Podiatrist

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stockport seeks a qualified Podiatrist to deliver high-quality care. Your role involves implementing individualized care for diverse clinical needs and managing your caseload. New graduates will receive supervision for their first 6-12 months. The position requires a B.Sc(Hons) in Podiatry, HCPC registration, and strong clinical skills. A salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per year, pro-rata, is offered. Join us to make a difference in the community.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars and home electronics

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance options

Local financial advice through Stockport Credit Union

Qualifications

• NHS experience required.
• Work with the public in another sphere.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality podiatry service to clients.
• Implement individualised care programmes for diverse clinical needs.
• Manage own caseload with supervision.

Skills

Good knowledge of all clinical podiatry skills

Nail surgery experience

Strong commitment to professional development

Education

B.Sc(Hons) Podiatry

HCPC Registration

Member of Professional Body

Job description

Join us to be part of the enthusiastic team changing the future for podiatry in Stockport.

You will be providing an efficient, effective, and consistently high-quality podiatry service for Stockport Foundation Trust.

Implementing individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems, and wound management. The post holder will also be able to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.

New graduates will participate in supervision and mentoring for the first 6 - 12 months.

Main duties of the job

To provide an efficient, effective and consistently high quality podiatry service to clients registered to the Stockport Foundation Trust.

To implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management. The post holder will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.

New graduates will be offered supervision and mentoring for the first 6 - 12 months.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

Communications

• Work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team and liaise with other professionals and agencies to provide quality care across all care boundaries social services, hospital, care homes.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers so as to obtain clear diagnostic information where there may be difficulties due to hearing loss, anxiety or a language barrier. This is particularly important in assessing capacity to gain valid informed consent.
• Deliver appropriate foot care advice to patients and their carers
• Promote equality, diversity and rights.
• To actively promote a healthy lifestyle to patients persuading and encouraging them to eat healthily, take up exercise and stop smoking
• Maintain accurate contemporaneous treatment records of patients care.
• Attend and actively contribute to department and multi-disciplinary meetings.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Qualification

• B.Sc(Hons) Podiatry
• HCPC Registartion
• Member of Professional Body

Experience

• NHS experience
• Work with the public in another sphere

Skills

• Good knowledge of all clinical podiatry skills
• Nail surgery experience

Skills

• strong commitment to professional development

Knowledge

• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata per annum