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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Advanced Podiatrist
Accepting applications until: 05-May-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 05-May-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Trustwide
- Tref
- 317 Trustwide
- Cod post
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- 317 Community Podiatry
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 14/05/2025
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.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Newcastle Hospitals Podiatry Department are inviting applications for a full time Band 7 Advanced Podiatrist to join their team on a permanent basis.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and resourceful Podiatrist to take their place within the high-risk foot team. The successful applicant will have significant clinical experience working at Band 6 level including wound care, Diabetes and the management of complex patients.
As an advanced Podiatrist you will have the opportunity to develop your own advanced clinical skills in this area of podiatry, as well as supporting the development of junior Podiatrists and Podiatry Assistants across the Newcastle Podiatry Service.
The post holder will act as a role model, to ensure that robust procedures and high standards of clinical care and safety are in place. The post holder is expected to co- lead a locality team and support their team member’s development through supervision, audit and research.
- Interview Date Wednesday 14 May 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- 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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The successful applicant will be highly organized in order to facilitate the smooth running of the service. They will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work and communicate across boundaries to ensure the best possible care for patients.
The post holder will use their specialist knowledge and experience to analyse and assess complex cases, carry out appropriate investigations and arrange appropriate interventions. There will be opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills to meet the needs of these patients.
You will develop appropriate podiatry care plans after weighing up the treatment options.
The role will include an element of teaching in order to educate patients and other health care professionals across the trust to promote foot health and prevent foot disease.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
This is a varied role in a large and complex NHS trust with lots of opportunities to develop and deliver specialist podiatry services. The successful applicant will experience working across community and hospital based clinics. Working as part of the Diabetes MDT at Freeman Hospital, and managing highly complex patients in the community. You will work alongside an experienced team of Band 7’s and in turn you will support junior colleagues, podiatry assistants and Podiatry apprentices in all aspects of podiatry.
It is essential that you hold current HCPC registration and hold a clean driving licence enabling you to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
If you wish to know more about the role and are interested in this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact the department to discuss further or arrange a visit.
- As an Advanced Podiatrist, to act as an autonomous practitioner providing, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, opinion and evaluation of a complex nature in an area of specialism.
- To work as part of a highly motivated team with substantial experience as a Specialist podiatrist and in the area of specialism.
- To provide an experienced and enthusiastic advanced resource and leadership for the Podiatry team taking a developmental and operational lead in specialist or complex areas such as Biomechanics or Diabetes and High Risk or Nail Surgery or Wound Care or Mental Health or services to the Acute sector.
- Using advanced knowledge to assess and treat cases in a holistic way, including a multi-agency and patient focused approach to care, and to motivate others to work in a similar way.
- The post holder is expected to develop professionally in order to develop the area of work; the development and facilitation of research and audit; lead on Health & Safety; Risk Management and the development of supervision and training programmes in the specialist area.
- To ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department within the available resources via day to day management of team.
- To deputise for Principal Podiatrists as required.
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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Registration with HCPC
- • Bachelor of Science Degree in Podiatric medicine and local Analgesia Administration Certificate
- • Post Graduate training/experience in specialist area working to MSc. or equivalent level
- • Evidence of continuing professional development and to have undertaken post registration training
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Master’s Degree in Podiatry or Public Health
- • Certificate in Health Education
- • Advanced Certificate in the Diabetic Foot/Diabetic foot module
- • IRMER qualified to refer for x ray
- • Certificate in independent prescribing to enable prescription of a limited range of medications such as antibiotics
- • Certificate in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) to participate in research
KNOWLEDGE
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Knowledge and implementation of Departmental, Trust and NHS policies, procedures and protocols
- • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the specialised area of work developed through a combination of in-depth experience and / or study to MSc level; i.e. nail surgery, Musculoskeletal, Diabetes, Wound care , Mental Health or to the Acute sector
EXPERIENCE
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Substantial experience working in the NHS at Specialist Podiatrist level and in area of specialism and demonstrated expertise and leadership in complex caseload management
- • Experience of working cohesively in a multi-disciplinary team
- • Experience of self-motivation and demonstrating good organisational skills
- • Experience of assessment and diagnosis and treatment planning/discharge planning according to clinical need of a varied and frequently medically complex caseload
- • Experience of specialist areas of work, i.e. Diabetes, Nail Surgery, Biomechanics, Rheumatology, Wound Care and managing the ‘at risk’ or ‘high risk’ foot
- • Experience of managing a caseload of often elderly people with complex social and medical conditions and for whom there are often communication barriers, such as deafness and unfamiliarity with medical language
- • Experience of foot health education; advice and presentation skills
- • Experience (or evidence) of supervising and motivating others
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Clinical educator experience
- • Experience as clinical supervisor and appraiser
SKILLS
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Excellent clinical skills including delicate scalpel work, joint and tissue structure assessment, manipulation and diagnosis
- • Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and ability to negotiate; ability to manage noncompliance / conflict
- • Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- • To demonstrate highly developed skills of reasoning and persuasion when communicating with patients, relatives and carers where there may be barriers to understanding
- • Driving skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Good presentation skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Nicola Coates
- Teitl y swydd
- Podiatry Head of Service
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0191 2823431
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