Job Purpose:
3 days a week 9-5pm
The post holder will act as a clinical specialist for patients with long-term conditions, which puts them at high risk of tissue and function loss, and for patients’ tissue viability within the team. You will lead on and educate your colleagues and junior staff regarding peripheral vascular disease and tissue viability and be the main contact for this area within your team. The job will entail specialist skills in wound management and sharp debridement of difficult/necrotic wounds and vascular assessments including ABPIs and toe pressures.
Key Responsibilities:
To be responsible for the management of the day-to-day clinical provision of Foot Health Services for your clinics. To assist the Clinical Lead Podiatrist in delivering appropriate, equitable, and effective Foot Health Services. To have a leadership role in developing the Foot Health Service for patients and our team members. To undertake clinical supervision with staff members designated to you. To be actively involved in the induction of new staff to the team. To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills, and tools. To provide emergency treatment for any lesion that is deemed to be urgent and to organize follow-up appointments for the treatment of that lesion as necessary. To provide guidance and support to podiatry department packages of care. To be able to refer patients directly for some diagnostic tests, such as bloods and x-rays, and to interpret and act accordingly on data provided therein. To develop tailored care packages dependent upon need in order to maintain the patient’s mobility. To refer on urgent or exceptional cases to other healthcare professionals and communicate (in writing) with other health or social care colleagues to ensure the patient receives other services/care required. To work in close collaboration with GPs and specialist teams including vascular specialists, DN nurses, and tissue-viability specialists in all care settings to ensure a holistic approach to the management of the at-risk and high-risk patient is met. To support the formulation of a foot screening strategy and implement an education and screening programme in accordance with the National Service Framework for Vascular standards on foot care and NICE Guidance.
About CLCH: Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you: A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role. Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit. Support with gaining your driving license (T&C’s apply). Car lease scheme (T&C’s apply). Flexible working options. Annual travel card loan. Training, support, and development in your career.
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:
CLCH Pay and Benefits .
At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks. #J-18808-Ljbffr
3 days a week 9-5pm
The post holder will act as a clinical specialist for patients with long-term conditions, which puts them at high risk of tissue and function loss, and for patients’ tissue viability within the team. You will lead on and educate your colleagues and junior staff regarding peripheral vascular disease and tissue viability and be the main contact for this area within your team. The job will entail specialist skills in wound management and sharp debridement of difficult/necrotic wounds and vascular assessments including ABPIs and toe pressures.
Key Responsibilities:
To be responsible for the management of the day-to-day clinical provision of Foot Health Services for your clinics. To assist the Clinical Lead Podiatrist in delivering appropriate, equitable, and effective Foot Health Services. To have a leadership role in developing the Foot Health Service for patients and our team members. To undertake clinical supervision with staff members designated to you. To be actively involved in the induction of new staff to the team. To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills, and tools. To provide emergency treatment for any lesion that is deemed to be urgent and to organize follow-up appointments for the treatment of that lesion as necessary. To provide guidance and support to podiatry department packages of care. To be able to refer patients directly for some diagnostic tests, such as bloods and x-rays, and to interpret and act accordingly on data provided therein. To develop tailored care packages dependent upon need in order to maintain the patient’s mobility. To refer on urgent or exceptional cases to other healthcare professionals and communicate (in writing) with other health or social care colleagues to ensure the patient receives other services/care required. To work in close collaboration with GPs and specialist teams including vascular specialists, DN nurses, and tissue-viability specialists in all care settings to ensure a holistic approach to the management of the at-risk and high-risk patient is met. To support the formulation of a foot screening strategy and implement an education and screening programme in accordance with the National Service Framework for Vascular standards on foot care and NICE Guidance.
About CLCH: Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you: A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role. Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit. Support with gaining your driving license (T&C’s apply). Car lease scheme (T&C’s apply). Flexible working options. Annual travel card loan. Training, support, and development in your career.
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:
CLCH Pay and Benefits .
At CLCH, we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks. #J-18808-Ljbffr
