Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Podiatrist
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for HCPC Registered Podiatrist to work within the Podiatry Department in CTM. You will have initiative, take a flexible approach to work and will be confident in the application of evidence based podiatric applications.
You will be joining the one the Community Teams and have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical and domiciliary settings across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Foot Print. Direct and indirect clinical support will be available and the post holder will provide clinical supervision themselves to Podiatry Students and Support clinical staff ensuring delivery of safe and effective evidence based Podiatric Pathways.
We are committed to developing our staff and provide opportunities for experience within specialist areas of practice. We deliver specialist services in Musculoskeletal Podiatry (Adult and Paediatrics), Tissue Viability, Diabetes.
Podiatry Services continually are being reviewed and amended to meet the fluctuating demand across the sites and specialisms to ensure safe provision. The successful applicant will be based at one of the main Community Health Parks but there will be the expectation of a flexible approach to work which will include working at other sites within CTM Health Board. The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner and travel to different geographical locations to undertake domiciliary visits is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
Play an integral part in the delivery of effective evidence based podiatric care to residents of Cwm Taf Morgannwg in a timely efficient manner.
Working as an autonomous practitioner undertaking initial clinical assessment which includes the assimilation of information from a wide range of sources.
Provide care in various health, social care and private settings supporting the patient to remain independent.
Manage a mixed caseload of patients with a varied medical history with co-morbidities and varied foot health status that require individualised evidence based treatment plans.
Work as an autonomous practitioner making day to day decisions on a wide range f conditions with reference to line manager or professional colleague as needed.
Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives and carers endeavouring to overcome any communication barriers whilst relaying sensitive information and when necessary using persuasive skills.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live out core values
- we listen, learn and improve
- we treat everyone with respect
- we all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer with 80% of our 15000 workforce living within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse community we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
education/ qualification/ training
Essential criteria
- BSc degree 2.2 or above
- HCPC registration
- Post graduate education
Desirable criteria
- Supplementary Prescribing
- masters modules
experience
Essential criteria
- appropriate post graduate experience as a band 5/6
Desirable criteria
- experience of supervising junior staff
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Newton
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Community
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443003
- Additional information
If you have any questions regarding the post please feel free to email me and we can arrange a convenient time to speak.
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