Podiatry Caseload Holder

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking a HCPC registered Band 6 Podiatrist. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on holistic care for patients with complex needs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong diagnostic skills and the ability to work effectively in both clinic settings and patients' homes. This position offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working requests considered

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in podiatry with complex needs.
• Ability to work in clinic settings and patients' homes.
• Evidence of effective teamwork and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload with continuity of care.
• Provide proactive services through holistic assessment.
• Advise on health promotion and lifestyle issues.

Skills

Strong diagnostic skills

Communication skills

Clinical skills for long-term conditions

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

HCPC registered Band 6 Podiatrist

Job description

Overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people who are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel for the values, skills, training and experience they bring. Applicants are encouraged to share their equality information with us.

Role and Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload with responsibility for continuity of care and communication to identified stakeholders.
• Provide proactive, responsive services addressing anticipatory and maintenance care needs through holistic assessment and clinical care for patients/clients with acute and chronic highly complex needs.
• Practice autonomously, demonstrate evidence-based clinical decision making, identify and manage risk, and report risks to the team leader.
• Ensure delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area by establishing systems and processes.
• Provide high-quality care to a defined caseload and participate in workload planning and delegation to team members based on competence levels.
• Undertake holistic assessments of need for patients and families, possibly highly complex, using appropriate care models and evidence-based practice.
• Work with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in the appropriate environment, avoiding hospital admission where possible.
• Advise patients, clients, and carers on health promotion, lifestyle, and care issues; ensure a high-quality clinical service through caseload and clinical supervision.
• Collaborate with the team leader to develop new ways of working to meet planned and unplanned care needs; establish partnerships with other agencies as appropriate.
• Maintain professional registration and provide clinical leadership, mentoring, and support to the team; assist in caseload management across the local health economy.
• Act as advocate and role model, contribute to policy and service development, and provide information on staff and patient activity for effective management.
• Support practice development, quality improvement, and clinical governance initiatives; participate in supervision, audits, research as required.
• Support induction, personal development planning, and learning within the team; supervise and mentor students and junior staff.
• Ensure compliance with organisation policies and provide cover for absent colleagues as necessary.

Requirements

• HCPC registered Band 6 Podiatrist with post-registration experience; able to assess and treatment plan for patients with complex needs, including wound management.
• Ability to work in clinic settings and patients’ homes; strong diagnostic, communication, and clinical skills for a broad range of long-term conditions.
• Evidence of effective teamwork, professional development, and commitment to patient-centred care.
• Demonstrable ability to work within multidisciplinary teams and to participate in clinical audits and research as required.

About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services, including physical health, mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services, with high-security mental health facilities. We are committed to delivering “perfect care”: safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient services. We support staff to perform at their best and are undergoing organisational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

Additional Information

• Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
• Disability Confident Employer with a guaranteed interview scheme for eligible applicants; indicate this in the application if desired.
• DBS checks: Enhanced DBS for roles in Children's & Young People services; enrolment in DBS Update Service may be required.
• Applications: check email for correspondence from apps.trac.jobs; shortlisted applicants will be assessed against the person specification.