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Job Summary
We are looking for a Podiatrist to join our small committed Community team in beautiful Herefordshire. If you are seeking a diverse and interesting job alongside green space in which to live and work this opportunity could be the very thing.
Our Community Podiatry service runs clinics at sites across Herefordshire, with the main clinical base in Hereford city.
Candidates should be enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Podiatrists with the ability to work in a wide range of clinical settings. We are looking for someone who would like to build their skills within a range of specialist podiatry clinics in nail surgery, MSK Podiatry, and Diabetes across Herefordshire. You will have the opportunity to link with our acute diabetic foot team and our podiatric surgical colleagues.
Management of a domiciliary caseload is required.
Part-time work will be considered, and informal enquiries and visits are welcomed.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including patient education, for conditions of the foot and related structures to improve mobility, reduce pain, and maintain tissue viability.
2. Provide a Podiatry service for patients with complex pathologies of the foot with a range of often coexisting medical, long-term conditions including Diabetes.
3. To fully assess, differentially diagnose, and clinically manage patients, devising, implementing, and delivering care packages and taking responsibility for individual patient discharge.
About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted: 17 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata - Salary is dependant on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 229-IC-7123497
Job locations: Based at Sarum House, St Ethelbert St, Hereford, HR1 2NR
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
To view detailed job description and main responsibilities, please view supporting documentation linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
* Excellent communication and an ability to adapt communication to a wide range of clients and situations.
* Ability to lead, train, and mentor others.
* Debridement skills.
* Ability to prioritize own workload.
* Local Anesthetics Certificate.
Desirable:
* Recent experience of providing Nail Surgery.
Essential Education & Qualifications:
* Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine.
* Registered member of HCPC.
Desirable:
* Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists.
* Completion of accredited Specialist Diabetes module.
Essential Experience:
* Experience of managing own large and complex caseload.
* Experience of working autonomously.
Desirable:
* Recent previous experience within the NHS.
Essential Personal Attributes:
* Ability to use initiative and show flexibility in approach to working practices.
* Excellent Organizational skills.
* Professional approach and appearance.
* Ability to work with patience and tolerance.
* Ability to work without direct supervision.
Other Factors:
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
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.
UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details:
Employer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Based at Sarum House, St Ethelbert St, Hereford, HR1 2NR
Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr