Job overview

The successful Podiatrist will have postgraduate qualifications and significant NHS MSK podiatry experience, making you an experienced clinician with strong communication, teaching and service improvement skills. who is committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes and contributing to service improvement.

Alongside advanced clinical skills, you will support colleagues, share knowledge, participate in audit and quality improvement activities, and identify opportunities to enhance patient pathways and patient experience.  You will be comfortable working independently, managing complex clinical decisions, supporting colleagues and contributing to the ongoing development of patient-centred MSK podiatry services, this also includes supporting the community podiatry team with MSK input around their prevention strategy.

Working within a well-established service and alongside an experienced clinical leadership team, you will be supported to further develop your advanced practice capabilities. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious clinician wishing to broaden their influence on patient care, service development and future MSK podiatry provision, including support towards an MSc in Advanced Practice Podiatry.

You will be supported by an experienced and approachable clinical leadership team with a strong track record of service development, innovation and workforce progression.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a highly specialist musculoskeletal caseload, independently assessing and treating patients with complex lower limb conditions.

• Provide expert biomechanical advice to patients, carers, podiatry colleagues and other healthcare professionals.

• Undertake advanced biomechanical assessments and develop treatment plans, including orthotic prescription and other specialist interventions.

• Work autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient care and pathway management.

• Lead the podiatry contribution within multidisciplinary MSK clinics, providing specialist clinical findings to support diagnosis and treatment.

• Support the development of MSK podiatry services through pathway development, service improvement and outcome evaluation.

• Supervise, mentor and support podiatrists, students and other healthcare professionals to achieve high clinical standards.

• Deliver education and training and act as a clinical mentor for specialist staff.

• Lead and contribute to audit, research and quality improvement activities, including presenting findings where appropriate.

• Contribute to service policies, clinical governance and professional leadership within the podiatry service.

• Maintain professional accountability and ensure practice complies with HCPC, professional body and Trust standards.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.