Main area: Adult Community Physical Health Services
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 277-6605265-CPH-B
Site: Erith Health Centre
Town: Erith
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
Community Podiatrist, Band 5
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of health and social care services to people living in south east London and parts of Kent. We are looking for a podiatrist to join our friendly and dedicated team at Oxleas based in the borough of Bexley. Our progressive and busy service delivers a range of high-quality foot health services across South East London. You will be involved in the assessment and planning of individual patient care, working independently and as part of a team, so excellent communication, diagnostic, and team building skills are essential. Main duties of the job
We deliver patient care to a variety of clinical settings including community health centres, domiciliary, and residential homes. Our client base is primarily high risk, and you will be responsible for the treatment planning for foot complications associated with diabetes, rheumatoid and vascular / ischaemic long-term conditions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary service, in close collaboration with our district nursing colleagues, the acute MDfT and the Surgical Appliances department. In this role, you will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of specialist clinical rotations into nail surgery, biomechanics clinic, and the acute MDfT wound clinic (outpatient clinics and wards). You will work alongside very experienced podiatrists and will be encouraged and supported in all aspects of your professional development. You will have regular supervision and access to our Preceptorship Programme (Oxleas AHP Preceptorship). Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We Listen We Care Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have excellent clinical skills and experience of treating patients with a wide variety of long-term conditions, especially those with high-risk clinical needs, and there is an emphasis on wound management. Our aim is to deliver excellent quality care to patients to maintain their mobility and independence. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for contributing to the service provided by the Trust. Applicants must be registered with the HCPC and have a degree in Podiatry with a Local Anaesthesia certificate. It is essential that you have the ability to work flexibly, and you should be a driver with access to a car for work purposes as domiciliary visits are required as part of this role. We would welcome applications from overseas candidates. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Podiatry HCPC Registration Training and Experience
Effective clinical placement experience Recent evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) NHS experience Domiciliary and Nursing Home experience Skills & Abilities
Excellent interpersonal skills Knowledge of clinical governance and an understanding of clinical governance in podiatry Ability to drive and access to a vehicle Enthusiasm and self-motivation Awareness of Oxleas and Trust values You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Community Podiatrist, Band 5
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of health and social care services to people living in south east London and parts of Kent. We are looking for a podiatrist to join our friendly and dedicated team at Oxleas based in the borough of Bexley. Our progressive and busy service delivers a range of high-quality foot health services across South East London. You will be involved in the assessment and planning of individual patient care, working independently and as part of a team, so excellent communication, diagnostic, and team building skills are essential. Main duties of the job
We deliver patient care to a variety of clinical settings including community health centres, domiciliary, and residential homes. Our client base is primarily high risk, and you will be responsible for the treatment planning for foot complications associated with diabetes, rheumatoid and vascular / ischaemic long-term conditions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary service, in close collaboration with our district nursing colleagues, the acute MDfT and the Surgical Appliances department. In this role, you will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of specialist clinical rotations into nail surgery, biomechanics clinic, and the acute MDfT wound clinic (outpatient clinics and wards). You will work alongside very experienced podiatrists and will be encouraged and supported in all aspects of your professional development. You will have regular supervision and access to our Preceptorship Programme (Oxleas AHP Preceptorship). Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We Listen We Care Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have excellent clinical skills and experience of treating patients with a wide variety of long-term conditions, especially those with high-risk clinical needs, and there is an emphasis on wound management. Our aim is to deliver excellent quality care to patients to maintain their mobility and independence. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for contributing to the service provided by the Trust. Applicants must be registered with the HCPC and have a degree in Podiatry with a Local Anaesthesia certificate. It is essential that you have the ability to work flexibly, and you should be a driver with access to a car for work purposes as domiciliary visits are required as part of this role. We would welcome applications from overseas candidates. Person specification
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Podiatry HCPC Registration Training and Experience
Effective clinical placement experience Recent evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) NHS experience Domiciliary and Nursing Home experience Skills & Abilities
Excellent interpersonal skills Knowledge of clinical governance and an understanding of clinical governance in podiatry Ability to drive and access to a vehicle Enthusiasm and self-motivation Awareness of Oxleas and Trust values You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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