Advanced Podiatrist

A position has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated advanced podiatrist in a friendly and progressive team.
The Advanced clinician will take high level responsibility for the triage, clinical assessments and diagnosis of highly complex health and well-being needs within a defined sphere of practice. They will implement, evaluate and modify highly complex care/ interventions which they have developed to meet those needs. Leading their Podiatry Team on the management of patients with the most complex podiatric needs. The post holder will lead on the development and implementation of service innovations within their portfolio as well as the development and dissemination of training to the Podiatry Team. Performance management will form an integral part of this role. A departmental visit is encouraged prior to interview., 1. Lead a team of podiatrists and podiatry assistants supporting the service lead in daily delivery of the service.
2. Providing leadership, promoting a learning culture for colleagues and other agencies, leading service innovations and demonstrating high level problem solving.
3. Driving innovation, managing the change process to ensure services continues to be flexible and proactive to reflect the needs of the wider Health and Wellbeing community.
4. To be responsible for the escalation of patients presenting with complex conditions outside the scope of practice (expertise/knowledge/skills) to a more experienced clinician or consultant.
5. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients/service users in your care
6. To undertake self-directed/lone working in a variety of locations.
7. Manage clinical caseloads efficiently and effectively.
8. Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical practice

Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding.