Advanced Podiatrist - Podiatric Surgery

An opportunity has arisen due to service development for a highly motivated Podiatrist to join our team as an Advanced Podiatrist - Podiatric Surgery. The post holder will be expected to support the Consultant Podiatric Surgeons to assist in the delivery and development of the podiatric surgery service across the Trust. The post includes Theatre support including the administration of local anaesthetic using advanced techniques as well as working in out-patient clinics.,

• Assessment and treatment of patients preoperatively and postoperatively in out-patient clinics.
• Admission and recovery of patients in the theatre setting.
• Administration and monitoring of local anaesthetic blocks using advanced techniques.
• Ordering to ensure stock levels of equipment and consumables used is maintained.
• Excellent communication skills and support to other Team members to ensure smooth running of theatre and out-patient sessions, contributing to positive patient experience.
  
  Applicants must have the ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries with excellent communication skills at all levels as well as the commitment to be flexible to suit the needs of the service.
Essential: Bsc Podiatric Medicine Registered with Health and Care Professions Council Certificate in Local Analgesia POMS certification CPR certification Significant post graduate experience The ability to meet the transport requirements of this post Previous experience of working within a Podiatric Surgery team would be desirable.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before