A 12-month fixed-term clinical post in the community Podiatry service at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, with work at Furness General Hospital too. The post holder triages and assesses complex lower limb patients, makes diagnoses and delivers interventions, and trains colleagues while contributing to service changes. Work centres on high-risk limbs, with scope to build wound care, debridement, offloading and arterial assessment skills; podiatrists and nurses are both eligible. A departmental visit before interview is encouraged.
What the job involves
- Triage, clinical assessment and diagnosis of complex health and well-being needs within a defined sphere of practice
- Implement, evaluate and modify complex care and interventions developed to meet patients' needs
- Deliver a high quality, accessible and timely evidence-based clinical pathway for patients
- Provide care for high-risk lower limbs in community Podiatry and in outpatient and inpatient settings at Furness General Hospital
- Manage patients with complex limb and life-threatening needs
- Contribute to developing and implementing service innovations within own portfolio
- Educate and train colleagues
- Support the community Podiatry team
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Podiatry or Nursing
- Post-basic qualification in a specialist area
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration as a podiatrist, or NMC registration as a nurse
Experience
- Relevant post-basic qualification experience
- Current knowledge and experience of caring for patients with lower limb conditions
- Evidence of clinical competence in the specialty
Skills & knowledge
- Demonstrable clinical skills within the specialist area
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
- Excellent communication
- Able to work independently and confidently
- Well-developed organisational skills
Nice to have
- Master's module
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team
- Up-to-date knowledge of developments in the area of care
What’s offered
- Opportunity to develop wound care, debridement, offloading and arterial assessment skills
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
