Advanced Podiatrist Practitioner

Cora Health Group Limited; Claygate; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a skilled Advanced Practice Podiatrist to deliver expert care for complex foot and lower limb conditions. This unique role includes clinical leadership, advanced diagnostics, and service development while providing mentorship to junior staff. Benefits include generous holiday entitlement, professional development opportunities, wellness support, and a flexible work environment. Ideal candidates will have a Bsc in a relevant field and experience working with lower limbs. Join to shape the future of podiatric care in our community.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Professional Development Opportunities

Wellness Support

Performance Awards

Flexibility in Working Hours

Membership Fee Reimbursement

Cora Clinical Education Academy Access

Team Building Activities

Qualifications

• Experience working with lower limbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with complex foot conditions.
• Lead on clinical decision-making and contribute to service development.
• Work autonomously and collaboratively across primary and secondary care.

Skills

Expert assessment and diagnosis

Clinical leadership

Mentoring junior staff

Evidence-based practice

Education

Bsc in the relevant field

Job description

The main purpose of an Advanced Practice Podiatrist is to deliver expert, autonomous care for complex foot and lower limb conditions - often within multidisciplinary teams and primary care settings. Their role goes far beyond routine foot care, encompassing clinical leadership, advanced diagnostics, and strategic service development.

Main duties of the job

We're seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Advanced Podiatrist Practitioner to join our progressive multidisciplinary team. This is a unique opportunity to lead innovative foot health services, manage complex caseloads, and shape the future of podiatric care in our community. This role goes far beyond routine foot care, encompassing clinical leadership, advanced diagnostics, and strategic service development.

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with complex foot and lower limb conditions
• Lead on clinical decision-making and contribute to service development
• Work autonomously and collaboratively across primary and secondary care settings
• Mentor junior staff and support professional development within the team
• Contribute to audit, research, and evidence-based practice initiatives

About us

Connect Health is the largest and most experienced independent community healthcare provider in the UK encompassing mental health, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, tier-2 MSK (musculoskeletal), chronic pain, long Covid, First Contact Practitioners (FCP) and rheumatology services, serving over 375k NHS patients across 29 NHS ICBs (Integrated Care Boards).

Job responsibilities

Why work for Cora Health? At Cora we're passionate about investing in our colleagues, fostering professional growth, and ensuring everyone feels appreciated. We believe that happy and engaged colleagues provide exceptional patient care and will be motivated to perform at their best. Here's a glimpse of what we offer you:

• Professional Development: Enjoy a minimum of 5% of your working hours dedicated to your personal growth and development. Attend internal conferences, study days, and access clinical support tools and pathways to excel in your role and career.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement: Benefit from up to 30 days of holiday (plus public holidays) to relax and recharge. You'll also get another day off for your Birthday. If you'd like even more holiday to enjoy you can participate in our generous holiday buy and sell scheme.
• Wellness Support: Access a suite of health support tools and an employee assistance program for your well-being so you can be at your best and be your true self.
• Performance Awards: Excel in your objectives and be rewarded further for your hard work with a range of pay, gifts and incentives awarded alongside attending our annual colleague awards to be treated and feel special.
• Savings and Support: Make huge saving by making the most of Blue Light and Healthcare Services discounts as well as the very important employer pension contributions.
• Membership Fee Reimbursement: Save your pennies, as we cover the cost of role required professional membership fees.
• Cora Clinical Education Academy: Access a wide range of bespoke learning opportunities with live and recorded sessions, to enhance your clinical knowledge and skills across all clinical pathways.
• Collaboration Opportunities: Engage with our entire clinical team through, including emergency clinical on-call support, clinical supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Team Building: Join in on team-building and away days to build strong connections with your colleagues.
• Flexibility: Work in a way that supports home live, through hybrid working options and flexibility in working hours and times.

These benefits are our way of expressing gratitude for your continuous dedication and contribution to Cora Health. We value you and are committed to making your experience with us even more rewarding.

Qualifications

• Bsc in the relevant field

Experience

• Experience working with lower limbs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.