Band 6 Podiatrist

Job overview

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

They will operate autonomously in the delivery of high quality foot care treating complex podiatric problems. They will deliver care as a lone worker in clinic and domiciliary settings.

They will be responsible for the assessment diagnosis and treatment planning for new referrals, ensuring that patient care pathways are followed, and that episodes of care are implemented wherever appropriate.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining the independence and mobility of patients whilst promoting the benefits of foot health and foot care advice and self care

• Carry out new patient assessments, formulating treatment plans, maximising one-off or short term episodes of care to improve and resolve foot pathologies prior to planned discharge. Autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of patients.
• Managing a caseload of domiciliary visits
• Carry out wound assessments and provide wound care management
• Carry out biomechanical assessments, develop treatment plans and provide interventions, Seeking advice from and referring to colleagues with senior roles for where appropriate.
• Proactively promote the use of minor surgery to resolve problematic nail conditions, assessing, referring and providing nail surgery procedures, follow up care and advice.
• Seeking advice from and referring to colleagues with senior roles for advice or transfer of care as appropriate. Referring patients to appropriate professionals where concerns regarding health and social care are identified.
• Maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records of all interventions, in line with NHS Trust systems and professional policy. All electronic notes should be completed within 24hrs of patient appointments
• Take responsibility for updating own professional development through reflection, supervision, mandatory training, CPD, and PDR while maintaining own personal log for HCPC registration.

Working for our organisation

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Be Part of Our Team...

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full description of the Band 6 Podiatry job please see the attached Band 6 Job description and Band 6 personal spec for this role.

Person specification

HCPC registered

• Experience of working in the NHS setting

• Experience of preforming Nail surgery in the NHS

Degree in Podiatry

• Experience working in NHS Setting

• 1 years experience working in NHS setting

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible