Specialist Podiatrist

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a B6 podiatrist to work across community and acute settings within East Sussex. You will undertake podiatry assessments, contribute to treatment plans, and deliver clinical treatments in line with foot and ankle pathways, collaborating with the Foot Protection Team and MDT.

The role supports development to specialise clinically (MSK or At Risk foot), with a 70% entry point for development posts and ongoing professional development opportunities within

Qualifications

• Undertake podiatry assessments within foot and ankle pathways.
• Contribute to treatment planning and clinical treatments.
• Collaborate with the MDT and MSK teams; manage domiciliary caseload.
• Involve in student placements and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake podiatry assessments and contribute to treatment plans.
• Deliver clinical treatments following evidence-based pathways.
• Attend meetings and training across East Sussex; support domiciliary and community caseload.

Skills

Podiatry assessments

Treatment planning

Clinical treatments

Evidence-based practice

MSK specialization

Teamwork with MDT

Student placements supervision

Job description

This role is available as a B6 post for the successful applicant if they are already an established B6 Podiatrist or a B6 development post if moving from a Band 5 post.

For the B6 development role - have you had a minimum of 1 year's experience?

Are you in the process of completing or near the end of the first year of your preceptorship?

Are you starting to look for an opportunity to further develop your skills and specialise clinically in a specific area such as MSK or the At Risk foot?

If you are applying as a development post it will commence on a B6 Annex U. Therefore you will be paid 70% of entry point on a B6 & when competencies achieved you will move to entry point on B6 scale.

The decision will be made dependent on previous experience

This post is based in both community setting & acute settings cross county and you will be working in conjunction with the foot protection team with access to the MDT , MSK team and also hold a domiciliary caseload. Your work will be focused on undertaking podiatry assessments, contributing to treatment planning and clinical treatments following evidence based clinical pathways in the foot and ankle pathways.

The post holder will also be required to attend meetings or training across East Sussex therefore being a car driver / owner is essential for this post.

You will be part of a friendly, supportive, professional team, and will be fully supported to develop your professional skills and areas of special clinical interest.. You will be actively involved with student placements

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,