Band 6 Wound care Podiatrist
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SOC 2256 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, providing care to more than 2 million people each year across our hospital sites at Barnet, Chase Farm, and the Royal Free Hospital.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Wound care Podiatrist to join our podiatry department at our Hampstead site. You will provide evidence-based wound care interventions, contribute to patient education, and support the prevention of complications through effective clinical management.
You will also work closely with multidisciplinary teams, providing specialist support to vascular, diabetes, and infectious diseases services.
The successful candidate will demonstrate our Trust values and meet the responsibilities outlined in the job description and person specification.
If you believe you meet the criteria and would like to join the Royal Free at this exciting time, we would welcome your application. For more information about this post please contactadam.farr@nhs.netand to find out more about working with us, please visit:www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs
Main duties of the job
To take responsibility for the provision of specialist, evidence-based podiatry to the Acute Foot Multidisciplinary Team.
To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other health care professionals to ensure seamless delivery of care for all patients.
To be able to work independently in assessment and diagnosis and provide quality treatment to high-risk patients on an acute setting.
To be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and their carers.
Person specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or BSc in Podiatry
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in use of Local Anaesthesia
Desirable
- Relevant post graduate qualifications eg SOCAP diabetic foot module
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Core skills in Podiatry, knowledge of acute foot conditions and wound management
- Ability to undertake intricate work in using sensitive diagnostic tools and a range of surgical instruments. e.g in the management and debridement of poor tissue viability wounds and nail surgery
- Advanced clinical treatment skills
- Positive attitude to change
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Ability to work within Trust policies, including clinical governance, data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety, to meet the differing needs of the patient
- To manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times
- Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern
- Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be accountable for actions
- Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role
- Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
Experience
Essential
- A broad range of post graduate experience including acute wound care and evidence-based practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education
- Presentations or teaching to patient groups and other healthcare professionals.
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
About the employer
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
This role appears to be based at this CQC-rated location:
- The Royal Free Hospital
Camden
Requires improvementRated Jan 2021
Matched from the job description. Source: Care Quality Commission.
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