Job overview

This post is Fixed term/Secondment for 20 months to cover a secondment.

An opportunity has arisen for HCPC Registered Podiatrist to work within the Podiatry Department in CTM.  You will have initiative, take a flexible approach to work and will be confident in the application of evidence based podiatric applications.

You will be joining one of the Community Teams and have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical and domiciliary settings across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Foot Print. Direct and indirect clinical support will be available and the post holder will provide clinical supervision themselves to Podiatry Students and Support clinical staff ensuring delivery of safe and effective evidence based Podiatric Pathways.

We are committed to developing our staff and provide opportunities for experience within specialist areas of practice. We deliver specialist services in Musculoskeletal Podiatry (Adult and Paediatrics), Tissue Viability, Diabetes.

Podiatry Services continually are being reviewed and amended to meet the fluctuating demand across the sites and specialisms to ensure safe provision. The successful applicant will be based at one of the main Community Health Parks but there will be the expectation of a flexible approach to work which will include working at other sites within CTM Health Board. The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner and travel to different geographical locations to undertake domiciliary visits is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. 

• Sensitive information and where necessary using persuasive skills. Being an integral part in the delivery of effective evidence based podiatric care to residents of Cwm Taf Morgannwg in a timely efficient manner.
• Working as an autonomous practitioner undertaking initial clinical assessment, which includes the assimilation of information from a wide range of sources. 
• Provide care in various health, social care and private settings supporting the patient to remain independent.
• Manage a mixed caseload containing patients with a varied medical history; with co-morbidities and varied foot health status that require individualised evidence-based treatment plans.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner making day-to-day decisions on a wide range of conditions with reference to the line manager or other professional colleagues as needed.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives and carers, endeavouring to overcome any communication barriers whilst relaying.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live out core values

• we listen, learn and improve
• we treat everyone with respect
• we all work together as one team.

We are a proud local employer with 80% of our 15000 workforce living within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse community we serve.