Specialist Community Podiatrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Career development

Cross-specialist exposure

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Herefordshire is seeking a Specialist Podiatrist to join the Community Podiatry Service. You will assess, diagnose and treat foot conditions, including diabetes-related pathology, and manage patient discharge across hospital and community settings.

You will work with a small team, travel across the county, and develop skills in nail surgery and diabetic foot clinics. HCPC registration is required and postholder should have autonomous working experience and excellent

Qualifications

• Degree in podiatric medicine
• Evidence of postgraduate education and training
• Local anaesthetics certificate

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat conditions of the foot and related structures, including patient education, to improve mobility, reduce pain and maintain tissue viability
• Provide podiatry care for patients with complex foot pathologies alongside coexisting long-term conditions, including diabetes
• Fully assess, differentially diagnose and clinically manage patients, devising, implementing and delivering care packages
• Take responsibility for individual patient discharge
• Work with colleagues across community and acute services to support integrated care

Skills

Communication

Leadership & mentoring

Debridement

Workload prioritisation

Education

Degree in podiatric medicine

Postgraduate education & training

Local anaesthetics certificate

Job description

Specialist podiatrist post in the Community Podiatry Service of Wye Valley NHS Trust, a small team covering the county. The work centres on assessing, diagnosing and treating foot conditions, including complex cases alongside long-term conditions such as diabetes, and holding responsibility for patient discharge. Clinics run from acute hospital sites, community clinics, community hospitals and, where appropriate, patients' homes, with scope to gain experience in nail surgery and diabetic foot clinics. Applicants need HCPC registration and must be able to travel across the county.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and treat conditions of the foot and related structures, including patient education, to improve mobility, reduce pain and maintain tissue viability
• Provide podiatry care for patients with complex foot pathologies alongside coexisting long-term conditions, including diabetes
• Fully assess, differentially diagnose and clinically manage patients, devising, implementing and delivering care packages
• Take responsibility for individual patient discharge
• Work with colleagues across community and acute services to support integrated care

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in podiatric medicine
• Evidence of postgraduate education and training
• Local anaesthetics certificate

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience of managing a large and complex caseload
• Experience of working autonomously

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication, adapted to a wide range of clients and situations
• Ability to lead, train and mentor others
• Debridement skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others

Other

• Use of initiative and flexibility in working practices
• Excellent organisational skills
• Professional approach and appearance
• Patience and tolerance
• Working independently, without direct supervision and as part of a small team
• Ability to travel throughout Herefordshire and meet the travel requirements of the post

Nice to have

• Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists
• Completion of an accredited specialist diabetes module
• Recent experience of providing nail surgery
• Recent previous experience within the NHS

What's offered

• Excellent work-life balance
• Support to develop professionally and achieve full potential
• Opportunity to gain experience across specialist services, including nail surgery and diabetic foot clinics