To work as an integral member of the multi- disciplinary team to deliver high quality and responsive programmes of podiatric care to patients. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including General practitioners and other health care professionals. To be responsible for a highly complex and specialised caseload involving the implementation and co-ordination of highly specialise treatment regimes involving the holistic management of the at risk foot. To be highly proficient in: comprehensive neurological and vascular assessment, total contact casting, deep wound debridement, advanced pathology, wound management techniques e.g.
VAC therapy. To undertake diagnostic procedures using appropriate equipment e.g. wound swabs, Doppler ultrasound. Also to request diagnostic procedures via referral process.
To ensure best practice when exposed to unpleasant working conditions. Maintaining infection control standards when faced with malodorous wounds, ulcerations and challenging unhygienic environments. To provide a service based in the community. Professional To work as an autonomous clinician working within professional, departmental and Surrey Downs Health and Care guidelines.
Therefore being legally and professionally accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of your patients. To take a lead role in departmental clinical governance initiatives for example designing audit projects, collection of audit data, research, and development of clinical standards within specialist area of practice. To keep up to date with clinical and professional developments and use evidence based practice. To complete and maintain clinical competencies identified for the post.
To maintain and update individual Professional Portfolio, and achieve statutory hours of CPD per year. To actively participate in personal development reviews (PDRs) and lifelong learning. To lead, promote and participate in clinical support (clinical supervision) whilst facilitating team members to utilise reflective skills as a method of ensuring quality of care for all service users. To support and represent the Podiatry department in any projects, programmes and training events as required.
To lead on any relevant Podiatric contribution to NSFs and NICE guidelines. This will involve proposing and developing new policies and service changes which may impact on own department and others, and represent the department at trust level when required. To be aware of ones own scope of practice and refer to other peers/ professionals as necessary. Management To prevent professional isolation for colleagues working in the community by creating and maintaining systems for encouraging and supporting communications between podiatrists.
To collaborate closely with team leaders and managers to ensure consistent delivery of clinical standards across Surrey Downs health and care. To be responsible for the supervision of colleagues and students, and provide specialist training in area of expertise. Ensure that team learn from mistakes, near misses and complaints, promoting a learning culture. To facilitate in-service training programmes e.g.
including liaising with internal/external trainers and other professional leads. To participate in recruitment, reviewing job descriptions, short listing and sitting on interview panels and inducting new members of staff including bank staff and locums. To contribute to the departments strategy and annual business plan and produce objectives in line with it for the team

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