Band 6 Community Specialist Podiatrist - £2k Salary Incentive

Job summary

Band 6 - Community Specialist Podiatrist - £2k Salary Incentive

£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata + £2k salary incentive

Part-time 22.5 hrs

There is a salary incentive attached to this role: £1,000 after successful completion of the probationary period (6 months) and a further £1,000 at 12 months of service.

We are looking for an experienced podiatrist to join our supportive and friendly team to provide high-risk / wound care to patients across the borough of Bromley.There will also be opportunities for MSK and nail surgery clinics.

The prospective candidate must therefore have wound care experience, be motivated, flexible, and able to work as part of a team.The successful candidate will have a community-focused clinical caseloadwith a responsibility to provide foot healthcare and advice to patients with "at risk" feet.As a community foot protection team, we link in with King's College Hospital diabetic foot service for shared care of patients.

Bromley Healthcare is proud to be able to provide great training opportunities to its staff and has recently been awarded an enhanced training budget to be able to upskill the competencies of the podiatry team enhancing the service we can provide to our patients. We are also proud to be able to offer mentorships for prescribers.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for HCPC Registered Podiatrists with post graduate experience with a high degree of motivation and clinical skills, you will need a flexible approach to service provision with the ability to work as part of a team as well as individually. The successful candidate will be required to have excellent diagnostic and clinical skills to deliver a range of podiatry treatments including wound care, at risk and biomechanical interventions for patients in Bromley.Although based in a clinical setting, the role is across the Bromley Healthcare area with a clinical and visiting caseload. Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.The post holder will be up to date with current best practice and demonstrate Bromley Healthcare values in their day to day role working as part of a team. We value healthcare promotion through patient empowerment and education, therefore we require podiatrists who have excellent communication and assessment skills.

We encourage team members to take part in various CPD activities including clinical supervision, in-house training during department meetings in addition to external training sessions and access to an enhanced training budget.

Registration with the Health professions council is essential.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point. Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Bromley healthcare recognises the current challenges everyone is facing and took the decision to offer enhanced mileage to support its staff.We have increased the mileage rate from 56p to 61p and have removed the 3,500 mileage reimbursement ceiling. We also offer advance schemes, including anannual advance scheme to cover season tickets,travel expenses, and asalary advance via Wagestream to help provide further financial support to staff.