Job Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
- Assesses and manages patients referred for podiatry independently and implements appropriate treatment plans, applying specialised podiatry knowledge and skills.
- Reports to referring doctor and other members of the medical team.
- Documents patient podiatry records accurately.
- Charges patients accurately. Updates individual performance statistical records regularly.
- Complies with clinical and service standards.
- Assists in the supervision of podiatrists in the workgroup.
- Practices within areas of professional competence and seeks clinical support from supervisor / other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Collaborates with other healthcare members and participates in case conferences.
- Assists in the preparation of monthly performance reports for the workgroup.
- Assists in the monitoring of key performance indicators of the workgroup (clinical / service quality, revenue and productivity).
- Co-leads clinical research projects related to the workgroup.
- Prepares and regularly updates the inventory for therapy equipment for the workgroup.
- Assists in reviewing and updating clinical protocols and SOPs.
- Assists in the management of projects assigned to the workgroup.
- Co-leads in departmental activities (eg QC).
- Assists in developing, promoting and marketing new clinical services.
- Assists in budgeting for the workgroup.
- Assists in the development and co-ordination of clinical education programme for podiatry students attached to the workgroup.
- Assists in the induction of new podiatrists deployed to the workgroup.
- Contributes to departmental in-service training programmes, hospital educational talks and external talks / workshops / forums / seminars.
- Assists in the identification the training needs of staff in the workgroup.
- Networks strategically with healthcare practitioners in NUH.
- Actively updates podiatry knowledge and skills.
Requirements
- Recognized Degree in Podiatry.
- Postgraduate qualifications in relevant clinical specialty preferred.
- 4 years of relevant work experience preferred.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good supervisory and coaching skills.
- Service oriented and customer focused.
- Result oriented.
- Team worker.
- Competent in IT skills (Microsoft Excel / Word / Access / Powerpoint)
If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘[email protected]’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.
