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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Specialist Podiatrist
Closed for applications on: 3-Feb-2025 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 3-Feb-2025 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Community Podiatry
- Interview date
- 20/02/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Podiatry department is inviting applicants for a permanent Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist. Full or part time hours will be considered. Either 3, 4, or 5 days to work across community sites in Newcastle, including home visits and care homes.
This exciting opportunity will appeal to someone who would like to consolidate their skills in delivering a wide range of community podiatry services including nail surgery and will include rotations into Musculoskeletal, Diabetes, and In- patient podiatry.
The successful applicant will have the skills and ability to work within specialist teams and demonstrate previous NHS experience in managing patients with complex clinical pathologies.
The candidate will be able to demonstrate the principles of managing foot ulceration, following departmental Standard Operating Procedures, Clinical pathways and Trust clinical guidelines. Applicants must show a willingness to complete and document B6 competencies in each of the specialist areas.
A key attribute to this role is a commitment to staff development, including our support workforce, students, apprentices and your own personal development. The applicant must be committed to the delivery of an efficient high quality podiatry service. Working to professional and national guidelines and be up to date with current evidence-based practice.
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As a Band 6 podiatrist you will be expected to participate in relevant clinical audit and quality improvement to support progression within the service based around the pillars of practice.
The knowledge and experience gained from working within a truly integrated department and with the wider NUTH team will give you the skills and attributes to further develop your clinical, communication and organization skills, and a conscientious approach to delivering the highest quality patient care.
- Interview Date: Thursday 20 February 2025
- 22.5, 30 or 37.5 hours/week available
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will adopt a flexible approach to meet the evolving needs of the service, and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of best practice podiatry care. This will include:
- Working as part of a skill mixed locality team, you will be expected to triage referrals into the service, assess patients in line with Newcastle podiatry risk assessment tool, and discharge patients from the service when appropriate.
- The role requires you to carry out Podiatry interventions at clinical locations, care homes and patients own homes, with some rotations on hospital sites.
- Team- working is essential to this role , as you will be expected to work with junior or support staff, and when doing rotations or more specialist work you may also be working with more senior colleagues
- Liaising with various MDT colleagues when managing more complex patients and sharing decision making.
- Excellent communication skills are required to complete accurate clinical records, and to liaise with the wider MDT
- Promoting foot health through support, advice and education to patient’s, family members and other health care professionals.
If you are interested in this opportunity please do not hesitate to contact the department to discuss with any member of the team or arrange a visit.
· To work as part of a highly motivated team, with at least two years NHS post-registration experience and having completed a Specialist Podiatrist competency based programme.
· The job entails autonomous working without supervision across community and acute settings providing a high standard of quality clinical care.
· To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for a variety of patient groups with specialised care needs, including patients with chronic diseases, problems of the vascular and nervous system, tissue viability problems and patients requiring wound management.
· The post holder is expected to develop professionally in order to assess and treat patients with specialised care needs e.g. diabetes, rheumatology, biomechanics and wound care, and only refer on highly complex cases.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Appreciation of individual patient needs and patient groups.
- • Specialized knowledge of Diabetes, Rheumatology, Biomechanics, and Wound Management gained through short courses, CPD and in-house training.
- • Knowledge of Health and Safety responsibilities.
- • Knowledge of Clinical Governance issues.
Desirable criteria
- • An understanding of student placements.
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- • High quality clinical skills; including delicate scalpel work and sharp debridement.
- • Good communication skills; good verbal and written communication skills.
- • Good organizational skills; planning own caseload.
- • Analytical skills.
- • Critical / reflective analysis.
- • Ability to prioritize.
- • Production of chair side Orthotics.
- • Demonstrate the ability to use vascular and sensory equipment.
- • Be able to supervise and mentor.
- • Appropriate delegation of non-specialised clinical work.
- • Be able to work independently but also as part of a team.
- • Must be able to produce documents, implement and evaluate care plans.
Desirable criteria
- • Basic IT skills to aid with audit and data collection
- • Interest in Health Education.
- • Ability to develop teaching packages.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working in the NHS and completion of a Band 5 competency programme.
- • Experience working single handed and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- • Experience of treatment planning and discharge planning according to clinical need.
- • Experience in specialist areas of work, i.e. minor nail surgery, biomechanics, rheumatology and managing the ‘at risk or ‘high risk’ foot
- • Woundcare Management
- • Must be able to work under pressure and respond to change.
- • Involvement in Health Education presentations.
- • Experience of treating “at risk” patients and empowering patients to self-care.
Desirable criteria
- • Range of relevant short courses.
- • Held a previous post in the relevant field.
- • Interest in developing the service.
- • Experience of Topical Negative Pressure
- • Experience of multi-disciplinary team work
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • Podiatry Diploma / Degree
- • State Registration to Health Professions Council.
- • POM A registration
- • Continuing Professional Development Portfolio of post graduate in Diabetes, Rheumatology, Wound Management, Tissue Viability, Vascular Assessment, Neurological Assessment, Local Anaesthesia, Infection Control, Pharmacology, Basic Life Support, Dermatology, Clinical Education and in-house mandatory and statutory training.
- • Must hold a current driving licence and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes
Desirable criteria
- • Prescribing for Podiatrists.
- • Diploma in Diabetes Care.
- • Health Education Certificate.
- • Teachers Certificate
- • Preparation for Mentoring Course.
- • Radiology and Diagnostic Skills
- • Shoe Fitting Skills
- • ECDL European Computer Driving License.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael McDermott
- Job title
- Principal Podiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2823429
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