Specialist and Secured Service Specialist Podiatrist

NHFT Specialist and Secured Services is offering a podiatrist an exciting and unique opportunity to work within prison and immigration removal centre (IRC) environments. The successful applicant would work part-time, in at least two of the following sites: HMP Bedford, HMP Littlehey and Yarl's Wood IRC.

HMP Bedford is a Category B adult male prison with a resettlement function. HMP Littlehey is a Category C prison for men convicted of a sex offence. Yarl's Wood IRC is a fully contained residential centre housing men, women and adult family groups awaiting immigration clearance. Podiatry service is integrated within the primary healthcare team. The aim is to provide appropriate and timely care for patients with foot pathology.

The podiatrist is supported by GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, pharmacists, physiotherapists, mental health professionals, administrators, and the senior management team, to ensure quality patient care and excellent patient experience. You will be provided with supervision and mentoring by the clinical lead podiatrist. Mandatory training and other training needs will be identified during the appraisal process to support both your continual professional development and general wellbeing.

Main duties of the job include:

• To provide exceptional podiatry care: assess, diagnose, and provide management for a wide range of patients.
• Your case load will include complex patients with multiple medical conditions and co-morbidities: diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, dermatological diseases, terminal illness, musculoskeletal disorders, and nail pathologies.

About us: NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff.

Job responsibilities: For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification Skills:

• Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change.
• Consider differential diagnosis following clinical assessment, seeking advice as appropriate.
• Assess, develop and implement treatment plans.
• Develop and implement continual foot health awareness program for patients.
• Undertake podiatric treatments requiring a high degree of manual dexterity, hand eye coordination and fine motor skills e.g. nail surgery, wound debridement.
• Demonstrate skills in handling clients with restricted mobility and complex chronic medical conditions.

Experience:

• Have experience of working in prison healthcare or comparable healthcare setting.
• Have good IT skills and be familiar with electronic patient record keeping e.g., System 1.
• Have good written and verbal presentation skills.
• Be an excellent communicator; able to vary your method of communication to suit your audience and overcome barriers.
• Understand patient confidentiality and clinical governance.
• Intend to complete the Diabetic Foot Module.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.