Podiatrist/Graduate Podiatrist

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other, Working together, Always improving? If so, we would love to hear from you. We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified Band 5 Podiatrist/Graduate Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive team working mainly in the Swansea area. The role will offer the opportunity to use and develop your professional skills and experience in a range of community settings. Clinic sessions will include assessing and treating a range of podiatric pathologies, wound management, referrals for nail surgery and other onward referrals, all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.

Main duties of the job

The autonomous assessment, development of treatment plans and signposting as appropriate of a wide range of patients with both routine and complex health problems.

Effective management of a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence-based client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric interventions in community settings and other settings as required, given the changing nature of services. Supporting positive behavioural changes through co-production and activating to empower self-management.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Training

• BSC (Hons) in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent or New Graduate
• Local anaesthesia certificate or new graduate
• HCPC Registration or new graduate
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development to include all aspects of Podiatric practice
• Prescription only medicines certificate

Experience

• Clinical experience gained as part of undergraduate training or post qualification
• Demonstrate a broad spectrum of clinical experience

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to undertake manual clinical Podiatry treatments
• Ability to work independently within scope of banding, as well as an effective team member
• Good organizational skills to effectively plan own workload and utilize time effectively
• Act independently without direct supervision where appropriate to do so
• Aptitude for clinical reasoning and possession of analytical skills and ability to think laterally
• Ability to co-produce collaboratively agreed outcomes with patients and/or carers
• Research and audit skills to enable regular clinical audit of service and to undertake research as part of role with presentation and publication of findings

Personal Attributes

• Flexible with ability to work under pressure and an innovative individual with the skills and abilities to develop within the post
• Possess good organizational skills with the ability and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels
• Possession of mature and professional attitude
• Ability to work on own initiative

Physical Requirements

• Physically able to undertake work assessing and moving patients as required
• Access to transport to facilitate attendance at clinics covering a large geographical area
• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

Assistant Head of Podiatry and Clinical Lead