Clinical Specialist Podiatrist
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, West Green, Crawley
Clinical Specialist Podiatrist
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, West Green, Crawley
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 10 Jan | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 8b36b78839c34ebd9ca3c7ec50c83891
Full Job Description
- To provide high quality clinical care to patients with high risk feet and active ulceration.
- To provide Clinical Leadership, ensuring effective governance for staff working in allocated area or service.
- To work with the professional lead to ensure staff are clinically competent, services are clinically effective and safe, and an excellent patient experience is delivered.
- To embed the principles of interdisciplinary working and cross skilling for all staff, including implementing the competency frameworks.
- To provide specialist clinical advice regarding complex patients.
- To provide specialist clinical assessment and intervention for highly complex patients as required.
- To work with the patient safety lead in supporting an audit plan in the appropriate clinical area and participate in research as appropriate, to inform future service development.
- To ensure services continue to develop in line with Trust transformation programmes and the SCFT Clinical Strategy.
- To develop key partnerships, working to ensure effective whole system working, through effective communication and networking with other disciplines and by working across professional boundaries.
- To act as deputy to the line manager and professional lead if required.
We are committed to supporting our staff and we are looking for a Specialist high risk Podiatrist to join our Trust to support the delivery of excellent care at the heart of the community. We are currently recruiting for Specialist high risk Podiatrists across our Podiatry Services which are spread across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. This position is a full-time role mainly in Crawley and Horsham, with a focus on wound care and the high risk foot. We have a robust relocation package available for interested applicants. Our Podiatry service has excellent opportunities for you to put your acquired skills or experience into practice and join Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. This is your opportunity to become part of one of our largest teams who are working together to use and develop a wide range of skills and knowledge to support our patients holistically., 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. - 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
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us?