Job overview
The Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Podiatry team are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Podiatrist with a special interest in Diabetes and High Risk to join their team to be based at Springhill House, Scarborough, YO12 4AD.
The Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Podiatry team is based at Springhill House in Scarborough but provides community Podiatry services in 9 clinical locations and home visits. Due to the rural geographical locations of our locality any applicant must have appropriate transport to get to any of these locations.
On employment you will also commence our Mentorship program, giving you the support, mentorship and supervision from a senior Podiatrist to
develop your skills and ability and become integrated within the team and the allied professions we work alongside.
The department can offer a variety of flexible working arrangements to meet both clinical and personal needs.
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The post holder will also be expected to work at a variety of locations within the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale locality. The caseload will be a mixture of community and hospital based clinics and domiciliary work.
The successful applicant will work as part of the Diabetes and high risk team so previous wound care management experience and MDT clinic
work is essential.
Good diagnostic and clinical skills are essential, good organisational and time management skills are critical to this role and you should have the
ability to work on your own as well as part of a team.
Working for our organisation
Why Harrogate and District Foundation Trust?
The Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Podiatry team is part of the wider North Yorkshire Podiatry service provided by Harrogate and District Foundation Trust. HDFT community services were rated outstanding in our recent CQC visit. The service is managed in 4 locality based teams which regularly meet to share knowledge and develop our clinical practice.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you
We offer colleagues:
* A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be part of a highly motivated team having at least two years NHS post registration experience and/or having completed a competency based
programme.
To work autonomously, or as part of a team, liaising with appropriate members of the Podiatry teams, Primary Health Care teams and Secondary Health Care teams, particularly in relation to service delivery and patient care.
To be responsible for the day-to-day running of own podiatry clinics (in both primary and secondary care settings), hospitals, health centres, GP
surgeries, residential and nursing care homes, patient's own homes and day centres and centres for those with mental and physical impairments.