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Band 5 Podiatrist (Development Post) | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bognor regis, PO22 9PP |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6348698/150-KW9470-CSS-A |
Summary
Are you due to graduate from a BSc Podiatry course?
Would you like to work as part of a great team with comprehensive support and mentoring systems?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent part-time band 5 Podiatrist to join Sussex Community NHS Foundation trust, in our Bognor/Chichester locality.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is enthusiastic, dynamic and keen to develop their clinical skills. With support from specialist colleagues, you will be working within a variety of settings to manage an at risk caseload.
In return for your dedication and hard work, we are offering a comprehensive induction and clinical rotation programme, which supports staff development and career progression with access to further post-graduate education. Our Clinical Rotation programme includes competency lead frameworks for; Nail surgery, MSK, and Diabetic MDT clinics. We ensure regular individual and group supervision - giving individuals a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills at your pace
The post holder must hold a current full driving licence. A car owner is preferable but the trust does offer attractive care leasing schemes.
Applications are invited from a BSc qualified and HCPC registered podiatrist. This post would suit a new graduate Podiatrist due to qualify this summer.
You will work as part of the podiatry team, providing assessment and treatment for patients referred for assessment and intervention.
You will be responsible for the comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, reviewing of care plans and potentially discharging patients when their course of treatment is completed. This will occur in a variety of clinical locations, including domiciliary settings.
As part of your treatment planning you will be expected to deliver health promotion and education to maximise the patients potential gain from their Podiatry intervention.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Main Responsibilities:
• To provide high-quality care to a diverse range of podiatry patients in a wide variety of settings. To assess diagnose, treat, plan and manage the podiatric (lower limb and foot health) needs of the local population in a wide variety of settings, in order to maintain patient mobility and independence. We do not provide Social Nail Cutting Services.
• To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other care providers to ensure seamless care delivery for all patients and where appropriate to liaise with and refer and work under direction on Band 6.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Jun 2024