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Are you a Podiatrist ready for a new challenge? Do you want to live in the thriving multi‑cultural Southwest with easy access to the countryside, city, and sea? If so, we are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Podiatrist to join our team.
You will be joining a motivated, supportive, and friendly team who work across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, with a proven track record of internal career promotion to senior roles. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work under pressure as an individual and as part of the wider team.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner using evidence‑based practice to formulate and deliver individualised treatment plans for patients in community clinical and secondary outpatient settings as well as in people’s homes. You will apply clinical reasoning to manage a varied caseload consisting of high risk, diabetes, wound care and biomechanics patients. You will work alongside experienced podiatrists and be encouraged in your professional development, having access to regular 1:1’s and clinical supervision. You will participate in rotations for nail surgery, specialist diabetes foot care MDT clinics, and biomechanics.
Responsibilities
* To provide a high standard of podiatric care to maintain tissue viability, mobility, and independence for high‑risk patients or those with acute infection. Delivered through assessment, diagnosis, and development of care plans, including specialist plans for patients with acute and chronic neuropathies, vascular, neurological, tissue viability and wound care management, diabetes, musculoskeletal and rheumatological problems.
* As a senior practitioner, to prioritise and supervise own workload.
* To support and mentor junior staff, students, and apprentices.
* Organise and forward‑plan the day‑to‑day running of podiatry clinics, domiciliary sessions, assess new patients, and serve as point of contact for any issues or problems arising with the Podiatry Service (clinical/admin).
* To triage referrals and redirect where appropriate, following relevant pathways.
* To contribute to multi‑disciplinary care by discussing own and others' input around patient needs, ensuring a well‑coordinated care plan, and agreeing on shared decision‑making for individual patient management.
Benefits
Agenda for Change salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.
Additionally, our training and development opportunities support your professional growth.
Contact
For further details or informal visits, contact: Samantha Draper, Clinical and Operational Lead, Email: Samantha.draper@nhs.net
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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