Band 5 / 6 Podiatrist (Depending on experience)

Clinical Responsibilities Ensure all treatment methodologies are negotiated and consented and can be justified, and recorded using recognised best practice or demonstratable rationale and evidence base. Demonstrate empathy to ensure patient care is at the heart of clinical practice and goal setting even where language, cultural, sensory, illness and disability barriers make this process more complex. Using motivational and empowerment skills to enter partnerships of care and achieve goals with patients. Negotiating with patients regarding transfer of their care to other professionals, carers or family. Overcoming barriers to communication, breaking bad news and dealing with sensitive information Provide accurate and timely statistical information and data collection. Provide treatment at a variety of sites as a lone worker including patients homes, health centres, GP surgeries, hospitals. Attend and contribute to staff meetings, study days and service development processes Maintain effective communications with other colleagues and health care professionals to ensure clinics run smoothly. Frequently cramped conditions including at the bedside. Working in clinical environment requiring patient moving and handling skills and wheel chair transfers or working from floor where transfer not safe. Moving equipment and stock deliveries Frequent exposure to risks associated with viral and bacterial infections associated with body fluids, open wounds and contaminated equipment and COSHH regulated chemicals e.g. phenol with noxious fumes. Isolated and autonomous working e.g. Domiciliary visiting providing unique risks for the lone worker undertaking clinical procedures with people who are housebound Occasional exposure to distressing circumstances such as family bereavement, terminal illness and amputation. Frequent involvement with patients who have had their quality of life affected by pain, ulceration and loss of mobility. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.