[ref. k8549201] Band 5 Podiatrist | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

apartmentBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust placeBirmingham calendar_month 

The post holder will work as a team member as part of the city wide Podiatry Service within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC).

They will work alongside a mentor and other colleagues and be responsible for the assessment, risk categorisation and treatment planning for new referrals and existing patients, ensuring that patient care pathways are followed, and that episodes of care are implemented wherever appropriate and reflect current best practice or national guidance.

The post holder will contribute to managing the independence and mobility of patients whilst promoting the benefits of foot health, foot care advice and self management. The post holder will also take an active oversight of holistic care offering advice and signposting as appropriate.

The post holder will complete a set of competencies in order to progress and develop their potential to take extend their scope of practice and to be supported with preceptorship framework for the first 12 months in post.

New Patient assessment and treatment planning, Local analgesia , Minor invasive and sterile surgical procedures, Wound care and ulcer debridement, Enucleation and debridement of problematic skin lesions, Neurological and vascular assessment using appropriate diagnostic equipment, Musculoskeletal assessments, and use of materials to redistribute foot pressures

Working under supervision and independently from referral to discharge, providing treatment programmes for a wide range of foot and ankle pathologies,
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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.

We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

To establish effective working relation with the following:

  • Patients and carers
  • Mentor/Clinical Supervisor
  • Service and line managers
  • Clinical and administrative colleagues within the department and wider Trust
  • GP practice staff where appropriate

This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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