Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatrist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-6235135-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Vicarage Lane and Canterbury Health Centre
- Town
- Ashford and Canterbury
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Podiatrist
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a Band 5 Specialist Podiatrist to work within Kent Community Health NHS
The successful candidate will join one of the largest and forward-thinking Podiatry Departments in
The post holder is required to have excellent clinical skills to deliver a range of Podiatry
The Department embraces the use of new ways of working using virtual consultations, Wound
The service is delivered in Community Clinics, Health Centres, GP surgeries, Acute and Community
The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive health and well
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Main duties of the job
This role is for a highly motivated and professional HCPC registered podiatrist with graduate
The post holder is required to have excellent diagnostic and clinical skills to deliver a range of
The clinician will effectively record all patient interventions, offer support, advice and guidance to
This role will develop the clinician with the qualities required for treatment planning, assessment,
Supporting personal and people development by engaging in own supervision and appraisal
Post is based in 3 days in Ashford Team and 2 days in Canterbury Team
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine
- Completion of post-graduate ‘induction’ training Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Diabetic Foot Module or willingness to successfully complete.
- HCPC registration
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Proven record of providing high quality podiatric care for high risk patients and using biomechanical skills to provide effective chair side and prescribed orthotics
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Clinical Governance and professional standards Health & Safety roles and responsibilities for clinical practice
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Highly developed manual dexterity and clinical skills
- Ability to provide clear, concise written and verbal information to colleagues, patients and external contacts
- Interpersonal skills to work effectively within a team
- Computer literacy to enable use of email/inputting accurate patient records at speed
- Ability to work alone and under pressure if required
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated
- Reliability and commitment to work
- Flexible in dealing with different personalities to enable patient compliance with treatment plans
- Able to be assertive when giving unwelcome information
- Good attention to detail
ABILITY TO MANAGE
Essential criteria
- Excellent time management
- Good planning skills
- Able to take responsibility for own workload on a day to day basis and work autonomously
- Able to travel to a variety of sites at short notice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Wippich
- Job title
- Podiatry Operational Lead for Community
- Email address
- [email protected]
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