Community Specialist Podiatrist

The successful candidate will

Work as an autonomous practitioner & as part of the wider team to manage a clinical caseload

Provide comprehensive care undertaking assessment & treatment of patients who often have complex &/or chronic presentations, including active wounds

Take a proactive role in order to determine diagnosis, prognosis & optimal podiatric management for new & established patients

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team & act as a source of advice to patients, carers, GPs & other health care professionals

Ensure staff development though appraisal/supervision & keeping the service fit for the future

Are you a Registered Podiatrist looking for your next role? This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible & highly motivated Community Podiatrist Band 6 to join our Barnsley Podiatry & Foot Protection Service.

You will have experience & knowledge of a broad range of Podiatric practice together with a desire to learn & develop your skills further.

Your role will be to assess patients Podiatric needs & provide a high standard Podiatry service based on evidence-based practice.

You will be working within a multidisciplinary team & as an autonomous practitioner.

There are opportunities to work alongside our diabetes team lead & wound care specialist, undertaking specialist podiatry clinics including nail surgery, biomechanics / lower limb assessment clinics & wound care /diabetic clinics.

It is essential that you have ability to work flexibly as we operate in community clinics & domiciliary settings, car driver & ability to travel is essential., Be an excellent communicator/negotiator with proven management skills

Ensure effective utilisation of resources

Have resilience & ability to problem solve quickly & effectively

We are looking for someone who:

Committed to working flexibly & responsively with a can-do approach

Confident to work collaboratively with partners across the health & social care sector

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.