Specialist Musculoskeletal PodiatristNHS

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatrist to be based at Broadgreen Hospital and would welcome applications for both full and part-time hours. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated Podiatrist to join our friendly and dynamic team committed to delivering the best podiatric care, providing a range of foot health services encompassing all aspects of MSK podiatry. You will treat patients with complex MSK foot and ankle conditions in specialist clinics including rheumatology, footwear clinics, triage services and nail surgery. You will also provide specialist podiatry input to the inpatient setting at Broadgreen. You will be supported to develop your skills in this specialism, identifying your learning needs and areas of interest. As a Band 6 Podiatrist you will be involved in the clinical education of staff and students. You will work closely with the Diabetes Podiatry Team and the wider foot and ankle services including physiotherapy, orthotics and orthopaedics. We will provide an individualised training programme, and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. Participation in audit and research is encouraged. We are looking for someone keen to develop in the field of MSK podiatry. Recruitment under Annex 21 conditions will be considered to support achievement of key role competencies if not already demonstrable, see detail below.

Main duties of the job

The main focus of this role is providing podiatry musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and treatment, MSK triage services and rheumatology clinics. You will be expected to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric care for a variety of clinical conditions. You will be required to have good understanding, clinical reasoning skills and practical skills in MSK / biomechanical assessment and orthotic prescriptions, vascular assessment, wound management and nail surgery.

You will take an active role in service development and evaluation in order to drive continuous improvement of the service.

This post is advertised as a Band 6, however applicants who do not currently demonstrate all the necessary competencies to a Band 6 level are encouraged to apply and if successful will be appointed under Annex 21 rules. Depending on the competencies required, you will be paid at 70-75% of top rate of Band 6 pay and once competencies are achieved will move to the Band 6 pay scale (minimum point on scale). Local protection would be put in place for any candidate where Annex 21 would result in a pay reduction.

Job description

To support the Podiatry lead in the delivery of an efficient and effectivepodiatry service . This post requires a Podiatrist who will work as part of a highly motivatedteam providing a high standard of clinical care in a variety of hospital settings including inpatient and outpatient settings. To work as an autonomous practitioner and lone worker as part of the wider podiatry and multidisciplinary service, providing assessment and treatment planning/delivery to patients within agreed referral criteria.To assess and provide clearly planned podiatric care packages to patientswith a variety of care needs, with the aim of maintaining maximumindependence and mobility.To provide treatment for patients to maintain tissue viability and relieve pain; especially patients who require specialist care packages because they are at special risk due to diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral vasculardisease.This post requires specialist expertise underpinned by theory and practical experience. Highly developed physical skills and surgical intervention.

For further detail, please see job description and person specification attached.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.