Band 7 wound lead clinician - Podiatry

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. We boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced podiatrist to join our supportive and friendly team to provide high quality wound care intervention for our community patients. The prospective candidate must have broad experience in the field of wound care, be highly motivated, flexible, and able to line manage and work as part of a team. The successful candidate will have a community‐focused clinical caseload with a responsibility to provide foot and ankle diagnosis, network with an MDT approach, and provide best practice care with outstanding outcomes for our patients.

Main duties of the job include:

• Managing a small team, coordinating best patient care, sharing knowledge with the wider team, and presenting case discussions and research at team and MDT meetings.
• Maintaining clinical and domiciliary caseloads, remote monitoring via Minuteful for wounds app, and regular contact with nursing teams.
• Demonstrating Bromley Healthcare values in your 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.

Salary is dependent 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.

We also offer advance schemes, including an annual advance scheme to cover season tickets, travel expenses, and a salary advance via Wagestream to provide further financial support to staff.

Our values focus on the healthcare and wellbeing of both colleagues and patients. We offer staff physio and access to an in‐house counselling service, building a community where inclusivity and diversity are celebrated and colleagues feel psychologically safe to bring their authentic selves to work.

You will manage a caseload, coordinate care and direct staff, triage referrals and aim to offer a responsive service. You will liaise with podiatrists, orthotists and surgeons, and form treatment plans for internal and external departments to follow.

Professional Registration: Registration with HCPC is required.

Experience: Post‐graduate experience of treating a high‐risk caseload including a wound care caseload and a willingness to undertake post‐graduate training and education in specialist areas of podiatry.

Skills: Ability to diagnose, construct, document, implement and evaluate care plans using a holistic approach. Good verbal and written communication skills to deal with people of all age groups in clinical situations and with other health‐care professionals.

Qualifications: Podiatry Diploma/ Degree and commitment to continuous development of clinical skills and professional knowledge.

We welcome applicants with a disability and are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process. We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one.

Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a three‐month probationary period.