Senior Podiatrist: Gait Analysis & Orthotics Expert

Health Service Executive; Limerick; Remote; EUR 38,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Health Service Executive in Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary North is seeking a healthcare professional to join our teams in the HSE Mid West region. The role focuses on advanced assessment and casting of orthotic devices, with opportunities in specialist clinics and multi-disciplinary care settings.

The successful candidate will bring expertise in gait analysis, plantar pressure evaluation, and orthotic prescription, with a strong emphasis on patient-centered care and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in lower limb musculoskeletal assessment and gait analysis, including computerised gait analysis and evaluation of plantar pressures as relevant to the role.
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in prescription and fitting of orthotic devices, casting techniques and provision of off-loading devices as relevant to the role.
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience of working in specialist clinics or using specialist skills in general clinics in the care of the following client groups: Rheumatoid arthritis/ chronic disease, high risk diabetes, chronic neuropathy, vascular diseases, wound management/tissue viability, biomechanics as relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage lower limb musculoskeletal conditions.
• Perform gait analysis and plantar pressure evaluation.
• Prescribe and fit orthotic devices, including casting and off-loading.

Job description

Health Service Executive in Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary North is seeking a healthcare professional to join our teams in the HSE Mid West region. The role focuses on advanced assessment and casting of orthotic devices, with opportunities in specialist clinics and multi-disciplinary care settings.

The successful candidate will bring expertise in gait analysis, plantar pressure evaluation, and orthotic prescription, with a strong emphasis on patient-centered care and collaboration across