Job summary
Clinical Specialist Podiatrist in the High Risk Foot working across 2 acute settings in the Rapid Access Foot Ulcer Clinics and supporting the community based podiatry service in a variety of other settings.

To diagnose and treat patients with complex foot pathologies and provide clinical leadership to the High Risk Foot Team.

To facilitate and lead on audits and clinical governance.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert knowledge and skills in the treatment of the High Risk Foot.
• Be responsible for achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for diabetic foot ulcer intervention, developing plans to improve performance.
• Be responsible for continuous service improvement in the care of patients with complex, podiatric care needs
• Be responsible for advance areas of work and be a source of advice/ training/ support for the High Risk Foot Team and the wider MDT.
• Develop referral pathways, Standard Operating Procedures and Clinical Standards to ensure current and safe clinical practice.
• Be responsible for maintaining clinical stock levels within a limited budget.

About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible

Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Significant postgraduate clinical podiatrist NHS work experience including Clinical leadership experience.
• Working in isolation and as a team member including the treatment and management of very high-risk patients in clinical settings and domiciliary settings
• Ability to contribute to the development of policy/guidelines/ pathways.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team and liaison with other health care professionals.

Qualifications
Essential

• Podiatry diploma/degree.
• HCPC registered podiatrist.
• Local anaesthetic certificate.
• Evidence of continuing postgraduate specialist training

Desirable

• Experience of working in all specialists' areas within Podiatry
• Independent Prescribing qualification or working towards one.

Additional Information
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).