This nine-month secondment for a specialist podiatrist sits within the podiatry team of Brent and Harrow Specialist Care at Central London Community Health Trust, covering maternity leave. The core work is specialist assessment and treatment of complex, high-risk foot conditions, alongside service improvement and quality initiatives. Development is built around four domains of practice: clinical care, leadership, education and research, with flexible working options and travel across community sites in Brent. Fit depends on HCPC registration with POM-A, POM-S and independent prescriber annotations, or willingness to train towards them.
What the job involves
- Deliver specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex and high-risk foot conditions
- Support service delivery and contribute to developing podiatry services
- Take part in leadership activities and quality improvement initiatives
- Contribute to education and training for colleagues and students where appropriate
- Engage in research and service development projects to improve patient outcomes
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated care
- Work across different community locations within Brent
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
- Continuing professional development portfolio, including postgraduate course attendance
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration with POM-A, POM-S and independent prescriber annotations, or willingness to train
Experience
- Substantive experience at band 6 or above
- Case management of a high-risk caseload, including leading a vascular and/or wound care pathway
- Multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Clinical supervision and leading, teaching and mentoring others
- Continuous quality improvement, clinical pathway improvement and service development
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of audit and risk assessment
- Applying clinical governance principles across the three domains of quality
- Understanding of equality and diversity in care provision
- Handling safeguarding concerns, recognising and reporting abuse, and guiding team members
- Analysing patient concerns and proposing effective solutions using adaptive communication
- Sustained intricate work with sensitive diagnostic tools and surgical instruments, including wound debridement
Checks & eligibility
- Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business use, unless disabled under the Equality Act 2010
Other
- Coping with busy, demanding and varied workloads, including distressing settings and wound care
Nice to have
- IR(ME)R certificate and proficiency in using PACS
- Training in requesting and interpreting investigations relevant to foot complications
- Advanced podiatric education, such as an MSc in Podiatric Medicine
- Leadership qualification or course
- Experience of working in a fast-paced NHS environment and managing competing demands
- Line management experience, including sickness absence management
- Practical application of national high-risk foot and lower limb prevention strategies, including the National Woundcare Strategy Programme
- Ability to empathise with challenging situations and manage them with professionalism and maturity
What’s offered
- Learning opportunities, including courses, workshops and a supportive network
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
- Dedicated support from senior colleagues, a Service Lead and a Practice Development Podiatrist
- Support to develop across clinical care, leadership, education and research
- Competitive employment package
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