Community Podiatrist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Eltham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Podiatrist to join a busy, multidisciplinary team in Greenwich for a fixed-term 12-month position. The role involves assessing and planning patient care, treating foot complications, and rotating through nail surgery and wound clinic settings.

The post welcomes newly qualified podiatrists and supports professional development. You will work across community health centres and residential settings, collaborating with district nursing and other NHS

Qualifications

• Involvement in assessment and planning of individual patient care.
• Opportunity for specialist rotations into nail surgery and wound clinic.
• Newly qualified podiatrist welcome to consolidate learning in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan patient care for foot health needs.
• Provide treatment planning for foot complications (diabetes, rheumatoid, vascular issues).
• Work within a multidisciplinary team including district nursing and acute MDfT.

Skills

Podiatry

Communication skills

Diagnostic skills

Teamwork

Job description

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of health and social care services to people living in South East London and parts of Kent.

We are looking for a Podiatrist to join our friendly, supportive and dedicated team at Oxleas based in the borough of Greenwich. This is a fixed term position for 12 months.

Our progressive and busy service delivers a range of high-quality foot health services across South East London. You will be involved in the assessment and planning of individual patient care, working independently and as part of a team, so excellent communication, diagnostic, and team building skills are essential.

We deliver patient care to a variety of clinical settings including community health centres, domiciliary and residential homes. Our client base is primarily high risk, and you will be responsible for the treatment planning for foot complications associated with diabetes, rheumatoid and vascular / ischaemic long-term conditions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary service, in close collaboration with our district nursing colleagues, the acute MDfT and the Surgical Appliances department.

In this role you will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of specialist clinical rotations into nail surgery; and the acute MDfT wound clinic (outpatient clinics and wards). You will work alongside very experienced podiatrists and will be encouraged and supported in all aspects of your professional development. You will have regular supervision, 1:1's with your line manager and access to Podiatry related CPD events. This would be an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified podiatrist to consolidate their undergraduate learning and gain confidence in a friendly and supportive environment.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, childrens' centres, schools and peoples' homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley , Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our Purpose Is To Improve Lives By Providing The Best Possible Care To Our Patients And Their Families. This Is Strengthened By Our New Values

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Pearce Job title: Practice Development Lead Podiatrist Email address: [e-mail]