Job summary

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 settingsacross 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

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 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

Job description

Job 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

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

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

Supplementary Prescribing - working towards independent prescribing

Experience

Essential

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

Experience and Knowledge of commissioning

Knowledge

Essential

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

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

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