Specialist Podiatrist inAmersham inAmersham PUBLISHED
FRI 24 JAN 2025
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust rC5juByv
Responsibilities include assessing and diagnosing patient needs, developing tailored care plans, and delivering evidence-based interventions to promote mobility and independence. The role also involves taking professional responsibility for clinical work, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and attending monthly meetings to enhance professional development. Both full-time and part-time positions are available, offering a supportive environment for career growth.
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
- 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
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.
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