Specialist Podiatrist - Diabetes
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 4SE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9150-25-0388 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities To be responsible for the day-to-day planning of personal workload. To maintain and provide information concerning operation, statistics and development of the service as required. To maintain full and accurate clinical records. To be flexible and provide cover as required by the service managers. To maintain all areas of the working environment in a clean and tidy condition, meeting minimum departmental standards at all times. To ensure professional standards are maintained through personal presentation and conduct. Timescales for achievement and standards of performance relating to the duties and responsibilities identified in this job description will be agreed with the post-holder via the annual appraisal process and the relevant KSF outline. As an employee of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust the post-holder will have access to confidential information. Under no circumstances should this be disclosed to an unauthorised person outside of the Trust. The post- holder must ensure compliance with the legal requirements of the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts. As an employee of the Sussex Community Foundation Trust, the post-holder will be required to adhere to all Sussex Community Foundation Trusts policies including Equal Opportunities where all employees are expected to accept individual responsibility for the practical implications of these policies. Every employee has a duty to ensure that the work that they undertake is conducted in a way that is safe to themselves, other employees, patients and members of the general public. If an employee considers that a hazard to health and safety exists, it is their responsibility to report the matter to their Manager and through the Incident Reporting system. Employees must co-operate with carrying out risk assessments and must adhere to safe systems of work. This includes understanding and adhering to the reporting procedures for clinical and non-clinical incidents/near misses. Employees must attend relevant courses and mandatory updates, take a pro-active role in contributing to risk identification and management and be responsive to lessons learned from incidents and near misses. The post-holder must at all times abide by the professional code of conduct for their profession. Breaches of the code of conduct may lead to disciplinary action. This post may require the post-holder to travel to other sites in the course of fulfilment of their duties. The Trust has a no smoking policy. Clinical governance: You will be expected to take part in the processes for monitoring and improving the quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management and clinical audit. If you engage in clinical research you must follow Trust protocols and ensure that the research has had ethical approval. You will be expected to ensure that patients receive the information they need and are treated with dignity and respect for their privacy. All staff should be aware of their responsibilities and role in the relation to the Trusts Major Incident Plan. SCFT Employees are expected to act at all times in alignment with the Trusts vision and values, clearly identifying their own responsibilities in delivering the Trusts vision and values. Employees should honour the Trusts vision and values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others. Employees should demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working. The Trust is committed to delivering a high standard of customer care and therefore it is compulsory to ensure that you have undergone induction training within 3 months of your appointment. The Trust has a statutory duty to ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. As a SCFT employee you should be mindful of this and do what you can, appropriate to your role and level of responsibility, to meet this duty.