Specialist Podiatrist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Band 6 position within the Manchester Local Care Organisation for a podiatrist to join the Community Podiatry team in North Manchester. We are looking seek to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated podiatrist to join our progressive podiatry team based at North Manchester General Hospital / North Manchester Community. The role will focus on the management of the complex patients with foot ulcers and include vascular assessment. There will also be an element of other clinics such as rapid access clinics, this service is integrated with the hospital diabetes and vascular team which the podiatrist support on a weekly basis.

Care is delivered in various settings including community clinics, out-patient clinics and patient’s homes so a car owner driver is essential. The post holder will contribute to on-going audit, service improvement and research projects.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the podiatry manager for informal discussions about the role.

Main duties of the job

To work in the acute sector (in-patient and out-patient) and on occasion community clinics, residential and nursing homes, day centres or in the patient’s own home.

To actively manage patient treatment programmes in line with care planning and discharge guidelines

With the ability to use the decision making process to identify when patients require the intervention of other professional and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed referral pathways

To assist in nail surgery and undertake a minimum of 20 procedures under supervision is not already proficient in this procedure

To participate in the specialist rotation placements in areas such as diabetes, patho-mechanics, vascular etc

To arrange for the provision of podiatry orthoses, pressure relieving insoles and shoe inserts where appropriate.

To be responsible for the day to day planning of personal workloads for clinics, for the completion of home visits and for visits to residential and nursing homes

To be flexible and provide cover for other podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence

Complete all necessary administrative duties associated with the post.

Any other duties as required by the department

Comply with all Trust Policies, guidelines and procedures.