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Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
To work as a specialist podiatrist providing high quality specialist podiatry care, to maintain mobility, tissue viability and relieve discomfort.
Provide the highest quality of podiatry care to patients with a variety of care needs, both in the acute and community settings.
Be responsible for a caseload providing clinical treatments to high-risk patients, to maintain mobility, independence, tissue viability and to relieve discomfort.
The post holder will also be required to work with podiatry assistants/technical grades, podiatrists and student podiatrists; and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team acting as a source of specialist advice for patients, carers, GP’s and other healthcare professionals.
The post holder will be required to have an input in to health education and health promotion, participating in training sessions, based upon best practice and with a high level of knowledge and skills in Diabetes, wound management and Biomechanics.
The post holder will be expected to be an effective part of the Podiatry team, adhering to Podiatry Department and Trust policies, strategies and objectives, and actively contributing to their development
Main duties of the job
This post is for a skilled podiatrist who will work within MSK (musculoskeletal podiatry) and high risk routine care. It will involve clinics with complex wounds and care -planning. The post will also involve supervision of junior members of staff, and participation in research activities.
To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.