Podiatrist - Surrey Downs H&C ***£2,000 Welcome Payment

Band 5

Main area: Surrey Downs Health & Care

Grade: Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Job ref: 343-SDH&C-6522262-F

Site: Leatherhead Hospital

Town: Leatherhead

Salary: £31,469 - £38,308 Per Annum Pro Rata inc Fringe HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59

As a thank you for choosing us as your new employer, all successful applicants will receive a Welcome Payment of £1000 on commencing and a further £1000 after successful completion of your first 6 months. T&C's apply.

Surrey Downs Health & Care aims to provide a highly effective, comprehensive foot health service for the population of Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC).

Principal Duties include:

• Work as an integral member of the podiatry team to assess need and deliver quality programmes of podiatric care to patients in a variety of settings across the SDHC sites.
• Participate in a mentored rotational programme of specialist clinics, gaining further knowledge and experience in diabetes (acute and community), nail surgery, biomechanics.

The Podiatry team at Surrey Downs Health and Care are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Podiatrist with excellent clinical and communication skills. You will have knowledge of a broad range of podiatric practice together with a desire to learn and develop further. A willingness to ask and take advice is essential. In turn you will be welcomed as an integral member of a progressive and supportive podiatry team.

You will assess need and deliver quality programmes of Podiatric care to patients in a variety of areas including community clinics and domiciliary settings. To enable you to undertake this role you will be mentored and supported throughout with an induction process which includes rotations into specialist clinics including wound care, nail surgery and biomechanics. All staff are encouraged to take part in service transformation, various CPD activities and further study. New Podiatry graduates are welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation:

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations. Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual.

This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council

We collectively aspire to be an exemplar of how to deliver the highest quality and best value care in a complex health and care environment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, ambitious and highly motivated individual to join Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To assess, diagnose, develop treatment plans and provide effective podiatric treatments, using a problem solving approach based on clinical need and evidence based practice.
• To provide early intervention whenever possible to enable long term gain.
• To commit to the philosophy of care with an emphasis on patient empowerment and independence by providing education and information to help patients manage their own foot needs.
• To provide services at a wide variety of sites including a patient’s home, clinics, GP practices, community hospitals and in challenging conditions, often working in isolation.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload seeking guidance as appropriate.
• To obtain informed consent prior to treatment plans commencing.
• To ensure all patients are appropriately assessed prior to referring to the assistant grade.
• To undertake diagnostic procedures effectively using appropriate equipment e.g. wound swabs, Doppler ultrasound.
• To be proficient in comprehensive neurological and vascular assessments, wound debridement, advanced pathology and wound management.
• The post holder will be responsible for carrying out a thorough medical assessment to ensure suitability of local anaesthesia and minor surgery.
• To undertake specialist surgical intervention for complex nail pathologies.
• To undertake basic biomechanical assessments in order to prescribe, manufacture and dispense orthotics or simple insoles.
• To manage a domiciliary caseload within a geographical area.
• To maintain clear, comprehensive and accurate records.
• To participate in specialist clinical rotations, gaining in-depth knowledge and experience in advanced areas of podiatric practice.
• To actively participate in clinical support and utilise reflective practice as a method to ensure quality of care for all service users.
• To provide advice and guidance to podiatry assistants.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential criteria: BSc/DPodM Podiatry/ Podiatric Medicine, HCPC Registered Podiatrist, Car Driver (Full Licence) with access to a car for business use.
• Desirable criteria: Member of the College of Podiatry, CPD portfolio.

Experience:

• Essential criteria: Experience of working in a team, Knowledge of broad range of podiatric practice, Appreciation of good record keeping.
• Desirable criteria: Awareness of current NHS trends and policies, including clinical governance and NCF’s.

Skills:

• Essential criteria: Good hand eye co-ordination, Effective communication.
• Desirable criteria: Good presentation skills, IT Skills.

Other:

• Essential criteria: Ability to carry out physical aspects of the role, Ability to work under pressure, Good time management.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements: 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.