To be part of a highly motivated team, providing a high standard of clinical care within the Podiatric Surgery unit which specialises in the management of elective surgical footcare.

To act as a specialist liaison for the iMSK and Community Podiatry Team providing specialist advice regarding the Podiatric Surgical Service to Podiatrists, professionals in other specialties, and patients/carers.

To assist the responsible Podiatric Surgeon in conducting outpatient clinics, telephone clinics, and theatre sessions including post-operative wound care and medical clinical clerking.

To identify, develop and adhere to policies, strategies and objectives of the Podiatric Surgery team and employing NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

Can make judgements on a range of complex podiatric problems which require investigation, analysis and assessment. To undertake patient care during surgery, this may include:

Administering advanced local anesthetic injections including digital, ankle, and popliteal blocks (with or without ultrasound guidance).

Issuing antibiotic and anxiolytic (sedative) medication

Monitoring the patient, for early signs of medical emergencies and taking appropriate action and resuscitation as necessary.

Undertaking electrosurgical procedures

Applying appropriate plaster casts post-operatively, and/or air castboots.

Assessing for post-operative discharge

Coordinating the discharge process

About us

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide clinical care prior and throughout the pathway of foot surgery within a highly specialised multi-disciplinary team.

To participate in the podiatric assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of conservative podiatric interventions, which may include:

Initiating biomechanical treatment and provision of orthoses/exercises and refer to highly specialised community podiatrist/MSK podiatrist as appropriate

Administering hydrocortisone injections (subject to additional training and demonstration of knowledge and competence)

Requesting diagnostic tests such as blood tests, thrombophilic screening, diagnostic imaging, and urinalysis, and acting on the results appropriately.

Undertaking cardiovascular assessment and lower limb vascular assessment using Doppler, ABPI, and blood pressure analysis.

Undertaking basic neurological assessment

To liaise with other specialists (e.g. microbiology and radiology) where required.

To issue medication under PGDs or via independent prescribing.

To undertake patient care during surgery, this may include:

Administering advanced local anesthetic injections including digital, ankle, and popliteal blocks (with or without ultrasound guidance).

Issuing antibiotic and anxiolytic (sedative) medication

Monitoring the patient, for early signs of medical emergencies and takingappropriate action and resuscitation as necessary.

Undertaking electrosurgical procedures

Applyingappropriate plaster casts post-operatively, and/or air castboots.

Assessing for post-operative discharge

Coordinating the discharge process

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Bsc hons Podiatry
• POMs
• IRMER certificate
• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber
• Qualification in Injection therapy
• Experience of working in a podiatric surgery unit

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

One life center Hartlepool

Park Road

Hartlepool

TS24 7PW

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