Overview
We are looking for a dedicated and professional Band 6 Community Podiatrist to join our supportive team, providing specialist care across five clinic locations in Farnham, North East Hampshire, Surrey Heath, and in patients homes.
This role offers rotations through MSK and nail surgery, allowing you to develop specialist skills while working within a multidisciplinary team that includes vascular, orthopaedics, and community nursing. We prioritise professional growth with two dedicated training days per year, along with statutory and mandatory training to keep your knowledge up to date. Regular team meetings ensure strong collaboration and support.
This is a full-time role (Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM), but we are open to discussing part-time opportunities. If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality podiatry care and making a difference in the community, we’d love to hear from you!
This role is offering a £2,000 Welcome Bonus!*
*T&C's apply
Main duties of the job
In this role, you'll play a vital part in managing wound and ulcer care for patients with complex systemic conditions, including diabetes, vascular disease, and systemic inflammatory disorders, as well as those with multiple comorbidities. You'll also take the lead in new patient clinics, nail surgery assessment clinics, high-risk foot clinics, and basic MSK assessments.
As part of a collaborative and supportive team, you'll have the chance to develop strong professional links across key care pathways, including multidisciplinary teams, vascular specialists, orthopaedics, and community nursing.
Clear and effective communication is key in this role. You'll need to convey information in an understandable way to patients, ensuring they feel informed and involved in their treatment. Using a range of communication techniques including motivation, persuasion, and negotiation you'll encourage patient cooperation to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes.
Additionally, you'll have the exciting opportunity to take part in a variety of specialist clinical rotations, gaining valuable experience while providing expert care to both adults and children.
Full list can be seen in the job description attached.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job responsibilities
You will have a professional degree of equivalent in Podiatry and current professional registration with the HCPC as a Podiatrist, along with evidence of continual professional development. Qualified in administering Local Anesthesia is also essential for this role.
As you will be expected to visit patients in the community, a driving licence and access to a car is an essential requirement for this post.
While not essential, having Diabetic Foot Module or Vascular Training is desirable, as well as having previous NHS setting experience.
Benefits
* £37,338 - £44,962 Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Welcome £2,000 bonus
* Free tea and coffee at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts on everyday purchases and cashback offers
* Access to wages as you earn them to help cover life emergencies
* Support for mental and physical wellbeing, career coaching, and counselling
* Access to eLearning, career pathways and continuing professional development
* Open, just culture with ongoing idea sharing and innovation funding
* High standards in care quality with many services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
General Requirements
* HCPC registration as a Podiatrist
* Professional degree or equivalent in Podiatry
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Valid driving licence and access to a car
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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