We are looking for Band 6 Podiatrists to join our growing dynamic team at Guys & St.Thomas' Hospital. These posts are hospital based within the central London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.

The post will involve wound care management and 2 days of MSK rotating quarterly with other staff. The suitable candidate should be self-motivated and have a broad range of post-graduate clinical experience.

Patient care takes place in both out and in-patient setting. You may also be required to occasionally cover our satellite clinic.

You will be working within a team and must have good communication skills.

There will be supervision and mentoring from colleagues for continual CPD. In addition regular team meeting updates on Department and Trust positions.

Main duties of the job

Candidate will be managing a high risk caseload and working closely within a multi disciplinary team and using a range of advanced wound techniques in both in-patient and out-patients settings. There will be a 2 day rotational element for treating MSK patients

Candidate must be highly motivated and and should be able to cope with clinical emergencies in a pressurised environment.

You will be supervising junior staff and be involved in teaching, taking part in audit / research

The successfully candidate is required to be able to demonstrate Trust Valves, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country,with around 12,500 staff an annual turnover of more than �1 billion and 1.6 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities and -from April 2011 - have integrated community services in Lambeth andSouthwark into the Trust. We also provide specialist services for patientsfrom further afield, including cancer, cardiac, kidney, women's andorthopaedic services, and we are home to the Evelina Children's Hospital.See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.ukWe also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities.We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre(AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leadingUpdated July 2015 research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK and consists ofKing's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospitaland South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Guys & St. Thomas' Foundation trust.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Able to communicate clinical knowledge effectively with colleagues and patients
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience of supervising and training others
• Experience of clinical audit

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Podiatry
• HCPC registration

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing
• Post Grad. Education

Experience

Essential

• Experience of treating high risk caseload and MSK
• Experience in assessing patients with a range of medical conditions
• Able to demonstrate effective clinical reasoning in developing care pathways and treatment plans

Desirable

• Experience in advance wound care techniques
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys & St. Thomas Hospital

Westminster bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

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