Musculoskeletal Podiatrist

Main area: Adult Community Physical Health Services

Grade Band: 5

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 6180-CPH

Site: Clinics across Greenwich Borough (all at hospitals and health centres)

Town: Greenwich

Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 pa inc

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 24/02/:59

Job overview

This post is a specialist podiatry clinical training post within the Oxleas Greenwich Musculoskeletal team. The post holder will work with other AHPs at designated clinic sites in Greenwich to provide seamless musculoskeletal treatment plans within our community clinics. The post holder will develop high-level assessment clinical skills ready to employ a range of treatment options including custom and chairside orthotics, shockwave therapy, exercise therapy, manual therapy, injection therapy, and diagnostic ultrasound.

Main duties of the job

• Assessment and management of patients presenting to the service with complaints involving the lower limb and specifically those of the foot and ankle.
• The post holder will work as a multi-disciplinary team comprising physiotherapists, podiatrists, podiatric surgeons, and extended scope practitioners.
• The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a caseload including accurate clinical notes.
• Contribution towards team meetings and training with the local and larger team will be integral aspects of the role.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages, and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools, and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London, we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide assessment and MSK podiatry treatment to clients in community clinics.
• To provide advanced neurological & biomechanical assessment of foot function to isolate the cause of the pathology so that pathways of care can be followed by the team responsible for individual patient care.
• To undertake advanced gait assessment.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, developing & agreeing treatment plans individually with clients. Support from senior staff is provided.
• To develop treatment plans and discharge plans through an agreed contract with each client, and to follow through the treatment plan with an end result of improved foot pathology & discharge where appropriate.
• To assess all clients at every visit and refer to specialist services as appropriate.
• To prescribe, and manufacture, orthoses/insoles/appliances/and shoe adaptations when required using the laboratory equipment.
• To be responsible for the protection of health and wellbeing of all clients. Alert others to concerns where protection may be required for both children and vulnerable adults.
• To appropriately refer clients to specialist teams whenever needed.
• Dealing sensitively and appropriately with a client caseload with complex health needs, assisting individuals to manage their health needs effectively.
• To work within the community care team to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to improvement of foot pathology.
• Always aiming to achieve with each client maximum independence through self-care and effective client management.

Person specification

• HCPC registered
• Worked clinically since graduation
• Worked within MSK remit as a student or since graduating

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

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