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Band 6 Podiatrist

Integrated Care System

Banbury

On-site

GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Full time

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Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in England is seeking a dedicated Podiatrist to manage a community caseload and deliver high-quality foot care. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Podiatry and specialist wound care knowledge. This role offers flexible shifts and opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment focused on patient wellbeing and care excellence.

Benefits

Flexible shifts
Learning & Development opportunities
Paid annual leave

Qualifications

  • HPC registration and evidence of continuing professional development required.
  • Experience in managing the high risk and ulcerated foot.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a specialist community caseload for podiatry.
  • Supervise Foot Care Assistants and assist with training.

Skills

Specialist wound care knowledge
Assessment techniques

Education

BSc Podiatry or equivalent

Job description

Location: Horton Hospital, Banbury OX16 9BF

Ward: Podiatry

Pay Rates: £22.99 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hoursMon-Fri

Why might this job interest you?

Are you passionate about putting your best foot forward in thefield of podiatry? Oxford Health NHS Trust are looking for a dedicatedPodiatrist to join their team. They are looking for someone who thrives onkeeping patients on their toes, delivering top-notch care from heel to toe. Ifyou're ready to step into a role where your expertise can make a significantimpact on mobility and quality of life, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Manage a specialist community caseload,demonstrating skills in current assessment techniques (inc use ofneurothesiometers, monofilaments, Doppler etc) and evidence-based treatment ofbiomechanical pathologies, at risk patients (inc. wound care) and nailsurgery.

Work inpartnership with patients and other service users and communicate effectivelyto meet the needs of the recipient in maximising their understanding ofinformation about their (foot) health. To empathetically convey potentiallydistressing information.

Supervise workwith and for Foot Care Assistants and assist with their training anddevelopment.

Identify the local need for podiatry services,evaluate priorities and deliver care accordingly, managing capacity and demandwithin contractual agreements.

Work closely andeffectively with other health care professionals in securing high standards ofcare for all patients, including; Referral onward, Antibiotic cover, Specialistfootwear prescriptions, Recommending further tests and investigations.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification
Experience
  • Specialist wound care knowledge in treating and managing the high risk and ulcerated foot.
Qualifications
  • BSc Podiatry (or equivalent e.g. Diploma in Podiatric Medicine or Overseas qualification with equivalent BSc experience).
  • HPC registration, evidence of continuing professional development.
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.

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