You will manage a specialist community caseload, demonstrating skills in current assessment techniques (including the use of monofilaments, ABPI, Doppler, etc.), treating 'At Risk' patients (including wound care), carrying out nail surgery, and using evidence-based MSK skills to offload the At Risk Foot. You should be able to identify the local need for podiatry services, evaluate priorities, and deliver care accordingly while managing capacity and demand within contractual agreements.
You will work in partnership with patients and other service users and communicate effectively to meet their needs, maximizing their understanding of information about their foot health. You must be able to empathetically convey potentially distressing information.
Full and part-time positions are available. While you will be based at a specific site, you may occasionally be required to work at clinics and attend meetings or training across the wider county. Working outside core hours (i.e., evenings and weekends) may occasionally be required.
Staff are supported with appraisal (PDP), dedicated CPD time, and a comprehensive induction program, which includes observation of wound clinics, nail surgery, and internal hospital-based clinics, plus access to a training budget and/or study leave time for further education.
Applications are invited from BSc qualified and HCPC registered podiatrists with experience who are keen to advance their clinical and professional skills. Please refer to further details in the job description & person specification.
All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust-wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just, and fully inclusive organizational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible. We work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees. Where possible, we will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfill the role to recognize your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behavior our core values - safe, caring, and excellent.
Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Oxford is a world-renowned center of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary Care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health, and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe, and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organizations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you're excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch, and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce; that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include, among others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Come and join a great team and receive a £3500 recruitment incentive plus a relocation package of up to £8000 for doing so.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals that are enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and keen to develop their clinical skills. Applicants must have a degree in podiatry and be registered with the HCPC. Oxfordshire Podiatry services offer care to an increasingly interesting caseload with the emphasis of work focused on the care of the At Risk & High Risk foot, including wound/ulcer care. Nail surgery sessions are also a requirement for this post.
The Recruitment incentive will be paid in 4 instalments over your first 18 months of employment with Oxford Health Trust, and both packages are available to external applicants only. Please note T's & C's apply. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health, and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team". Our values are: "Caring, safe, and excellent". At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing.
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
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