Clinical Lead - Podiatry & Biomechanics

Are you passionate about helping people maintain and improve their mobility, independence and quality of life? Do you want to lead and develop specialist podiatry services within a multidisciplinary team where your expertise is highly valued?, We are looking for a dedicated Clinical Lead Podiatrist to join Accelerate CIC. You will provide expert assessment and management of complex foot, ankle and gait-related conditions for people with lymphatic and venous disease, while supporting service development, clinical governance and best practice with a focus on managing people with lymphoedema, legs ulcers and lipoedema. Working autonomously and alongside our specialist nursing teams, you will deliver high-quality lower limb care, MSK interventions, education and undertake service evaluations and audits to improve the care for our unique patient population. As this is a unique role, you will receive specialist support and mentorship from the Podiatry Service Lead and Director of Clinical Services. If you would like to discuss the role or service, please contact us using the details provided in the advert.,

• Support for the wider MDT team in understanding the role of mobility.
• Facilitation of reflective practice within the MDT.
• Support wider knowledge of the impact of altered mechanics and mobility in individuals living with long-term swelling or wounds, by delivering education under the direction of the Director of Education & Research.
• Elevate the role of biomechanics and mobility with a focus on the impact of management on wound care and lymphoedema at a national level.
• Undertaking podiatry assessments that will determine key issues relating to patient activity levels, mobility safety and biomechanical issues.
• Communicate effectively with patients regarding treatment / treatment options in an understandable way, enabling and giving the patients options to agree their care.
• Work within the specialist area of Podiatric biomechanics / MSK podiatry in the management of a broad range of lower limb, gait and orthopaedic / MSK-related conditions, providing high-quality care.
• Core podiatry will include providing assessments, diagnoses, developing and implementing individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including but not limited to, wounds of varied aetiology, lymphoedema, lipoedema and diabetes, and other chronic conditions that affect lower limb health.
  
  Accelerate CIC is an independent not-for-profit award-winning community interest company (CIC) delivering community focused wound and lymphoedema services to Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney and across London. We deliver NHS services. As a social enterprise we have greater control of our working environment and team ownership that benefits patients and staff alike. If we see something that needs to be changed, we do it! We can and do bring change!
Our mission is to make a tangible difference to people's lives and we are doing this daily, reaching more complex wound and lymphoedema patients every year. We are a team full of energy and drive, we are so proud of all that we do! We welcome those who are enthusiastic about developing their skills with opportunities for advancing. You will be part of a progressive and dynamic multidisciplinary team that supports, challenges and inspires change.