Job responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide range of clinical needs including:

  • High Risk Diabetes

  • Neuropathy

  • Chronic disease e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Vascular conditions

  • Wound management/tissue viability

  Care will be provided in a range of settings including:

  • Hospital Clinics

  • Ward Rounds

  • Health Centre Community Clinics

  • GP Practice Clinics

  • Residential Homes for the Elderly

  • Patients Homes

  • Care Centres for the Disabled

  • To be responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of patients with subsequent production of individual treatment plan and be able to manage the day to day running of a busy clinic.
  • To complete all relevant internal competency development, including and not limited to; Nail Surgery, MSK, High Risk.
  • To participate in the departmental rota for nail surgery as appropriate.
  • Assessment and identification of risk factors, categorising patients into appropriate risk banding as defined by the service assessment matrix.
  • To be responsible for the day-to-day planning of personal workloads for the completion of home visits and visits to residential homes for the elderly and care centres.
  • To be actively involved in the provision of foot health education advice to patients, relatives and carers, to participate in foot health training where appropriate for Primary Care and Social Care staff.
  • To be actively involved in the development of departmental policies, guidelines and protocols.
  • To be responsible for the maintenance and security of stock and equipment as appropriate.
  • To follow departmental policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines using discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
  • To be able to treat patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound as appropriate.
  • To be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence in other local areas and to undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time.
  • To ensure all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within local areas.
  • To maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
  • To carry out all duties with regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy.

  *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered podiatrist
• Podiatry diploma / degree
• Local anaesthetics certificate
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant areas.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence based approach to wound management.

Desirable

• Broad based experience working in isolation and as a team member including the treatment and management of high risk patients on a regular basis.
• Experience working in an NHS Podiatry setting.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills utilising evidence based practice.
• An understanding of clinical governance and clinical supervision.
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Able to participate in standard setting and audit.
• Skills in reflective practice

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

• Knowledge of NHS systems and appropriate frameworks.
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
• Understands the principle of confidentiality.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of the Post

The successful applicant will provide medical leadership to the CAMH-Crisis team and contribute to the medical leadership of The Darwin Centre for Young People. They will work closely and collaboratively with their consultant and MDT colleagues.

Work collaboratively with team, ward and service managers to ensure robust clinical governance activities are maintained including appropriate CPD slots to support team practice and development, supervision, audit, and service-evaluation work.

Develop and strengthen relationships across the directorate and with partner organizations to improve crisis care, develop crisis and admission avoidance pathways, promote alternatives to admission, and facilitate timely discharges.

Training of Core, Specialty and GP trainees including as their Consultant Supervisor. The Darwin Centre is a placement for CPFTs Core Training scheme and Specialty Trainees in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry who are on the East of England Higher Training Scheme.

Work alongside Community Consultant colleagues and ensure Consultant cover is available as needed for the duty CAMHS practitioners and Paediatric wards for urgent assessments and advice.

Participate in the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist out of hours on-call rota (currently 1 in 8) paid at Band A, 5% supplement. Providing Consultant Child Psychiatry, non-residential, on call advice/supervision to doctors in training grades and duty CAMH practitioners. This is a Trust-wide Rota covering all of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the three Tier 4 units and the three acute hospitals. Advice may need to be provided to the 24/7 nurse led all age telephone crisis service and 9-9pm CAMHS crisis service. There is an expectation that phone calls will be responded to promptly and that on occasion consultants may be required to attend a hospital site to assess patients. There is current review of remuneration for on-call through a diary exercise.

Contribute to the teaching and training of STs, CTs, medical students and MDT members. CTs and STs work within the department as part of their psychiatric rotations. There will be an opportunity to undertake the role of Clinical and Educational Supervisor for these doctors in training.

Access to admin support is proportionately through the Crisis team and Darwin Centre Admin Hubs.

Provide consultation to multi-agency colleagues working with children and young people and attend to any safeguarding needs that arise in accordance with local and national best practice standards.

Maintain high quality clinical records and otherwise participate in the administrative duties associated with patient care and the running of the services.

Collaborate with medical colleagues to maintain the service in the absence of departmental colleagues due to annual leave, study leave and short-term sickness.

• There will be an expectation to work collaboratively to provide flexible cross-cover across Tier 4 services as required. This could include providing Consultant input to the Home Treatment Team.

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification/certification
• Section 12 Approved Psychiatrist or willingness to obtain training
• Approved Clinician Status or willingness to obtain training

Entry criteria for the grade

Essential

• Specialist Registration in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or CESR or within 6 months of attainment of CCT /CESR at time of interview.
• Shall have equivalent experience and competencies as recognised by GMC

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of good working relationships
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of training doctors in training.

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub- specialist experiences relevant to this post

Skills/Ability/ Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Decision-making and problem solving skills including children and young people
• Management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to take a clinical lead.
• Able and willing to represent department at Trust wide meetings.
• Able to work and build relationships with others.

Desirable

• Training/skills in a relevant therapeutic modality e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, parenting programmes
• Experience in clinical management of Learning Disability presentations.

Academic skills, lifelong learning abilities

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence

Desirable

• Published on a relevant subject in a peer reviewed journal
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Participated in quality/service improvement initiative
• Led a clinical audit leading to significant change

Qualities/ Attributes

Essential

• Able to demonstrate reflective practice.
• Approachable and flexible.
• Reliable.
• Ability to demonstrate/develop an understanding of service within the wider context of the changing NHS and Mental Health Services.
• Able to tolerate clinical complexity, uncertainty and change

Desirable

• Experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment within tight budgetary restraints

Equality

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).