Trainee Advanced Practitioner - HIDS

Job overview

We are looking for a  Band 7 Trainee Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist to work as part of Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) covering West Hertfordshire.

This is a new role for our service and you will progress to a Band 8a on completion of the course. HCT has a number of people in AP roles so there will be support for you.

This role will involve attending university one day a week with the rest of the training provided internally and on the job. The role will involve working across the 4 pillars of care- Clinical Practice, Leadership and management, Education and Research.

The successful applicant needs to either be a non medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training to become a non medical prescriber (supported by us) as part of the Advanced Practitioner training.

HIDS provides podiatry to people with diabetes from 10 clinical sites and works in an integrated way with West Herts Teaching Hospital Trust consultant team to provide MDFT and in- patient ward rounds as well as community clinics.

This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Podiatrist.

The base for this role is negotiable within West Herts but will involve working mainly at Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

Main duties of the job

During the training period of this post, the post holder will increasingly learn to apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the WHTH and community podiatry, as well as other relevant healthcare environments.

During the time as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner the post-holder will work under decreasing supervision & with increasing independence to act as an autonomous practitioner, exercising expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with complex presentations and multi pathologies.

The post holder will increasingly learn, with decreasing supervision required, to be an expert resource, provide a visible clinical profile, have both advisory and clinical input into patient care within the in-patient units; this includes provision of expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence.

The post-holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team including medical and allied health staff to (with supervision) manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses.

As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this post-holder will provide learning to other staff and students within the clinical area.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description for further details

Key Working Relationships

• Clinical Lead: Diabetes
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• HCT Medical Lead
• WHTH In-Patient Units medical, nursing, allied health professional & non-clinical staff
• Clinical Quality Lead
• Adult Specialist Service Manager
• HCT AHP Lead