Podiatrist

Job overview

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust would like to get your new career off to the best start in our high-performing, friendly and supportive team.

We have a great role waiting for you; we are looking for enthusiastic and innovative podiatrists to work within our high risk team.

Main duties of the job

You will have excellent communication skills and a passion for the role and improving patient care. When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other members of the multi disciplinary team.

You will be responsible for treatment planning for foot complications associated with high risk co-morbidities such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and vascular / ischaemic long-term conditions; and will be part of the foot protection team treating foot ulceration in the community.

You will have the opportunity to take part in nail surgery; biomechanical clinics and associated orthoses manufacture; ulcer clinics and also shadowing and rotation into the specialty consultant led diabetic foot clinic at our local hospital throughout your preceptorship.

Our department does cover a large West Cheshire footprint, so the ability to travel is an essential part of this role as domiciliary visits and travel to various clinic locations is part of the assigned duty for this post.

Our team is very welcoming and friendly and informal visits can be accommodated if requested.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!