Podiatrist

We are looking for a HCPC Registered Podiatrist, with a Podiatry Degree, POMS A & S to join our community services.

This position would be well suited to a graduate Podiatrist looking to start their career in the NHS, or someone with limited experience of working in the NHS.

You will work in a variety of clinical and domiciliary settings across the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board community podiatry service.We offer specialist areas in Musculoskeletal Podiatry, Tissue Viability, Diabetes, and our Podiatry service is also combined with Orthotic Services.

Our commitment is to develop our staff by providing opportunities for experience within these specialist areas.

Main duties of the job

We will provide a structure induction to NHS Podiatry practice, where you will undertake outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits, utilising your full range of skills as a Podiatrist.

You should be up to date with current practice and be keen to develop your skills to support interventions delivered to our local population centred around Client empowerment and Foot Health Promotion.The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner and travel to different geographical locations to undertake domiciliary visits is essential for this role. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy . Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification Personal Qualities

• Ability to work on own initiative

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates expertise in diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of lower limb problems

Education and Training

• BSc - Podiatric Medicine
• HCPC registered

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.

£31,516 to £38,364 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

040-AHP

Job locations

Community Podiatry