Advanced Specialist Podiatrist

CSH is looking for a experienced, motivated and passionate leader to join our Podiatry Team, specialising in Diabetes and Wound Care. Why join us? CSH is a unique organisation owned by its employees that means you are in a position to influence change. We focus on excellence in care to deliver better outcomes for our service users.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop advanced clinical podiatry services, ensuring high-quality care for patients with complex foot health needs. You will be part of a wider multidisciplinary diabetes foot team, at Ashford & St Peters Hospital, participating in Multi-disciplinary Diabetes Foot Clinics and Hot Foot Clinics, providing expert clinical leadership in wound care and diabetic foot management.

You will help lead the podiatry wound care service, delivering innovative and responsive programmes of podiatric care to improve patient outcomes. You will have experience of managing high risk diabetic patients, preferably in an MDT setting and also possess evidence of post graduate study/qualifications relevant to the role.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, together with advanced knowledge and skills in wound care and diabetic foot management. Good IT skills are beneficial as the role requires working across a range of clinical systems, however full induction, support and ongoing training are provided.

Although not essential, it would be desirable to be a non-medical prescriber.

UKVisa and Immigration Sponsorship:
Please note that we do not offer UKVIsponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right towork in the UK.

Please refer to Job description for full list.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical leadership in wound care and diabetic foot management.
• Lead service development initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
• Deliver advanced assessment, treatment plans and interventions for high risk patients with complex needs.
• Support and mentor junior staff, fostering a culture of learning and excellence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated care pathways.
• Contribute to audit, research and evidence-based practice within the service.

CSHSurrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including thecare certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access tothe Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called

The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices areheard at Board level.

CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates fromall backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying forand if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

To lead and professionally support a team of podiatrists within a defined geographical area.

To lead in the evaluation,planning and implementation of service redesign and related policies and procedures, in liaison with Podiatry Team leader and Operational Service Lead.

To lead in the operational and strategic development of the service, embracing developments in practice and evidence-based medicine.

To lead podiatry team based continuous professional development (CPD) activities, participate in podiatry service wide CPD activities, and participate in the development of the podiatry service and co-owners as a team of managers.

To lead on clinical audits,service pilots/projects and other research activities to support the development of evidence-based practice. To lead and implement a regular review of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service provided is effective.

To act as a source of clinical expertise and be the clinical lead for diabetes and wound care within the Podiatry department, ensuring an effective, co-ordinated podiatry service is provided throughout the CSH area.

To lead in the development of MDT and Hot Foot Clinics and be involved in the day to day running of podiatry wound care clinics both in the community and the Ashford & StPeters Hospital sites. Cascading information to the whole team, triagingreferrals and requesting investigations

To undertake training of podiatry students, help colleagues maintain and develop their clinical skillsin wound care, and educate other health care professionals on the role ofpodiatric wound care.

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