Overview
Mersey Care Foundation Trust provides community podiatry services to the populations of Sefton. We are offering this excellent opportunity for a motivated HCPC registered Band 6 Podiatrist to join our Community Team, on a full time permanent basis, to work with our Neighbourhood Partners in delivering a high standard of patient centred care. We deliver podiatry in clinic settings and patients' own homes, including nursing and residential homes. We would require demonstrable post registration/qualification experience.
Responsibilities
* Assess and treat patients with a variety of complex needs, with emphasis on wound management; demonstrate excellent diagnostic and communication skills, and clinical skills in managing long-term conditions.
* Take continuing responsibility for managing a defined caseload, ensuring continuity of care and acting as the lead for communication to identified stakeholders.
* Provide proactive, responsive services addressing anticipatory and maintenance care needs via holistic assessments and evidence-based clinical care for patients/clients with acute and chronic highly complex needs.
* Practise autonomously, make evidence-based clinical decisions, work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, and report identified risks to the team leader.
* Contribute to delivering the quality strategy within the designated area by establishing systems and processes.
* Maintain registration with professional bodies and clinically lead, direct, mentor, and support the team; participate in supervision and caseload management across the local health economy.
* Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.
* Provide health information and advice to patients, clients and carers, including health promotion and lifestyle advice, and ensure high-quality clinical service through caseload participation and supervision.
* Develop new ways of working with the team to provide responsive services for planned and unplanned care needs; develop partnerships and joint working with other agencies as appropriate.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements; support learning and practice development for the team and students.
* Contribute to policy and service development to reflect local neighbourhood needs and participate in clinical audits, research as required, and patient satisfaction reporting to improve care.
* Provide induction to the local working environment, clinical services and policies for new team members and students; undertake personal development plans with team members as delegated by the team leader.
* Act as an authorised signatory for mileage and time cards; communicate with the multi-disciplinary team to organise case conferences for highly complex cases.
* Monitor record keeping within the team and support supervision of colleagues as required; participate in pre- and post-registration student placements and mentorship.
* Provide cover for absent colleagues as necessary and follow all organisational policies and procedures; participate in individual and group supervision.
About the Organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across the region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. We are committed to delivering “perfect care” – safe, effective, positive, timely, equitable and efficient care, and we are currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.
Working Arrangements
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Requirements
* HCPC registered Band 6 Podiatrist with demonstrable post-registration/qualification experience.
* Excellent diagnostic, communication and clinical skills; experience treating patients with long-term conditions and wound management.
* Ability to work autonomously, manage a defined caseload, and collaborate with other professionals.
* Commitment to professional development, ongoing learning, and clinical governance.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025
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