Bank Podiatrist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCT) Community Podiatry Services are looking for a highly motivated, proactive and focused qualified Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered Podiatrist to join their podiatry staff bank.

Toassess, diagnose, treat and evaluate abnormalities and diseases related to the foot and lower limb in people of all ages. To provide treatment for high-risk patient groups such as the elderly and those with increased risk of amputation.

To provide specialist care to patients in order to maintain mobility, independence, tissue viability and to relieve discomfort especially for those patients with diabetes, circulatory disorders, neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis and biomechanical pathologies.

To provide high quality support to others in the team and work into wider MDTs to the benefit of patients.

Main duties of the job

You will be joining a highly motivated and friendly professional team. Duties will include delivering evidence-based podiatry within clinics, GP surgeries, hospitals, patient's homes and nursing homes. The post covers the Northumbria Podiatry Service area on the staff bank. There will be the chance of working in all areas of the podiatry service accross the Northumbria area.

To be a strong candidate we are looking for a Podiatrist able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams, function within a supportive peer group and display the strength of character to work autonomously. The department offers a band 5 competency program to develop the podiatry role.

The post holder will provide professional, quality planned programs of podiatry care to patients based on their clinical needs.

They must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, acting as a source of professional advice to patients, carers, GPs and other healthcare professionals.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

11 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

319-5171907HN-A

Job locations

North Tyneside Community Podiatry, Victoria Therapy Centre

Hawkeys Lane

North Shields

NE29 0SF

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide professional, quality planned programmes of podiatry care to patients based on their clinical needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide professional, quality planned programmes of podiatry care to patients based on their clinical needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine
HPC registration
Local anaesthetic certificate
Computer literate

Desirable

First aid training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine
HPC registration
Local anaesthetic certificate
Computer literate

Desirable

First aid training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).