Vascular Podiatrist

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

To work as the vascular podiatrist lead embedded within the Vascular Surgery department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. As the clinical lead, the postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management and leadership of the vascular podiatry service. It is anticipated that this role will be transformational in the care and management of the department’s inpatients and outpatients, providing a hugely beneficial service to those patients requiring wound care. The postholder will provide high-quality wound care and podiatry intervention for their own caseload of patients. They will also provide specialist expertise, working closely with vascular consultant colleagues and those from the wider MDT, supporting discharges with wound reviews in clinic as appropriate. The postholder will also be responsible for overseeing the provision of high-quality education and training related to Podiatry across the community.

Main duties of the job

• To work as the clinical lead vascular podiatrist embedded within the vascular surgery unit and to plan, implement and build the vascular podiatry service.
• As clinical lead be responsible for the day-to-day operational management.
• Provide high quality wound care Podiatry intervention for own caseload of patients
• To provide specialist expertise in the field of wound care podiatry working closely with Vascular Consultant colleagues and the wider MDT
• To work in collaboration and build relationships with community podiatric services at CLCH and to train and educate their community team. CLCH podiatrists will rotate through a training post at Imperial Vascular Unit
• To provide wound care expertise in the care of vascular inpatients and support their discharge with wound reviews in clinic as appropriate
• To be responsible for overseeing the provision of high-quality education and training related to Podiatry within the department and in the community
• To oversee the shared care MDT supporting integrated working with Community colleagues
• To have responsibility for clinical audit, research, developing guidelines and developing the Podiatric service within Imperial Vascular Unit
• To line manage members of the podiatry team dealing with all issues of sickness, disciplinary issues, appraisals, absence, governance, recruitment and general staff management

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (UK)
• POM-A and POM-S annotations (HCPC)
• Diagnostic competence – ability to interpret diagnostic imaging
• Evidence of CPD, maintained in a portfolio showing CPD events/activity relevant to the clinical specialty
• Diabetes related further study at MSc level

Experience

• Extensive postgraduate experience as a community podiatrist. Candidates offering less experience, but meeting all other criteria, will be considered on their merit
• Relevant clinical experience of a broad range of conditions in diabetes
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Contributing to clinical education/development of less experienced staff, students or assistants
• Contributing to clinical education/development of less experienced staff, students or assistants
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Proven clinical skills in relevant specialist areas
• Ability to undertake comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills and to make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms.
• Ability to carry out management/treatment programs using clinical reasoning, problem solving, sound judgement and wide knowledge of treatment options.
• Ability to complete clear, accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date clinical records in line with legal/departmental requirements.
• Ability to complete clear, accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date clinical records in line with legal/departmental requirements.
• Ability to supervise other staff e.g., assistants/technical instructors
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) trained

Right to work

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Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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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.