Job Introduction
Are you a dedicated and compassionate Podiatrist seeking a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of patients in the beautiful city of Bath? We are currently looking for a motivated individual with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional podiatric services to our NHS patient population.
The Job advert is open to band 5 and 6 podiatrist as we look to find the right person to complement our team. We are a small team of 8 podiatrist and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic in all areas of podiatry. We have had good experience in developing band 5 podiatrists and this would be an excellent job for a newly qualified podiatrist or someone looking to move to an NHS case load. With us you can work under the guidance of experienced podiatrists and gain hands-on experience in a supportive and nurturing environment. We can help you expand your clinical knowledge and expertise while contributing to the delivery of high-quality podiatric care. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in diagnosing, treating, and preventing foot and lower limb conditions, all while making a meaningful impact on patients' lives.
Experienced podiatrist can look forward to working dynamically within a friendly team, across all aspects of podiatry. The role would involve independent and team working in both primary and secondary care.
Main Responsibility
As a Podiatrist you will:
- Assessing and diagnosing foot and lower limb conditions in patients of all age groups.
- Developing and implementing personalized treatment plans based on clinical assessments.
- Providing podiatric care, including wound care, biomechanical assessments, orthotic prescription, and nail surgeries.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Contributing to patient education programs and promoting preventive foot care practices.
- Participating in professional development opportunities and training programs to enhance clinical skills.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records and documentation.
- Adhering to all relevant healthcare policies, procedures, and standards.
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will:
- Bachelor's degree in Podiatry or related field.
- Registration with the relevant professional body and eligibility to work as a Podiatrist.
- Previous experience in a clinical or internship setting is desirable but not essential.
- Strong passion for podiatry and a desire to learn and develop as a professional.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with patients and colleagues.
- Demonstrated commitment to patient-centred care and ethical practice.
- Ability to work well within a team and independently when required.
- A proactive and positive attitude towards continuous learning and professional growth
Travel to our RUH, Paulton and Keynsham Clinics may be expected.
Package Description
As a Podiatrist, you’ll be part of our valued team at St Martin's Hospital
You will feel valued as a social worker within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- AfC Band 5 or 6 Salary depending on experience(£28,407 - £42,618) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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