Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who is passionate about providing patient centred care to continue their career in our progressive integrated podiatry team here at Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR)

Predominately community based you will be expected to provide comprehensive, high quality podiatric care in a variety of locations across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale's (HMR) Integrated Podiatry service including Rochdale Infirmary.

Our Team is made up mixed skilled Podiatrists and 2 Podiatry Assistants. The service operates across 6 geographical clinic locations within the Heywood / Middleton / Rochdale (HMR) Borough providing a comprehensive Podiatry service for patients with musculoskeletal / biomechanical, diabetic, wound care, vascular foot issues and nail surgery. The service also operates a domiciliary provision which has a strict access criteria.

 We have strong links with other disciplines across Diabetology, Vascular Surgery, Microbiology, Radiology and Orthopaedics providing excellent opportunities for developing the successful candidate. 

Main duties of the job

Your caseload will include the management of high risk patients which will include a domiciliary caseload, MSK clinics, nail surgery and the management of patients with various other medical conditions.  You will also have the opportunity work with  inpatients and outpatients as part of our in-reach to Rochdale Infirmary to ensure the delivery of timely and seamless care

Good diagnostic and clinical skills are essential.  Organisational, time management and communication skills are also critical to this role. You should have the ability to work on your own as well as part of our friendly team.

There are excellent opportunities to develop your skills with our established MSK and high risk teams. These will be supported through a CPD programme and staff appraisal.

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.