About this role
Job summary Band 5 Podiatrist
An exciting developmental role has become available working within the Podiatry department at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
The role will cover a wide range podiatric care, working in both acute and community settings.
The post is open to newly qualified Podiatrists or undergraduates awaiting their HCPC annotation.
The post is based on 37.5 hours per week, but is open to job share or flexible working - however the are hours are Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30.
Post is subject to agenda for change review
Main duties of the job
The role will include rotation into different specialties both within podiatry and the wider Multi Disciplinary Teams and working with key stakeholders.
Assessing and treating patients in a wide range of clinical settings both acute and community, including patients own home,.
You will be expected to manage a wide range of podiatric pathologies; working with high-risk foot, diabetes - offloading clinics, nail surgery , and rheumatology rotation.
You will be required to enter your clinical notes using a wide range of OT Systems, and working with our administration colleagues to facilitate ongoing patient care in line with departmental guidelines, to ensure we maximise resources and ensure those of highest clinical need are prioritised.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSC (Hons) or equivalent Podiatry HCPC registration Podiatry Car owner driver
Desirable
Evidence of ability to utilise multiple IT systems Evidence of experience and ability to work in difficult situations and sole problems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address Phoenix Health Centre
Parkfield Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 6ED
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)