Community Podiatrist

NHS Professionals Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in Oxford is looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join their team. This role offers an opportunity to work with patients, providing top-notch care and treatment for foot health. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Podiatry and HCPC registration. Responsibilities include managing a community caseload and delivering evidence-based treatments. The position provides flexible shifts and access to development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• HCPC registration with local anaesthetic annotation is required.
• Experience in wound care and nail surgery is essential.
• Demonstrated skill in patient assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with patients about their foot health.
• Deliver evidence-based treatment to at-risk patients.
• Manage a specialist community caseload.

Skills

Effective communication

Partnership working

Clinical expertise in podiatry

Education

BSc Podiatry or equivalent

Job description

Location: Murray House, Oxford OX2 8TA

Ward: Podiatry

Pay Rates: £23.82 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours.Err Mon-Fri 08:30-17:30

Why might this job interest you?

Are you passionate about putting your best foot forward in the field of podiatry? Oxford Health NHS Trust is looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join their team. They are looking for someone who thrives on keeping patients on their toes, delivering top‑notch care from heel to toe. If you’re ready to step into a role where your expertise can make a significant impact on mobility and quality of life, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Work in partnership with patients and other service users and communicate effectively to meet the needs of the recipient in maximisingowaniu understanding of information about their (foot) health. To empathetically convey potentially distressing information.

Evidence‑based treatment of at‑risk patients including wound patients, nail surgery and offloading.

Manage a specialist community caseload, demonstrating skills in current assessment techniques (including use of monofilaments, ABPI, Doppler etc), treating at‑risk patients (including wound care), carrying out nail surgery and using evidence‑based MSK skills to offload the at‑risk foot.

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

Work closely and effectively with other health care professionals in securing high standards of care for all patients, including: referral onward, antibiotic cover, specialist footwear prescriptions, recommending further tests and investigations.

About us

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.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration with local anaesthetic annotation.
• BSc Podiatry (or equivalent e.g. Diploma in Podiatric Medicine or overseas qualification with equivalent BSc experience).

Experience

• Effective communication and partnership working with patients/the general public, especially in respect of foot health education.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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