Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: B6 or B5 developmental post
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7087727-A
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Michaels Site, Podiatry Department, Pine Lodge
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £35,763 - £52,521 per annum including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Podiatrist B6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
B6 and or B5 Developmental Post.
To work as part of Enfield Community Services' Podiatry Department delivering care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, working to provide a high standard of podiatry intervention within the following service areas: high risk routine care, nail surgery; domiciliary care, MSK foot, and diabetic services. We are a small, friendly and committed team and we are looking for a like minded enthusiastic podiatrist to join us.
Main duties of the job
1.1 To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and to be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
1.2 To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions including peer and case reviews. Access to advice and support from a more senior podiatrist is available when required by phone, email, or on site.
1.3. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and carers to progress treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating. For example, patients may be dysphasic, depressed, deaf, and blind or who may be unable to accept diagnosis
1.4 To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, in line with Trust policies and procedures.
1.5 Lone Working – to assess and manage risk when working alone in a domiciliary or clinical setting.
Working for our organisation
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
2.1 To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies. To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition.
2.2 Formulate and deliver individual podiatric treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice, treatment options, and use of advanced assessment techniques.
2.3 Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
2.4 Evaluate patient progress, reassess and modify treatment programmes as required leading to discharge and self care where appropriate. This may be in conjunction with other members of the podiatry team and or multi-disciplinary team.
2.5 To be responsible for maintaining accurate comprehensive electronic patient treatment records in line with recognised professional standards of practice (i.e., from the Royal College of Podiatry) and trust policies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Podiatry with LA and POM certificates
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio
- Ability to use a number of Podiatric diagnostic tools and be able to interpret results.
- Able to deal with difficult situations, e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- DAVIES, Anne Marie
- Job title
- Head of Podiatry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087023221
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