Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other, Working together, Always improving? If so, we would love hear from you. We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified Band 5 Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive team working in the Swansea and Port Talbot 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, wound management, referrals for nail surgery and other onward referrals, all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.
Main duties of the job
The autonomous assessment, development of treatment plans and signposting as appropriate of a wide range of patients with both routine and complex health problems.
Effective management of a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based client centred principals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric interventions in community settings and other setting as required, given the changing nature of services.
Supporting positive behavioural changes through co production and activating to empower self- management.
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.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
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
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training
Essential criteria
1. BSC (Hons) in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
2. Local anaesthesia certificate
3. HCPC Registration
4. Evidence of relevant continued professional development to include all aspects of Podiatric practice
Desirable criteria
5. Prescription only medicines certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Clinical experience gained as part of undergraduate training or post qualification
Desirable criteria
7. Demonstrate a broad spectrum of clinical experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
8. Ability to undertake manual clinical Podiatry treatments
9. Ability to work independently within scope of banding, as well as an effective team member
10. Good organizational skills to effectively plan own workload and utilize time effectively
11. Computer literate
12. Act independently without direct supervision where appropriate to do so
Desirable criteria
13. Aptitude for clinical reasoning and possession of analytical skills and ability to think laterally
14. Ability to co-produce collaboratively agreed outcomes with patients and/or carers
15. Research and audit skills to enable regular clinical audit of service and to undertake research as part of role with presentation and publication of findings
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
16. Flexible with ability to work under pressure and an innovative individual with the skills and abilities to develop within the post
17. Possess good organizational skills with the ability and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels
18. Possession of mature and professional attitude
19. Ability to work on own initiative
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
20. Physically able to undertake work assessing and moving patients as required
21. Access to transport to facilitate attendance at clinics covering a large geographical area
Desirable criteria
22. Ability to speak Welsh
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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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