Podiatrist

Band 5 - 37.5 hours a week

Whittington Health is an innovative organisation which delivers high quality health care for patients at the Whittington hospital and across the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington. Whittington Health is situated in a vibrant and exciting area of London with a socially and culturally diverse population such diversity ensures that the delivery of excellent health care is always both challenging and rewarding. Both boroughs have excellent public transport links and are highly accessible.

We are a supportive and innovative Podiatry service providing a comprehensive range of treatment specialities in both community and acute settings (e.g., Ulcers, Nail Surgery, Biomechanics, Diabetes). We are actively committed to staff development and have a strong clinical rotation programme. We will be actively supporting your development in this post and there is scope to progress to Band 6 roles if competencies are met.

Newly qualified Podiatrists will join the Trust's Preceptorship Programme.

To hear from some of our staff about why you should come and work with us please follow this link: https://vimeo.com/585737658

Please refer to our website for details on employee benefits which include flexible working opportunities, NHS staff discounts discounted theatre tickets as well as discounted gym membership: https://whittnet.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=27382

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

To hear from some of our staff about why you should come and work with us please follow this link: https://vimeo.com/585737658

Please refer to our website for details on employee benefits which include flexible working opportunities, NHS staff discounts discounted theatre tickets as well as discounted gym membership: https://whittnet.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=27382

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details :

You will have an opportunity to be involved in clinical rotations (nail surgery/Biomechanics/ulcer clinics) as well as a preceptorship programme for your development in this role. You will be working at sites in Islington and Haringey based on service needs. Your clinical caseloads will include new patient assessments, diabetic foot reviews, conservative podiatry care for both high and low risk patients and domiciliary visits for housebound patients.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with HPC
• BSc or Diploma Equivalent in Podiatry
• Certificate in Local Analgesia

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Able to work as part of a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills demonstrating accuracy for both literacy and numeracy
• Good organisational skills demonstrating ability to independently manage domiciliary caseload
• Demonstrable knowledge of ability to interpret and evaluate complex results using diagnostic equipment such as dopplers and monofilaments.
• Broad Spectrum Clinical Experience
• Experience supporting junior staff/students

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Evidence of participating in CPD
• Domiciliary / new patient assessments
• Experience of managing caseloads of at risk patients
• Adequate pre-registration/band 5 knowledge/experience of routine podiatry pathology and treatments

Desirable

• Experience of health promotion work

Motivation

Essential

• Applicants will not be shortlisted if they do not give clear reason for applying to the Whittington Health NHS Trust

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Various Community Sites / Holloway Community Health Centre

11 Hornsey Street Islington

London

N7 8GG

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