Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFTWe have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic band 7 Staff Podiatrists.
The hours will be over 2 days covering the Ilkeston Hospital in theatre and also in outpatients.
You will work as a member of the Ilkeston or Chesterfield Podiatric Surgery teams in the Ilkeston Theatre Suite at Ilkeston Community Hospital and providing outpatient care at Ilkeston or Scarsdale, Chesterfield sites.
Our team focuses on outpatient and day case Podiatric Surgery. Therefore, it is essential that you have a keen interest and some experience in this field.
Your work will involve working with the Podiatric Surgery teams within outpatients and theatre.
The successful candidate will need to have HCPC registration and a degree in Podiatry.
If you can demonstrate good communication skills, have the ability to plan and organise, are competent and can deliver evidence-based clinical care, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the jobTo be part of a highly motivated team, providing a high standard of clinical care within a Podiatric Surgery unit.
To act as a specialist liaison for the Community Podiatry Team providing specialist advice regarding the Podiatric Surgery service to Podiatrists, professionals in other fields, and patients.
To assist the responsible Podiatric Consultant in conducting out-patient clinics and theatre.
Adhere to policies, strategies, and objectives of the Podiatric Surgery team and employing NHS Trust.
To recognise and speak up about improvements to policies, strategies, and objectives of the Podiatric Surgery team.
About usThe Purpose and Activities of DCHS Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes, and increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. Person SpecificationQualificationsPodiatry DegreeHCPC RegistrationPOMIRMERIndependent prescriberExperience and Knowledge RequiredExperience of multi-disciplinary workingExperience and good understanding of working with and treating patients with chronic diseases and co-morbiditiesAble to perform ankle blocks and popliteal blocksAble to prepare patients for theatreTo be competent in steroid injection therapyPrevious post-graduate experience of working in an NHS Podiatric Surgery UnitSkills and AttributesA range of knowledge and skills in Podiatric SurgeryAbility to travel to other DCHS sites across DerbyshireAptitude and Personal QualitiesEvidence-Based PractitionerTo be able to manage flexible working hoursValues, Drivers and MotivatorsSelf DrivenHighly motivatedAlways looking to improve the standard of patient care and qualityDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
AddressOutpatients & Ilkeston theatre, Ilkeston Hospital & Outpatients Scarsdale hospital
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