Highly specialist Podiatrist

To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-basedhighly specialised podiatry intervention within the areas of:o Diabetes / Vascular Assessment / Minor Surgeryo Rheumatology/ BiomechanicsTo support the development of specialist podiatrists and podiatrists via knowledge sharing andsupervision to ensure competency within the podiatry workforce. To lead on agreed service developmentsaimed at service improvements (in line with Evidenced Based Practice) to improve quality within theservice., 1. To be responsible for a highly specialist podiatry portfolio in an agreed area of expertise, whichwill include provision of expert advice to podiatrists, senior clinicians, MDT across Mersey CareFoundation Trust (MCFT) to support them in taking up their duty of care; to produce, co-ordinateand deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages forpatients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care.2. Management of a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional podiatricneeds.3. To undertake comprehensive podiatry assessment of patients with highly complex presentations,using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determinea diagnosis.4. To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoningand utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highlyspecialised interventions and
programmes of care, which may include working with staff acrossorganisational boundaries.5. To facilitate pathways of care involving a step up / step down approach to patients care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.