Employer Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: TBC
Town: Sleaford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Specialist Podiatrist
Band 6
LCHS Way
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....Fit for now, fit for the future.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 6 Podiatrist to join a hardworking and motivated podiatry team, working in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire offers the perfect balance of modern amenities and a relaxing lifestyle. Vibrant nightlife and high street shopping contrast with rural countryside and unspoilt coastline. There are excellent direct rail links to London, Nottingham and Leicester with access to all major road networks.
The Podiatry service acts as a single point of contact triaging all foot referrals in Lincolnshire working seamlessly with the Multidisciplinary Diabetic foot clinic in secondary care. You will have the opportunity to work from a variety of clinic settings including GP surgeries, health clinics, and Multidisciplinary Diabetic foot clinics at four hospital settings across the county.
Please note this position will not commence before July 2025.
Main duties of the job
As a service we are passionate that our unique specialist skills as Podiatrists are concentrated on high risk Podiatric Pathologies which require the specific input of a Podiatrist; therefore, the service does not provide routine nail and foot care. The service provides Podiatric treatment including wound management, diabetes, biomechanics, nail surgery and new patient assessments. You will be expected to work across all of these areas and support less experienced colleagues in their professional development. You will be supported to undertake your IRMER training and will have the opportunity to make use of diagnostic tools such as bloods swabbing, X-Rays and ultrasound. Consultations are provided face to face, telephone and video consultation.
We are looking for a person who not only has excellent clinical and diagnostic skills, a positive mental attitude and is flexible, hard-working, adaptable to change, and willing to challenge the traditional views of Podiatry.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification which accompanies this job advertisement.
Person specification
Qualifications
* At least 3 years post registration experience
* Post registration NHS experience
* Current HCPC registration
* Evidence of CPD
* Local Anaesthetics certificate (POM A)
* Member of the Royal College of Podiatry
* Evidence of working in MDFT clinic
* Evidence of conducting virtual consultations
* Completion of RCOP Diabetic foot module
* Evidence of relevant MSc level degree
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Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 6 month period.
Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.
We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.
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