Specialist Podiatrist

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated experienced Podiatrist to join our friendly team within NELFT.

Our Podiatry Department is a forward-thinking, busy service providing Podiatry Services within Havering and Barking and Dagenham. The population that we serve is both multi-cultural and diverse.

We work in a variety of locations including community, hospital, and domiciliary settings and a car is therefore essential to this role.

Our client base is primarily high-risk and you will be responsible for treatment planning for foot complications associated with diabetic, rheumatoid and vascular / ischaemic long-term conditions.

We are committed to CPD and training initiatives to achieve personal as well as service objectives.

In addition, you will be given the opportunity to develop a special clinical interest by rotation into specialist areas such as Wound care, Biomechanics, and Nail Surgery.

We also support the training of Podiatry students and our Podiatrists are actively involved in a clinical educator programme with the University of East London.

Main duties of the job

Therefore if you work well under pressure, enjoy assessing and treating high-risk patients with challenging foot problems and have excellent communication skills, this job could be for you!

• Are flexible and can demonstrate initiative, and enjoy working as part of a team.
• Have good organisational and clinical skills, and are keen to support clinical excellence by developing "best practice".
• Are committed to robust assessment, treatment planning, and patient discharge.
• Are keen to undertake audit and research.

The post holder will be responsible for general podiatric services and will act as a Podiatrist in NELFT and will be clinically responsible for community and domiciliary services provided to patients in NELFT, primarily based in Barking & Dagenham and Havering, but may be required to work in other NELFT podiatry teams.

The post holder will be a member of the team who has specialist general skills and will be responsible for providing evidence-based comprehensive assessment and diagnosis based on clinical findings and support the team by delivering general and high-risk podiatry care within a variety of care pathways, working within codes of practice and professional guidelines.

Will provide training and education opportunities for other health professionals and patients to promote an understanding of foot care and self-care including falls prevention.

About us

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently partway through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. High Cost Area Supplement - London This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

Job responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

References

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

Use of 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 from seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification Registration / Qualification

• Must hold valid HCPC Registration
• Must hold BSc / Diploma in Podiatry/ Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry (Pre-Registration) MSc
• Must hold Certificate in Local Anaesthetic
• Must hold Certificate in Prescription Only Medicines

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year post-graduate NHS Podiatry experience
• Be able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills across internal and external boundaries
• Experience of governance, quality, and audit
• Basic IT skills
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Awareness of current NHS strategy

NELFT Values

• Understand and demonstrate Trust Values

Development

• Commitment to own development and lifelong learning
• Evidence of CPD
• Able to balance competing workload priorities - individual, team, and directorate

Other

• Applicant will need to be a car driver with a valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant) and access to a car for work purposes. As they will need to travel throughout the area and provide podiatry for a domiciliary high-risk caseload.

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Community

Podiatry Department, Harold Hill Health Centre

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata (plus HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

395-HV018-25

Job locations

Community

Podiatry Department, Harold Hill Health Centre