists to join our community podiatry teams to work on bank. We would welcome newly qualified podiatrists and will provide support, supervision and training.
We have clinics based across the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley.
The role will include assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of high-risk patients. The postholder will be expected to provide a full range of podiatry range of podiatry treatments to clients in community clinics, client’s home, and care homes. This will include wound dressings, scalpel debridement of nail & soft tissue pathology & care of foot problems resulting from neglect & lack of self-care.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
We are looking to recruit podiatrists for our community podiatry teams to work on a bank basis.
The postholder will be part of a highly skilled and motivated team working autonomously but with support of senior clinicians.
You will be working in a community setting providing a high standards of quality clinical care and excellent customer service.
You will assess, diagnose, develop, and implement personalised care plans for patients with a wide variety of complex clinical needs. You will be expected to plan and manage your own case load, be punctual and reliable.Ìý
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this role.
The community teams provide specialist care in Diabetes and Wound Care, MSK, Podiatric Surgery and nail surgery.Ìý
You will be expected to travel across Greenwich and Bexley to work including home visits. Therefore is it essential that you are a care driver/ owner.
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Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.Ìý This is strengthened by our new values:
- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
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To provide assessment and the full range of podiatry treatments to clients in community and outreach clinics, hospital, client’s home, Health Centres, Care Homes and Day Centres.Ìý This will include wound dressings, scalpel debridement of nail & soft tissue pathology & care of foot problems resulting from neglect & lack of self-care.
To work as an autonomous practitioner, developing & agreeing treatment plans individually with clients. Support from senior staff is provided.
To develop treatment plans and discharge plans through an agreed contract with each client, and to follow through the treatment plan with a result of improved foot pathology & discharge where appropriate.
To assess all clients at every visit and refer to specialist services as appropriate.Ìý
To prescribe, and manufacture, orthoses/insoles/appliances/and shoe adaptations when required.
To prescribe, manufacture and fit chair side biomechanical and functional devices when clinically indicated.
To participate in the work of specialist teams when and where required.
To work within patient homes, and other environments of poor conditions, with exposure to bodily fluids.
To be responsible for protection of health and wellbeing of all clients. Alert others to concerns where protection may be required for both children and vulnerable adults.
To appropriately refer clients to specialist teams within the department whenever needed (for nail surgery, biomechanical assessment etc.) and appropriately refer clients within primary care, Community or Acute for investigation, diagnosis or treatment.
Dealing sensitively and appropriately with a client caseload with complex health needs, assisting individuals to manage their health needs effectively.
To work within primary, secondary and community care teams to provide a multidisciplinary approach to improvement of foot pathology.
To maintain all areas of the working environment in a clean and tidy condition, always meeting minimum department standards and adhering to Infection Prevention Control Policies.
To have responsibility for the Health and Safety and welfare of self and others in the working environment, to follow safe practices and to always comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
To complete accurate and contemporaneous clinical records for all patients on the RiO electronic records system.Ìý
To comply with all applicable policies of the Trust and department.
To keep up to date with developments in the Podiatry profession and meet all of the standards of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and the HCPC.
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Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- HCPC Registered Podiatrist
- BSc (Hons) Podiatry
Training and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Effective clinical placement experience
Skills and Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Effective communication skills - written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Catherine Edmeades
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Profession
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 020 8308 5554
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