Specialist Podiatrist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a specialist podiatrist to its community clinics, appointed at band 5 with progression to band 6, or at band 6 depending on experience. The work centres on assessing and treating high-risk patients with chronic disease and wound care needs, with some lone working. The post stands out for rotations through rheumatology, MSK, diabetes and wound clinics, nail surgery sessions and a small home visiting caseload.

Fit depends on a BSc with local anaesthesia certificate and a driving licence, as work spans several sites.

• Provide podiatric treatment to patients who meet Trust criteria for NHS care, working with podiatrists and assistants
• Assess, diagnose and treat high-risk patients with chronic disease, tissue viability and wound care needs
• Develop and deliver individual care programmes for patients with specialised needs
• Hold professional and legal accountability for clinical work, delegating as needed and referring onward only in urgent or exceptional cases
• Deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions that support patient mobility and independence
• Treat patients in health centres, GP surgeries, patients' homes, outpatient clinics and inpatient settings
• Work autonomously, including lone working when required

• BSc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
• Postgraduate certificate or evidence of further training

• Membership of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

• Postgraduate experience assessing and treating a wide range of patients, including the foot at risk, biomechanical pathologies, wound care and nail surgery

• Excellent organisational and communication skills to manage own caseload and day-to-day clinic running
• Excellent IT skills for computer entry and email
• Flexible approach, working as a team member and as an autonomous practitioner

• Current driving licence, with ability to drive between locations

• Willingness to travel to other sites

• Experience ordering x-rays, swabs and microbiology tests
• Experience delivering education talks or presentations to groups
• Experience treating high-risk wounds using advanced debridement skills

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• NHS pension
• Access to NHS discount schemes
• Health and wellbeing services
• Placement rotations across specialist teams, including Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes / Wound clinics
• Secondment option for internal applicants