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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

About

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

CLCH is both the largest community healthcare organisation in London and the first in the capital to be awarded NHS Trust status. As such, CLCH is at the forefront of changing the way healthcare services are provided to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Over 3,000 community health professionals and staff provide community and in-patient services to over 900,000 local people.

Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Contact

Address: Central London Community Healthcare (Head Office); Ground Floor; 15 Marylebone Road; London; NW1 5JD
Contact Number: 01923 961201

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Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 824-NORTH-8377-C Vacancy ID: 6872871

Podiatrist

Accepting applications until: 27-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 27-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Site: Watling Clinic
Town: Edgware
Postcode: HA8 0RW
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5-6 Development Role)

Specialty

Main area: Podiatrist

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide high-quality care to a diverse range of podiatry patients in a wide variety of settings. To assess diagnose, treat, plan and manage the podiatric (lower limb and foot care) needs of the local and transient populations in a wide variety of settings, in order to maintain patient mobility and independence
To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other care providers to ensure seamless care delivery for all patients and where appropriate to liaise with and refer and work under direction on Band 6.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

"We work Flexibly"

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
Registration with the Health Professions Council
Certificate in local anaesthesia

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot

Desirable criteria

Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
Experience of service development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
Knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
Knowledge of SOCAP code of conduct
Awareness of Equal Opportunities – theory and practice
Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory
Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues and treatment development
Effective oral, listening and written communication in order to negotiate and persuade patients and carers gaining compliance and commitment to their treatment and care plans
Ability to evaluate and analyse patients concerns and needs and propose effective solutions
Ability to undertake intricate work in using sensitive diagnostic tools and a range of surgical instruments. e.g. in the management and debridement of poor tissue viability wounds and nail surgery
Organisational and planning skills to manage your own work time
Experience of delivering health education