Job Summary
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other, Working together, Always improving? If so, we would love hear from you. We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified Band 5 Podiatrist/Graduate Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive team working mainly in the Swansea area. The role will offer the opportunity to use and develop your professional skills and experience in a range of community settings. Clinic sessions will include assessing and treating a range of podiatric pathologies, wound management, referrals for nail surgery and other onward referrals, all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.
Main duties of the job
The autonomous assessment, development of treatment plans and signposting as appropriate of a wide range of patients with both routine and complex health problems.
Effective management of a clinical caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence based client centred principals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric interventions in community settings and other setting as required, given the changing nature of services.Supporting positive behavioural changes through co production and activating to empower self- management.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Training
Essential
- BSC (Hons) in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent or New Graduate
- Local anaesthesia certificate or new graduate
- HCPC Registration or new graduate
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development to include all aspects of Podiatric practice
Desirable
- Prescription only medicines certificate
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience gained as part of undergraduate training or post qualification
Desirable
- Demonstrate a broad spectrum of clinical experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to undertake manual clinical Podiatry treatments
- Ability to work independently within scope of banding, as well as an effective team member
- Good organizational skills to effectively plan own workload and utilize time effectively
- Computer literate
- Act independently without direct supervision where appropriate to do so
Desirable
- Aptitude for clinical reasoning and possession of analytical skills and ability to think laterally
- Ability to co-produce collaboratively agreed outcomes with patients and/or carers
- Research and audit skills to enable regular clinical audit of service and to undertake research as part of role with presentation and publication of findings
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible with ability to work under pressure and an innovative individual with the skills and abilities to develop within the post
- Possess good organizational skills with the ability and confidence to communicate effectively at all levels
- Possession of mature and professional attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Physically able to undertake work assessing and moving patients as required
- Access to transport to facilitate attendance at clinics covering a large geographical area
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 15 June 2025
