Job overview
The Podiatry Service covers the Pennine Lancashire footprint of the six boroughs of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale. and Blackburn with Darwen. An exciting employment opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist working within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Podiatry Department.
The Podiatry Service provides a range of clinical services within the community, hospitals, domiciliary, residential and nursing home settings for the at risk patient caseload including Diabetics, Peripheral Vascular Disease patients and Connective Tissue disorder patients.
The Specialist Podiatrist will be based in one locality team but will be expected to work across all localities for the Podiatry Service.
The post holder will be expected to work t evening clinics and Saturday morning clinics for the Podiatry Service when required.
You should have the ability to work autonomously delivering patient care including the management of high risk patients with multiple clinical pathologies, including specialist interventions such as nail surgery, wound care, vascular assessment and Biomechanics.
You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients on a day to day basis using the Podiatry Service access criteria.
You should have significant and extensive experience working at Band 5 Podiatrist level.
Main duties of the job
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with the Criminal Records Bureau.
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.