Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust We are looking for a highly skilled, enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated HCPC Registered Clinical Lead Podiatrist to work alongside the current Clinical Lead Podiatrist on a part-time basis working with our teams based across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.
This role presents an exciting opportunity, working collaboratively with Operational, Clinical and Professional Leads to have a positive impact on clinical delivery of Podiatry Services across the organisation and influence strategic planning and service development in line with the NHS Long Term Plan to develop our podiatry and wider Trust workforce and care pathways to assure sustainable, high-quality services for individuals in our community.
As a senior member of the podiatry team, you will be expected to lead on, and contribute to, a wide variety of service development and quality improvement initiatives, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, AHPs Deliver and aligned Podiatry and Trust objectives.
We are looking for an individual who demonstrates Trust values and behaviours, mental flexibility, and capacity to compromise, seeing the bigger picture, resilience, a solution-focused mind-set, being a team player, and ability to make a decision.
Due to the nature of this role you will be required to adequately travel across a large geographical area.
The role is 0.6wte / 22.5 hours per week and will entail co-working with an existing Clinical Lead on a part-time basis to provide an overall Clinical Lead wte.
Main duties of the job As a Senior Podiatry Lead within this team you will be expected to deliver advanced podiatric patient assessment and diagnosis for a highly complex clinical caseload covering adult patients. This may involve a range of complex clinical undifferentiated or diagnosed conditions using an advanced scope of practice.
You will hold a post-registration qualification, demonstrate competence in all four pillars of Advanced Clinical Practice, and be skilled in the delivery of autonomous care requiring complex decision making and high levels of personal responsibility.
A clear commitment to professional development, and drive to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, alongside experience in leading, supporting, and supervising colleagues is required. Support will be available for completion of MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or agreed alternative.
About us By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications Job responsibilities For further information regarding this role please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
For more information please contact Katy Baker, Operational Manager Podiatry, Physical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology, , 07984 021399 or Sarah Ormond, Operational Manager Dietetics and East Staffs Therapies, , 07817 266556.
Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING Professional Qualification and Registration as a Podiatrist Masters level award or equivalent or willingness to work towards Relevant validated clinical courses e.g. University accredited modules Evidence of teaching at a multiprofessional level. To have or be working towards an Advanced Clinical Practitioner Qualification. Teaching or mentoring qualifications. EXPERIENCE Able to demonstrate having worked in an autonomous expert role utilising clinical assessment skills in highly complex situations. Experience of engaging in research. Experience of leading clinical audit / evaluation. Extensive clinical and leadership experience within a community rehabilitation setting. Experience of using Quality Improvement methodologies Supervisory skills. Experience of supervising therapists. Recent experience of designed and delivered teaching or education packages to service users, carers and health care staff Previous work at Regional or National level SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES Highly advanced knowledge in Physical examination, assessment and ability to identify 'red flags' Sound understanding of care delivery in the NHS, priorities, pressures and strategy Extensive knowledge of delivery methods and approaches. High level clinical assessment, examination, investigation and diagnostic skills Able to produce high quality reports, policies and protocols. High quality record keeping. Ability to influence, initiate and manage change Ability to make critical judgements and decisions without policies or guidelines and without referring to a supervisor Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to process and share highly complex information in a confidential manner. Excellent inter-personal skills Excellent analytic skills. Excellent time management and organizational skills. Demonstrate the application of advanced clinical practice skills and knowledge Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP). Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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