The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust (UHMBT) wants to provide sustainable high quality medical services that fit with the Better Care Together integrated model of care – high quality specialist hospital services wrapping around community based teams to deliver responsive specialist expertise within both acute hospital and community settings and helping to keep people well and to manage their long term conditions closer to home.
We work as a multi‑disciplinary team and you will have the opportunity to help improve our pathways of care for our patients at a time of exciting service review and development.
Responsibilities
* Deliver a high quality, accessible and timely evidence‑based podiatry service for patients.
* Provide care to the high‑risk caseload across the Morecambe Bay area.
* Communicate effectively, working independently and confidently.
* Develop clinical skills in a supportive, dynamic and varied environment with regular supervision and in‑service training.
* Contribute to service improvement and staff development activities.
Qualifications
* Registered podiatrist with the Royal College of Podiatry.
* Experience in an acute or community podiatry setting preferred.
* Renewal of newly qualified podiatrists considered for a developmental role (annex 21).
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently.
HOSPITALS & COMMUNITY SETTINGS
* Furness General Hospital (FGH) – Barrow
* Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) – Lancaster
* Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) – Kendal
* Millom Hospital – Millom
* Queen Victoria Hospital – Morecambe
* Ulverston Community Health Centre – Ulverston
Contact
Graham Holt – Podiatry Clinical Lead
graham.holt@mbht.nhs.uk
01539 715 225
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