Specialist Podiatrist

Integrated Care System; Chesham Bois; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Integrated Care System is looking for a dedicated podiatrist to join their motivated team. The successful candidate will work within community clinics, treating high-risk patients, ensuring high-quality podiatric care, and have opportunities for clinical rotation. This position offers flexible working patterns and showcases a commitment to professional development within the NHS framework.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience treating high-risk patients and specialist areas like wound care and nail surgery required.
• Post graduate experience assessing a wide range of patients.

Responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose, and develop care programmes for high-risk patients.
• To work within a podiatry team providing care in various settings.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Clinical skills

IT skills

Education

BSc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate

Post Graduate certificate or further training

Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists

Job description

We are offering a full time or part time podiatry post and invite you to join our committed podiatry team who work within a highly motivating environment. You will be working in community clinics with the opportunity to develop your skills in complex care or hospital care.

You must have good general clinical skills and experience treating high risk patients and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas. The post holder is required to have clear communication and interpersonal skills as well as enthusiasm for contributing to this service, which benefits from being part of this Integrated Trust.

Our podiatry service has placement rotations for staff within its own specialist teams, such as Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes / Wound clinics as well as regular sessions on the nail surgery rota. Our team meets for monthly staff meetings and clinical reasoning sessions. There will be a small home visiting caseload.

We welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• To work within a team of podiatrists and assistants providing podiatric treatment for those patients who meet the Buckinghamshire Healthcare criteria for NHS treatment. Care will be provided in a variety of settings including Health Centres, GP surgeries, home visits, hospital out-patient clinics and inpatients.
• To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual care programmes for a variety of high-risk patient groups with specialised care needs. This will include patients with chronic diseases, tissue viability and wound care management.
• To have responsibility and be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work for patients, delegating as necessary and referring onward only in urgent or exceptional cases.
• To deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions that will contribute to the maintenance of patient mobility and independence.
• To work as an effective member of the Podiatry team without supervision, in lone working situations when required.

About us

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person Specification

Education, Qualification and Training

• BSc ( Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
• Post Graduate certificate or evidence of further training
• Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists

Experience eg Breadth of Occupational experience

• Post graduate experience and competence of assessing and treating a wide range of patients including specialist areas such as foot at risk, biomechanical pathologies, wound care and nail surgery
• Experience of ordering x-rays, swabs and microbiology
• Experience of treating high risk wounds using advanced debridement skills
• Experince of delivering education talks / presentations to groups

Skills, Abilities and knowledge

• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills to manage own caseload and day to day running of clinic
• Excellent IT skills at aid computer entry and email communication
• Flexible approach to be able to work as a team member or autonomously
• Must hold a current driving licence and able to drive as they will be working in more than one site across county.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to travel to other sites.

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working