Full Time
Anywhere
Posted 2 weeks ago
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Job summary

As a Podiatrist with St John Ambulance Homeless Service Manager, you will deliver foot care and general support to homeless and vulnerably housed people. Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As one of the countrys best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as everyday health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young peoples lives. We are looking for a Podiatrist to join our CQC registered Homeless Healthcare Service in Brighton treating homeless and vulnerably housed clients. Working alongside other Healthcare Professionals you will provide quality podiatry care, advice, treatment and promotion of health in a range of settings including outreach, day services and nurse led clinics. Where appropriate you will also support with wound and clinical care.

Main duties of the job

Alongside being able to demonstrate our HEART values, you will.

Be a qualified Podiatrist registered with HCPC

Have experience and understanding of working within a client centred approach

Ideally, wed like you to have experience of working in a varied podiatric environment including supporting disadvantaged or vulnerable clients

About us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1, employees and over 30, volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).

Date posted

31 August

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19, a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B-23-

Job locations

St. John Ambulance

16 Crowhurst Road

Brighton

BN1 8AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To supportthe holistic clinical needs of homeless people within a CQC registered service.

To workcollaboratively with other organisations as well as working in a multi agencysetting and with other healthcare professionals within the Sussex Homeless HealthcareService.

To givepodiatry care and treatment to the homeless community. Undertaking shiftbriefings/debriefings, ensuring all documentation and monitoring is completedand giving guidance and advice to other team members.

Podiatriccare, advice, treatment and health promotion for homeless people in differentenvironments including outreach, day services and supporting nurse led clinics.

Being theresponsible individual of podiatry clinics, ensuring the safe and efficientrunning of podiatry clinics.

Supportingwith wound care and clinical care where applicable and appropriate.

Work in line with theCQC KLOE and maintain high CQC standards and engage in CQC inspections.

Recording all client contact, providing informationfor monitoring purposes and handling these records in accordance with patientconfidentiality and St John Ambulance Data Protection Policy.

Guiding, advising and influencing other teammembers, including other Health Care Professionals.

Being responsible for medicines management withinthe podiatry clinic.

Being responsible for documentation and equipment.

Being responsible for safeguarding and referrals

Attending training sessions, maintaining competenceand role revalidiations.

Attending meetings as required by the service,including team meetings and multi-agency meetings.

Activelyengaging in building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.

Leading andchampioning innovation and new ideas of future podiatry clinics.

Supporting the administrators with arrangingbookings and managing diary to support service demand.

Liaising with other agencies, including signposting,referrals and safeguarding.

Champion and exemplify compassionate leadershipand St John values.

Activelypromote diversity and a variety of perspectives across the organisation

Perform any otherduties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post andskills and qualifications of the post-holder

Job description