Specialist Podiatrist

Podiatry opportunity available in Bedfordshire, this post is part time.

Bedfordshire Community Health Services are looking for Band 6 Podiatrist who is passionate and committed to providing high quality care to join our team.

Our Podiatry service is a diverse, supportive and innovative team and our work has been included in 3 national guides published by NHS England and NHS Benchmarking. This has included :-

Collaborative care home training project tackling pressure ulcer prevention and diabetic foot disease

Diabetes transformation reducing amputations and bed nights,

The role of Podiatry in primary care.

As an organisation we take AHP development seriously and live the trust values of we care, we respect, we are inclusive.

We have a strong emerging AHP strategy supporting clinical preceptorship and development to improve staff experience., We are looking for experienced qualified Podiatrist to join our team.

You will be assigned a line manager who will provide regular supervision and support.

You will also receive clinical rotations and competency support.

As a service we provide

MDfT for acute diabetic foot complications,

In- patient provision

Early intervention of diabetic foot problems with proactive identification of the vulnerable caseloads in primary care

Access to an evolving and expanding foot protection service including specialist vascular assessment, musculoskeletal assessment and access to a PGD

Well developed and established education packages providing structured education and diabetes support to the Diabetic population and other health professionals

Care Homes training programme in collaboration with Dietitians and TVNs

In addition we also hold musculoskeletal, Rheumatology and Paediatric and Nail Surgery clinics

The post holder will be HCPC registered, qualified to administer Local Anaesthetic and passionate about providing high-quality podiatry care with excellent communication skills.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.