Consultant Podiatric Surgeon (AHP)

Job overview

This post is part of a multidisciplinary team hosted by the Foot and Ankle service within the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of outpatient clinics and day case podiatric surgery services and will:

Undertake specialist programmes of care, including podiatric surgery, injection therapy and nail surgery, on high-risk groups

Main duties of the job

Co-ordinate the pre-, intra- and post-operative aspects of the surgical service, including the scheduling of theatre lists and out-patients clinics in order to manage waiting times and patient demand.

Under the leadership of the Foot and Ankle Lead Clinician and in conjunction with other Podiatric colleagues, the postholders (s) will co-ordinate the activities of the Podiatric Surgery service and provide advice and support to the operational management team for the day to day management of this clinical service.

Provide mentorship / teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students

Provide leadership to junior the podiatry clinicians within the service

Identify, implement and co-ordinate audit and research projects in the field of podiatric surgery / medicine

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY RESULT AREAS

CLINICAL

• To undertake expert practice in Podiatric Surgery and to provide consultancy in all aspects of Podiatric Surgery and related foot health.
• To contribute to the development of and maintain a high quality Podiatric Surgery service
• Promoting an efficient and effective service.
• Ensure that the service provided is high quality, cost effective and suitably accessible to patients.
• To provide comprehensive assessment and appropriate diagnostic testing procedures as required, taking into account IR(ME)R, advise patients of the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment for acute and chronic foot pain and deformity.
• To provide an expert level of care to patients undergoing Podiatric Surgery from assessment to discharge, including: treatment and advice to patients following clinical examination and use of relevant diagnostic tests. Treatment includes both surgical and non-surgical treatment on the basis of existing evidence of best practice.
• To refer patients to other Health Care Professionals as appropriate.
• To provide expert clinical advice in the development, implementation and monitoring of professional standards in line with national best practice, and propose, develop and implement policy and service changes for the department.
• To undertake audit and research in Podiatric Surgery and outcomes monitoring, including participation in multi-disciplinary case conferences, audit meetings and Foot and Ankle Consultant led clinical meetings eg trust clinical governance meetings