Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 08:40 to 16:40)
Job ref: 130-AHP021-0325
Employer: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Quarella Road Clinic
Town: Bridgend
Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other, Working together, Always improving? If so, we would love to hear from you. We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive team working in the Bridgend area. The role will offer the opportunity to use and develop your professional skills and experience in a range of community settings. Clinic sessions will include assessing and treating a range of podiatric pathologies, musculoskeletal Podiatry assessment, wound management, referrals for nail surgery and other onward referrals, all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.
Main duties of the job
1. Supporting positive behavioural changes and empowering self-management.
2. The autonomous assessment, development of treatment plans and signposting as appropriate of a wide range of Podiatry patients with both routine and complex health problems including musculoskeletal podiatry, wound management, and nail surgery.
3. Use of evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric interventions in the hospital and community setting.
4. Single-handed, autonomous assessment, diagnosis and development of care and treatment plans for low and high risk of crisis patients in primary and community care settings.
5. Involvement in research and local clinical audit to measure and monitor in relation to intervention evaluation.
6. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
1. BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent
2. HCPC registered
3. LA Certificate
4. Evidence of current relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
1. Supplementary or Independent Prescriber
2. Post Grad Qualifications
3. Registered on Masters programme
Experience
1. Post Grad employment as B5 or B6 Podiatrist
2. Undertaking clinical audit and/or research
Desirable criteria
1. Supervision of junior staff
2. Delivering training
Abilities
1. Literacy skills
Desirable criteria
1. Welsh Speaker
Other
1. Ability to travel to undertake role
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable.
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