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Job overview

As a Highly specialist Podiatrist you will be responsible for supporting your Manager in ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care, as well as mentoring and supporting junior colleagues to achieve the same.

You  will offer personalised patient care to a cohort of increased/high risk patients including wound care and bio mechanical assessment, supporting their independence and well-being and go the extra mile to ensure that the care provided is compassionate.  In return you will join a supportive team environment and be provided with robust personal development opportunities and an enhanced rate for your services in line with the Agenda for Change framework.

Main duties of the job

You will carry a caseload of and be be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of individual treatment plans using specialist clinical reasoning skills to provide advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of a caseload of  of high risk/complex, chronic and acute foot problems.

To work closely with colleagues to case manage complex patients and to facilitate early, smooth and coordinated care between community and hospital.

 You will be expected to mentor and support junior colleagues to develop their knowledge and skills in the management of these complex patients.

To assist the Operational Manager with developing and maintaining the service to a high standard including audit and evaluation of clinical practice.

You will be expected and encouraged to take part in relevant research used to enhance practice.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk