About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified podiatrist to join our well established and supportive team. To provide high quality, safe and responsive podiatric care to patient in clinics and in their own home.
Please either be registered with the HCPC or have applied to be registered. We are happy to consider applications from students about to finish their podiatry training.
Main duties of the job
See job description for full details.
a) To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients (both adults and children) with a wide range of clinical needs to include: High risk diabetes, neuropathy, HIV, chronic disease eg. rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disease, terminally ill, mental health patients and those requiring specialist would management and tissue viability assessment. Staff will be required to re-assure, educate and negotiate potentially complex treatment options where denial of pathology or compliance with treatment may be an issue, overcoming communication barriers.
b) To be responsible for the interpretation of clinical findings and decision for onward referral for other interventions from other disciplines and/or additional departmental specialist areas, with communication thereof to all appropriate parties.
About us
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients thanever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.
Our missionHelping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our visionProvide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.Our goalsWe have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to supportpeople to live longer, healthier lives.o To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our communityo To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teamso To deliver consistent, high quality, safe serviceso To support our patients and users in being active partners in their careo To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professionaleducation, and population-based clinical researcho To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver thebest outcomes for our local population
Job description Job responsibilities
See Job Description for full details.
To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients (both adults and children) with a wide range of clinical needs to include: High risk diabetes, neuropathy, HIV, chronic disease eg. rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disease, terminally ill, mental health patients and those requiring specialist would management and tissue viability assessment. Staff will be required to re-assure, educate and negotiate potentially complex treatment options where denial of pathology or compliance with treatment may be an issue, overcoming communication barriers.
To be responsible for the interpretation of clinical findings and decision for onward referral for other interventions from other disciplines and/or additional departmental specialist areas, with communication thereof to all appropriate parties.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Close to qualifying or just qualified Registered with HCPC Worked in a team
Desirable
Post registration experience
Clinical Knowledge Essential
Understand fundamental podiatric clinical needs Can identify types of podiatry need
Desirable
Understands why we have access criteria in place
Flexibility Essential
Understands how service flexes to meet peoples needs Willing and able to travel to patients homes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address Haringey and Islington Health Centres
London
N7 8GG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)