Specialist Musculoskeletal Podiatrist

• To carry and be responsible for own caseload. Assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for a caseload of patients who have complex musculoskeletal presentations including acute and chronic pain patterns; significant physical impairments due to pain or injury and psychological issues and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, this will include provision of bespoke orthoses and exercise programmes.
• Ensure effective communication to enable patients to achieve their maximum potential for self-management particularly where this is impaired due to pain and / or fear.
• A high standard of communication skills and clinical work is required which will also include teaching and supervision of other health professionals, non-registered staff and students.
• Work with the Clinical Co-ordinator for Musculo-skeletal Services and MSK Physiotherapists to further develop, in line with evidence-based clinical best practice, ECCH's integrated MSK Service.

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients who have complex biomechanical problems, and to organise this efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and those of other staff.
• To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment, and evaluation of outcomes of MSK patients, with a variety of presentations. This will include investigation and analysis of complex facts in order to formulate individual MSK treatment plans. The work will be carried out in the clinics, and hospital setting.
• To make direct referrals to diagnostic services, to interpret results and make onward referrals to secondary care services, or to other providers.
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching, and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals, to ensure the aims of MSK services are met and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. This requires a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• To provide in-house training and support to the Podiatry Service to embed core biomechanical skills into wider clinical practice.
• To recognise when patient needs could be more appropriately met by a member of staff of a lower band, and to refer on as appropriate.
• To receive and provide complex, sensitive information. In communicating effectively with patients and carers, skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used. Barriers to effective communication will be evident with some patients e.g., impaired hearing, altered perception, speaking a language other than English, pain and fear. Patients may lack the ability to consent to treatment.
• To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment, and to support other staff likewise.
• To maintain clinical records in line with Organisational Policy and Professional Standards. To ensure that ECCH's clinical system, SystmOne, is maintained accurately so as to optimise patients care along treatment pathways.

• To work effectively with other members of the multi-professional team to ensure seamless communication of complex information and delivery of seamless high quality patient care.
• To liaise with other agencies and services both within ECCH and other external agencies including health and social care organisations
• To ensure effective communication of complex and changing disease process / foot health issues with patients, relatives and carers where there may be barriers to understanding.
• To maintain accurate records of all patient consultations and related work carried out at each clinical session, including data collection.
• To attend and actively contribute to departmental meetings and in-service training.
• To ensure that all information relating to clients and staff gained thorough employment with ECCH is kept confidential. Disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.
• All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.
• Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.
• Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Essential

• *Diploma / Degree in Podiatry
• *Current HCPC registration
• *Completion of relevant post graduate specialist training at master's level
• *Evidence of other continuing professional development

Essential

• *Worked in a variety of specialities as a qualified clinician, gaining specialised experience
• *Worked in the NHS or Private Sector in the UK providing a specialist Musculoskeletal biomechanics service.
• *Provision of clinical supervision
• *Demonstrates clinical leadership in biomechanics within local services.
• *Knowledge of audit processes

Essential

• SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
• *Identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement, implement and evaluate change
• *Self-Directed learning
• *Ability to work independently
• *Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to other clinicians within both formal and informal environments, and to evaluate the application to practice Specialist knowledge of Musculoskeletal podiatry, and ability to identify and address poor practice
• *Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• *Critical appraisal skills
• *Previous experience in Audit and Research.
• *Presentation skills.
• *Competent use of IT
• *Highly developed Podiatry skills, and excellent knowledge of Musculoskeletal practice.
• *Cope with unpredictable work patterns.
• *Ability to prescribe a range or orthoses and assess / evaluate footwear.
• PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• *Able to work collaboratively within a team
• *Able to work independently
• *Committed to personal and team development
• *Able to work with others and pass on skills and knowledge.
• *Able to maintain judgement under pressure.
• *Able to maintain motivation, drive, enthusiasm. Confident.