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Specialist Community Podiatrist | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum pro rota |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2024 |
| Location: | king's Lynn, PE30 5NU |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6504588/839-6360269-AK-B |
Summary
To undertake a clinical role in podiatry delivering high quality, evidence-based community podiatry within a geographical locality, under the direction and with support of the Community Podiatry Clinical and Team Lead.
To undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning for patients who have specialist care needs. To carry and be responsible for own caseload.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients who require specialised care, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and those of other staff.
To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment, and the evaluation of outcomes of community podiatry patients, with a variety of presentations, including nail surgery. The work will be carried out in the clinic, nursing home, hospital and domiciliary setting.
To receive and provide complex, sensitive information. In communicating effectively with patients and carers, skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used. Barriers of effective communication will evident with some patients e.g. impaired hearing, altered perception, speaking a language other than English, pain and fear. Patients may lack the ability to consent to treatment.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
This information is available on the Norfolk Community Health and care NHS Trust Specialist Community Podiatrist job description.
This advert closes on Monday 26 Aug 2024
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