Band 5 - Podiatrist

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other, Working together, Always improving? If so, we would love to hear from you. We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified Band 5 Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive team working in the Swansea and Port Talbot area. The role will offer the opportunity to use and develop your professional skills and experience in a range of community settings. Clinic sessions will include assessing and treating a range of podiatric pathologies, wound management, referrals for nail surgery and other onward referrals, all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.

Main duties of the job

• The autonomous assessment, development of treatment plans and signposting as appropriate of a wide range of patients with both routine and complex health problems.
• Effective management of a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric interventions in community settings and other settings as required, given the changing nature of services.
• Supporting positive behavioural changes through co-production and activating to empower self-management.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Job responsibilities

• Interpret and manage a diverse caseload, provide direct podiatric care, coordinate referrals, and support patient self-management within the community setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Training

• BSC (Hons) in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
• Local anaesthesia certificate
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development to include all aspects of Podiatric practice
• Prescription only medicines certificate

Experience

• Clinical experience gained as part of undergraduate training or post qualification
• Demonstrate a broad spectrum of clinical experience

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to undertake manual clinical Podiatry treatments
• Ability to work independently within scope of banding, as well as an effective team member
• Good organisational skills to effectively plan own workload and utilise time effectively
• Act independently without direct supervision where appropriate to do so
• Aptitude for clinical reasoning and possession of analytical skills and ability to think laterally
• Ability to co-produce collaboratively agreed outcomes with patients and/or carers
• Research and audit skills to enable regular clinical audit of service and to undertake research as part of role with presentation and publication of findings

Personal Attributes

• Flexible with ability to work under pressure and an innovative individual with the skills and abilities to develop within the post
• Possess good organisational skills with the ability and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels
• Possession of mature and professional attitude
• Ability to work on own initiative

Physical Requirements

• Physically able to undertake work assessing and moving patients as required
• Access to transport to facilitate attendance at clinics covering a large geographical area
• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

Equality and Diversity

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.