Job overview

Are you a dynamic and talented podiatrist ready to enhance your skills and experience of podiatry within the NHS?
Do you want to live in the thriving multicultural Southwest with easy access to the countryside, city, and sea?
If so, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic podiatrists to come and join our Sirona team.

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team based in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire with a proven track record of internal career promotion to senior roles.
You will be supported to work as an autonomous practitioner managing a varied patient caseload consisting of high risk/diabetes/wound care/biomechanics.
Care is delivered in a variety of settings including community clinics/GP practices, care/nursing homes and people’s homes.
We provide a supportive working environment through induction and mentorship, you will also work alongside experienced podiatrists and be encouraged in your professional development, having regular access to 1:1’s with your line manager and clinical supervision.
We are committed to promoting evidence-based practice and delivering a high standard of care throughout the service.
Our aim is to enable people to live longer and healthier lives and to access care and support close to where they live.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of podiatric care to maintain tissue viability, mobility and independence for patients that are high risk or have an acute foot infection. Delivered through assessment, diagnosis and developing of appropriate care plans.

To provide planning and management of own caseload, with support and guidance from senior colleagues. Includes, specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatoid and biomechanical problems. Also includes specialist treatment plans for patients with a variety of clinical needs, including acute and chronic neuropathies, vascular, tissue viability problems and wound management.

To assess new and existing patients and use clinical judgements to ensure patients meet the access criteria and appropriately signpost to alternative providers when required (referring to mentor/senior podiatrist for support where appropriate).

To screen high-risk patients to monitor their condition and the degree of risk to their foot health, including neurological and vascular assessments.

To undertake domiciliary visits across the region.

To refer complex cases onto senior colleagues and/or other departments and discharge patients where appropriate as per referral pathways and guidelines.

To effectively communicate by involving and informing patients/carers of their care plan and its progress, overcoming potential communication barriers.

Provide foot health education and advice to patients, relatives, and carers in both one-to-one and group sessions.

Working for our organisation

Looking for a job to fit around you and your lifestyle? Perhaps you’re ready to take your next step, considering a career change, or seeking a rewarding new role where you can make a real difference. 

At Sirona care & health we provide local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. From clinical to clerical, we offer a variety of location-based and community roles to choose from with hours to fit around you.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

You’ll receive Agenda for Change hourly rates with a 12.5% annual leave bonus, increased pay for weekend, out-of-hours, or Bank Holiday shifts, along with NHS benefits such as high street discounts and a generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme. Our offer includes a range of paid-for training, and support for your health and wellbeing with our Employee Assistance Programme.

Interested?  View our benefits leaflet attached.