Podiatrist

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Location: Podiatry Departments/Health Centres across Oxfordshire

Ward: Podiatry

Pay Rates: £22.99 per hour

Shift Patterns: Mon-Fri - 37.5 hours - Extended hours available

Why might this job interest you?

Are you passionate about putting your best foot forward in the field of podiatry? Oxford Health NHS Trust are looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join on long term placement contract. They are looking for someone who thrives on keeping patients on their toes, delivering top-notch care from heel to toe. If you're ready to step into a role where your expertise can make a significant impact on mobility and quality of life, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Assess, diagnose and manage the ongoing primary care of patients with at risk foot health status (deficiencies in circulatory and neurological supplies and reduced tissue viability); patients with painful gait anomalies (through biomechanical assessment and the prescription/manufacture of appropriate orthoses) and patients with onychocryptosis (through the use of local anaesthetics and surgery).

Manage an identified caseload of patients and undertake all associated communication and liaison with other health care professionals.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression: Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.

Work-life Balance: Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.

Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.

Job responsibilities

To manage a specialist community caseload, demonstrating skills in current assessment techniques (including use of neurothesiometers, monofilaments, Doppler etc.) and evidence-based treatment of biomechanical pathologies, at risk patients (including wound care) and nail surgery.

The post holder is expected to identify the local need for podiatry services, evaluate priorities and deliver care accordingly, managing capacity and demand within contractual agreements.

To work in partnership with patients and other service users and communicate effectively to meet the needs of the recipient in maximizing their understanding of information about their (foot) health. To empathetically convey potentially distressing information.

To maintain standards of professional practice through a programme of continuing professional development (CPD); identify, implement and review a personal development plan.

Person Specification

Experience

• Specialist wound care knowledge in treating and managing the high risk and ulcerated foot.

Qualifications

• BSc Podiatry (or equivalent e.g. Diploma in Podiatric Medicine or Overseas qualification with equivalent BSc experience)
• HPC registration, evidence of continuing professional development.

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.