Community Podiatrist

Are you a dynamic and talented podiatrist ready to enhance your skills and experience of podiatry within the NHS? Do you want to live in the thriving multicultural Southwest with easy access to the countryside, city, and sea? If so, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic podiatrist to come and join our Sirona team.

We welcome applications from Podiatry students graduating in 2025!

This post is eligible for a relocation package!

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team based in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire with a proven track record of internal career promotion to senior roles. You will be supported to work as an autonomous practitioner managing a varied patient caseload consisting of high risk/diabetes/wound care/biomechanics. Care is delivered in a variety of settings including community clinics/GP practices, care/nursing homes, and people's homes. We provide a supportive working environment through induction and mentorship. You will also work alongside experienced podiatrists and be encouraged in your professional development, having regular access to 1:1's with your line manager and clinical supervision. We are committed to promoting evidence-based practice and delivering a high standard of care throughout the service. Our aim is to enable people to live longer and healthier lives and to access care and support close to where they live.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide a high standard of podiatric care to maintain tissue viability, mobility, and independence for patients that are high risk or have an acute foot infection. Delivered through assessment, diagnosis, and developing appropriate care plans.
2. To provide planning and management of own caseload, with support and guidance from senior colleagues. Includes specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatoid and biomechanical problems. Also includes specialist treatment plans for patients with a variety of clinical needs, including acute and chronic neuropathies, vascular, tissue viability problems and wound management.
3. To assess new and existing patients and use clinical judgements to ensure patients meet the access criteria and appropriately signpost to alternative providers when required (referring to mentor/senior podiatrist for support where appropriate).
4. To screen high-risk patients to monitor their condition and the degree of risk to their foot health, including neurological and vascular assessments.
5. To undertake domiciliary visits across the region.
6. To refer complex cases onto senior colleagues and/or other departments and discharge patients where appropriate as per referral pathways and guidelines.
7. To effectively communicate by involving and informing patients/carers of their care plan and its progress, overcoming potential communication barriers.
8. Provide foot health education and advice to patients, relatives, and carers in both one-to-one and group sessions.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset, or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12 months from your start date until the expiry date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in Podiatry (or pending if student graduating 2024)
• Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (or pending if student graduating 2024)
• Certificate of Local Anaesthesia

Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to assess, formulate and implement treatment plans
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
• Knowledge of using Dopplers and undertaking neurological tests
• Ability to provide health education
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Knowledge of the management of foot pathologies
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience of working with a high-risk caseload

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.

Clinical and Operational Lead for Podiatry

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata