Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team for a Care Pathway Lead for Community Foot Protection and a Care Pathway Lead for Nail Surgery (or a combination of both roles) to join our friendly, supportive Podiatry Team. 

Our Podiatry Department is a forward thinking, busy service providing Podiatry Services to GPs in Redbridge & Waltham Forest. The population that we serve are both multi-cultural and diverse.

Our Podiatry Care Pathway Leads are highly experienced, valuable members of the team with expert knowledge in their field. They are responsible for the speciality service that they lead including responsibility and organisation of effective care pathways as well as the day-to-day operational management and supervision of designated clinicians.

Your clinical work would be across an array of community & domiciliary settings across these boroughs, and acar driver is therefore essential to this role. 

Main duties of the job

take clinical responsibility for care pathways organising effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and ensuring that treatment / information is provided within the required AHP waiting times. Highlighting solutions to capacity concerns and proactively advising the service lead on solutions to manage demand provide operational and clinical leadership for the care pathway and responsibility for educating colleagues and junior staff and will be the main contact for expert advice and support for junior staff in the team

·will take lead responsibility for delivering high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based services for patients as part of the clinical pathway

·will undertake a high-risk clinical role according to current priority / demand on the service including comprehensive advanced assessment and treatment of patients with multiple pathologies formulating treatment plans based on clinical findings

establish and implement systems and structures for effective monitoring of quality and service audit. Encouraging departmental clinical audit and research in specialist areas. will act as a lead clinical specialist for nail surgery and/or podiatric diabetes and wound care in community 

Working for our organisation

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 part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place 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 focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

This vacancy would suit an experienced Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the area of specialism required, and who can demonstrate leadership skills required for this role.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we are looking for people who are strongly aligned with them. 

Our friendly Podiatry Service prides themselves on their close working together as a very friendly and approachable close-knit team with effective communication. We are also on X @Nelft_Podiatry

As a department we pride ourselves on being innovative and forward thinking and have MolecuLight:iX technology as well as Toe Pressure Kits in all of our high-risk clinics to undertake the recently highlighted '2 minute Toe Pressure challenge'.

We have an MDFT at Whipps Cross Hospital and work closely with the Podiatry team (part of an MDFT) based at The Royal London & St Bartholomew Hospitals, which has provided fantastic shadowing & learning opportunities.

Please refer to the Job Description & Personal Specification for full details of this role.

Person specification

Demonstration of Trust Values

Essential criteria

Putting people first Prioritising quality Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve Being professional and honest Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc Diploma/Degree in Podiatric Medicine Certificate in the administration Local Anaesthesia Prescription only medicines certificate Registration with HCPC Evidence of Continual Professional Development Evidence of post graduate training to masters level or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

Supplementary Prescribing – working towards independent prescribing

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in area of specialism Experience of communicating across internal and external boundaries Experience of governance, quality and audit Experience of multi-agency working

Desirable criteria

Experience and Knowledge of commissioning

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS priorities Knowledge of current NHS strategy , and clinical governance priorities Knowledge of local Health Priorities including cultural diversity Knowledge of all Guidelines relating to diabetes

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Ability to balance competing priorities to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Excellent communication skills Excellent organisational and clinical skills Leadership skills Team building skills Enthusiasm, integrity, confident, positive attitude Commitment to own development

Other

Essential criteria

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area Applicant will need to be a car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonable adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant) and access to a car for work purposes

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

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 a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.