Podiatrist - Band 5 Equivalent

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A community interest organization in Ipswich is seeking a HPCP registered Podiatrist. You will assess and treat patients with complex needs, manage a caseload, and create individualized treatment plans. The position offers flexible working, competitive salaries, and 27 days of holiday, increasing to 29 days after five years. Join a supportive team within a not-for-profit environment delivering various NHS services.

Benefits

Flexible working

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service cover

Competitive salaries

27 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Blue light card employer

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC.
• Previous community-based care experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat a diverse range of patients at high risk of lower limb complications.
• Manage a caseload and create individualised treatment plans.
• Participate in nail surgery clinics.

Job description

We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.

• You will need to be a HPCP registered Podiatrist.
• You will need to have regular access to transport in order to support all of the locations the service covers.

Main duties of the job

Youll assess and treat a diverse range of patients who may have complex needs and who are at high risk of lower limb complications.

You will be working with the team to manage a caseload, and create individualised treatment plans for each patient.

Youll also have the opportunity to take part in nail surgery clinics.

Youll join our Podiatry Service, which is delivered by Suffolk GP Federation. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting! We are looking for a HPCP registered Podiatrist to join our supportive and innovative team.

Contract type:

We are looking for experienced podiatrists to work with us on a full time or part time basis. Our operating hours are Monday Friday, 37.5 hours a week.

What we can offer you:

• A strong ethos of flexible working, issued with your own laptop to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
• Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
• A framework for support and development of staff.
• A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that get it
• Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and no wait responses
• A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Death in service cover
• Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service
• Blue light card employer Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.

Person Specification

See attached Person Specification

• HCPC Registration
• Previous community based care experience

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.