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We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Podiatrist to join our dynamic Foot Health team in Lewisham. This permanent post offers the chance to make a real difference to the lives of patients, working across a range of community settings, including clinics and domiciliary care, as well as within University Hospital Lewisham.
As a Band 5 Podiatrist, you will benefit from a structured preceptorship programme and a varied clinical rotation across key specialisms including MSK, wound care, high-risk foot management, and nail surgery helping you build strong clinical foundations.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a passion for podiatric care, and a proactive approach to development. You will be supported by experienced colleagues and have access to regular clinical supervision, in-service training, and clear progression pathways.
Join us and be part of a forward-thinking team that's committed to high-quality patient care, professional growth, and collaborative working.
PLEASE NOTE: We may not be able to offer sponsorship for this post.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a supportive and forward-thinking podiatry team specialising in foot and lower limb pathologies across a variety of clinical and community settings in Lewisham, integrated with the Acute Foot Service, UHL.
As a Band 5 Podiatrist, you will provide high-quality, person-centred care through individualised assessment and treatment plans tailored to patients with a wide range of podiatric and medical needs. You will deliver care in clinic-based, domiciliary, hospital, and outreach settings, working closely within a multidisciplinary framework to support the best possible outcomes.
You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that values innovation, professional growth, and empowering patients in their care through education and self-management strategies. You will manage your own clinical caseload, using your growing expertise to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.
You will also play an important role in maintaining high clinical standards and contributing to service development, while adhering to local policies, guidelines, and professional codes of practice.
We are an innovative Podiatry Service and offer a comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure designed to support your professional development and clinical growth.
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations:
* Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
* Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
* Improving the experience of staff with disability
* Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
* Making equalities mainstream
Clinical Duties And Patient Care
To implement the individualised assessment, and treatment programmes for existing patients with a wide variety of Podiatric complaints. This may include:
* systemic diseases
* immunosuppressive disorders
* vascular and neurological disorders
* dermatological disorders
* chronic pathologies
* emergency treatments
* wound management
* musculo-skeletal disorders
* paediatric conditions
* deformities
* nail and skin pathologies
To use clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support the assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning process.
To utilise evidence based material to assess, treat, implement, evaluate and document podiatric provision.
To ensure timely and appropriate referrals to specialist Podiatrists from within the department and outside (for example GPs, District Nursing, Hospital Acute Foot Clinic, Social services and voluntary organisations), facilitating safe and appropriate discharge where indicated.
To treat a wide variety of patient groups including those with special needs, housebound, children, elderly, adults, vulnerable groups and those from different cultural backgrounds with the possibility of communication barriers.
To undertake the assessment and treatment of patients with lower limb musculo-skeletal pathologies, where duties will include:
* The prescription, fabrication and evaluation of insoles/orthotics
* The prescription and evaluation of an appropriate exercise and stretching regime
To undertake minor surgery assessments and treatments, where duties will include:
* Nail surgery
* The use of local analgesia injection therapy to the lower limb, with the ability to manage anaphylactic shock if required
To participate in department rotations through areas of clinical speciality, for example, Nail surgery, University Hospital Lewisham Acute Foot Services Unit, Biomechanics Service, Low Level Laser Therapy.
To be actively involved in the provision of Foot Health education and appropriate specialist advice, delivering this sensitively to patients, relatives and carers.
To organise and participate in Health promotion activities and training events, to groups, colleagues, professionals and individuals.
To make frequent use of technology, where available, for measurement, monitoring and treatment using specialist complex equipment such as Doppler ultrasound, Sphygmomanometer.
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