To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based
highly specialised podiatry intervention within the areas of:
• Diabetes / Vascular Assessment / Minor Surgery
• Rheumatology/ Biomechanics
To support the development of specialist podiatrists and podiatrists via knowledge sharing and
supervision to ensure competency within the podiatry workforce. To lead on agreed service developments
aimed at service improvements (in line with Evidenced Based Practice) to improve quality within the
service.
1. To be responsible for a highly specialist podiatry portfolio in an agreed area of expertise, which
will include provision of expert advice to podiatrists, senior clinicians, MDT across Mersey Care
Foundation Trust (MCFT) to support them in taking up their duty of care; to produce, co-ordinate
and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for
patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care.
2. Management of a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional podiatric
needs.
3. To undertake comprehensive podiatry assessment of patients with highly complex presentations,
using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determine
a diagnosis.
4. To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning
and utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highly
specialised interventions and programmes of care, which may include working with staff across
organisational boundaries.
5. To facilitate pathways of care involving a step up / step down approach to patients care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision
of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in
doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
Role model the values of the Trust – Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness,
Enthusiasm and Support– in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other
stakeholders.
Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined as: 'The volunteering of all relevant
information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether
or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that
provision has been made.’
Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
Value the contribution of the patient/ service user voice.
Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff,
service users and other stakeholders.
Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all
personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was
intended.
Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
Adhere to all organisational policies.
Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain
their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment.
Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS
employees.
Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training workshop.
Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training.
Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team.
Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect
within your team.
Support their team/ services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture.
Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/ information to the attention of team members and other
MCT colleagues they work with.
Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior
leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties
can be discussed safely and respectfully.
Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace
#iwillspeakup.
Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024