Specialist Podiatrist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well organised and motivated podiatrist with an interest in diabetes and the high-risk foot to join our team. A drive to improve your skills and expand your expertise is essential. The successful post holder will experience an exciting and challenging caseload providing specialist patient centred care.

The Diabetic and High-risk foot service in Northamptonshire has a range of clinical specialist teams covering diabetes, prescribed footwear, tissue viability, paediatrics, nail surgery. We host clinical placements for undergraduate podiatrists and apprenticeships. We have a reputation for growing our own talent.

The succesful candidate will be expexted to work at sites across Northamptonshire including, Daventry, Brackley, Towcester, Weston Favell and St James Clinic in Northampton.

You will work alongside highly skilled dedicated team of podiatrists and encouraged in your professional development. We are committed to CPD and promoting evidence-based practice and a high standard of care throughout the service. We offer support through regular 1:1 meetings, clinical supervision, in-house CPD, and ongoing training to support the development of our staff.

Develop and deliver individual treatment plans using assessment, reasoning and clinical decision-making using your specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice and guidelines.

Assess patient progress and alter treatment plans using evidence-based practice and recognise when additional support and advice is required.

Ability to identify patients of concern who require escalation who present with complex conditions where advanced expertise/knowledge and skills are required. .

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients/service users in your care

To undertake self-directed/lone working in a variety of locations, including patients' homes.

Plan and organise efficiently and effectively own clinical caseload.

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient record.

New graduates are welcomed to apply as well as experienced podiatrists wishing to provide specialist and complex podiatry care for a range of acute and chronic foot pathologies within community settings.

The post holder will be required to work in a range of community clinics, the ability to travel across county is essential.

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Halliday Job title: Clinical Lead Podiatrist Email address: Karen.Halliday@nhft.nhs.uk