Senior Podiatrist

Sirona care & health CIC

The closing date is 04 May 2025

Job summary

Are you a dynamic and experienced podiatrist ready for a new challenge? 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 an experienced and highly motivated Podiatrists to come and join our team.

This post may be eligible for an up to £8k relocation package!Please check with us if you'd like to discuss the T&Cs

You will be joining a motivated, supportive, and friendly team who work across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, with a proven track record of internal career promotion to senior roles. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work under pressure as an individual and as part of the wider team.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner using evidence-based practice to formulate and deliver individualised treatment plans for patients in community clinical and secondary outpatient settings as wells as in people's homes.

You will apply appropriate clinical reasoning to manage a varied caseload consisting of high risk, diabetes, wound care and biomechanics patients. You will work alongside experienced podiatrists and be encouraged in your professional development, having access to regular 1:1's and clinical supervision.You will participate in rotations for nail surgery, specialist diabetes foot care MDT clinics, and biomechanics.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of podiatric care to maintain tissue viability, mobility, and independence for high-risk patients or those who have an acute infection. This will be delivered through assessment, diagnosis, and development of care plans, including specialist care plans for patients with specialist care needs such as acute and chronic neuropathies, vascular, neurological, tissue viability and wound care management, diabetes, musculoskeletal and rheumatological problems
To be responsible, as a senior practitioner, for prioritising/supervising own workload
To be responsible for supporting/mentoring junior staff/ students/apprentices
Organise and forward planning the day to day running of your podiatry clinics, domiciliary sessions, assessing new patients, and being a point of contact for any issues or problems arising with the Podiatry Service (clinical/admin)
To be responsible for triaging of referrals and re-directing, where appropriate, following relevant pathways
To contribute to multi-disciplinary care by discussing own and others input around patient's needs, ensuring a well-co-ordinated care plan, agreeing shared decision making on individual patient management

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.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7104689-MC-A

Job locations

BNSSG Community

Cossham Hospital, Lodge Road, Kingswood

Bristol

BS15 1LF

Job description

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 are 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

If you are 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

Essential

Degree/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine and HCPC registration
Certificate of Local Anaesthesia

Desirable

Evidence of specialised post graduate development

Skills and Experience

Essential

Experience of managing a high risk caseload and varied workload
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to assess, formulate and implement treatment plans
Experience of using Dopplers and undertaking neurological tests
Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
Ability to provide health education
Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS
Experience of delivering training to other health professionals and service users

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine and HCPC registration
Certificate of Local Anaesthesia

Desirable

Evidence of specialised post graduate development

Skills and Experience

Essential

Experience of managing a high risk caseload and varied workload
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to assess, formulate and implement treatment plans
Experience of using Dopplers and undertaking neurological tests
Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
Ability to provide health education
Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS
Experience of delivering training to other health professionals and service users

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.