Senior Podiatrist

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and professional HCPC registered podiatrists to join our team and provide high quality podiatric care for patients with pathological foot conditions and those individuals at risk of developing serious foot health complications.

This is a 12 month fixed term post based at The City of Coventry Health Centre - a modern, purpose built facility that provides a great working environment for the team – with 3 locality clinics across the city and a home visiting service.

You will be required to have excellent assessment, diagnostic and clinical skills to deliver a range of specialist podiatry clinics in complication management, wound care, nail surgery, and MSK.

The service works closely with district nursing teams, tissue viability nurses, local integrated teams, and acute services.

You should be self-motivated with excellent communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and within the podiatry team.

Effective organisation and time management skills are essential as management of a domiciliary caseload is required.

Your future development will be supported and developed through a structured annual appraisal process.

We encourage ongoing CPD through clinical supervision, in-house training, and external training sessions where appropriate.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to assist with undergraduate students on placement with the service, and to support and train Foot Care Assistants and students - sharing your experience and offering guidance when necessary.

To provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, advice, care packages for Podiatry patients and discharge when a package of care has been completed or where a patient does not require podiatric intervention or where the patient does not meet the departments’ criteria.

To be responsible for care within the service caseload involving the implementation and co-ordination of specialised treatment regimes and patient management programmes.

To have knowledge in the specialist areas of Podiatry and possess a sufficient level of clinical competence and skill to enable the assessment and treatment of anyone with limb / foot deformities affecting their mobility and function; this will include children and people with learning difficulties.

This may require the post holder to use their own judgement to alter the treatment plan to suit individual patient’s needs. If problems arise beyond the scope of this post the patient must be referred to a more experienced podiatrist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will possess good communication skills and have the ability to work as part of the service team and across professional boundaries to ensure best care for patients with podiatric needs
• The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner with developed clinical skills and maintain a  level of knowledge and experience whilst treating complex  foot problems and provide the highest quality of podiatric care to those patients whose feet are assessed as being “at risk” (in line with departmental guidelines).
• Need to communicate information specific to a given patient in accordance with information governance standards and processes.
• Be required to motivate patients throughout a course of treatment using a variety of techniques and approaches.
• Need to be able to communicate clearly and proficiently, both verbally and in writing.
• Ensure confidentiality of information is maintained at all times
• Demonstrate skills in dealing with challenging behaviour.
• Demonstrate highly developed communication and motivational skills to facilitate clients to manage their condition.
• Liaise and maintain good communication with all professionals and agencies involved in the care of each client to ensure a seamless service and multidisciplinary approach to patient care
• Maintain records of communication in line with Trust and service standards and procedures
• Identify the need for and initiate the use of translator services as required
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings as per the minimum requirement in relation to hours worked. If unable to attend then to ensure that the relevant meeting minutes are read and understood

For further details of the role, please see the attached job description.

Car owner/driver is essential for this role to undertake home visits.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.