Assistant Technical Officer (Ato) - Pharmacy

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NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway.
We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities.
We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.
Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team for a Care Pathway Lead for Community Foot Protection and a Care Pathway Lead for Nail Surgery (or a combination of both roles) to join our friendly, supportive Podiatry Team.
Our Podiatry Department is a forward thinking, busy service providing Podiatry Services to GPs in Redbridge & Waltham Forest.
The population that we serve are both multi-cultural and diverse.Our Podiatry Care Pathway Leads are highly experienced, valuable members of the team with expert knowledge in their field.
They are responsible for the speciality service that they lead including responsibility and organisation of effective care pathways as well as the day-to-day operational management and supervision of designated clinicians.
Your clinical work would be across an array of community & domiciliary settings across these boroughs, and a car driver is therefore essential to this role.
Main duties of the job take clinical responsibility for care pathways organising effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and ensuring that treatment / information is provided within the required AHP waiting times.
Highlighting solutions to capacity concerns and proactively advising the service lead on solutions to manage demandprovide operational and clinical leadership for the care pathway and responsibility for educating colleagues and junior staff and will be the main contact for expert advice and support for junior staff in the team ·will take lead responsibility for delivering high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based services for patients as part of the clinical pathway·will undertake a high-risk clinical role according to current priority / demand on the service including comprehensive advanced assessment and treatment of patients with multiple pathologies formulating treatment plans based on clinical findings establish and implement systems and structures for effective monitoring of quality and service audit.
Encouraging departmental clinical audit and research in specialist areas.will act as a lead clinical specialist for nail surgery and/or podiatric diabetes and wound care in community Working for our organisation Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period.
Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.
All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.
As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.
The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.High Cost Area Supplement - Outer LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 pro rata for part time).Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system Detailed job description and main responsibilities Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant.
If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process.
This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
This vacancy would suit an experienced Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist with a minimum of 3 years' experience in the area of specialism required, and who can demonstrate leadership skills required for this role.
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we are looking for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our friendly Podiatry Service prides themselves on their close working together as a very friendly and approachable close-knit team with effective communication.
We are also on X @Nelft_PodiatryAs a department we pride ourselves on being innovative and forward thinking and have MolecuLight:iX technology as well as Toe Pressure Kits in all of our high-risk clinics to undertake the recently highlighted '2 minute Toe Pressure challenge'.We have an MDFT at Whipps Cross Hospital and work closely with the Podiatry team (part of an MDFT) based at The Royal London & St Bartholomew Hospitals, which has provided fantastic shadowing & learning opportunities.
Please refer to the Job Description & Personal Specification for full details of this role.
Person specification Demonstration of Trust Values Essential criteria Putting people firstPrioritising qualityBeing progressive, innovative, and continually improveBeing professional and honestPromoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice Qualifications Essential criteria BSc Diploma/Degree in Podiatric MedicineCertificate in the administration Local AnaesthesiaPrescription only medicines certificateRegistration with HCPCEvidence of Continual Professional DevelopmentEvidence of post graduate training to masters level or equivalent experience Desirable criteria Supplementary Prescribing – working towards independent prescribing Experience Essential criteria Minimum of 3 years' experience in area of specialismExperience of communicating across internal and external boundariesExperience of governance, quality and auditExperience of multi-agency working Desirable criteria Experience and Knowledge of commissioning Knowledge Essential criteria An awareness of NHS prioritiesKnowledge of current NHS strategy , and clinical governance prioritiesKnowledge of local Health Priorities including cultural diversityKnowledge of all Guidelines relating to diabetes Skills Essential criteria Ability to work autonomously and as part of a teamAbility to balance competing priorities to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding workloadBasic awareness of IT and IT skillsExcellent communication skillsExcellent organisational and clinical skillsLeadership skillsTeam building skillsEnthusiasm, integrity, confident, positive attitudeCommitment to own development Other Essential criteria To be able to travel efficiently throughout the areaApplicant will need to be a car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonable adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant) and access to a car for work purposes BenefitsWe believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers.
This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
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 whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.