18 Oct
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Sanctuary Personnel
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Oxford
18 Oct
Sanctuary Personnel
Oxford
Are you ready to step into an exciting role as a Band 6 Community Podiatrist in beautiful Oxford, Oxfordshire? This ongoing, full-time position offers a fantastic opportunity to leverage your podiatry skills while earning up to £26.00 per hour. Dive into a diverse community-based role focusing on high-risk foot care, wound management, and specialist interventions.
Perks and benefits:
- Full-time: Enjoy the security and stability of a full-time position, allowing you to focus all your energy on providing the best care possible.
- Flexible schedule: Maintain a perfect work-life balance with a role that caters to a variety of schedules.
- Professional Growth: Gain invaluable experience in a specialised area of podiatry, enhancing your career prospects in the long term.
- Broad Community Engagement: Connect with a wide range of healthcare professionals and communities, bolstering your professional network.
What you will do:
- Assess, diagnose, and manage patients with high-risk foot conditions.
- Deliver specialist wound care and ulcer management interventions.
- Assess and manage patients with circulatory and neurological deficits affecting foot health.
- Undertake biomechanical assessments and gait analysis.
- Prescribe and manufacture orthoses where appropriate.
- Manage patients requiring nail surgery and local anaesthetic procedures.
- Manage an identified community caseload independently.
- Liaise with GPs, Community Nurses, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Deliver foot health promotion and patient education.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and manage waiting lists effectively.
Additional Information:
- This role requires specialist wound care knowledge, and you must be a car owner/driver.
- Your caseload will include high-risk foot and ulcer management.
Requirements:
- BSc Podiatry or equivalent qualification, with HCPC registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and relevant community podiatry experience.
- Specialist wound care experience, including treating and managing high-risk and ulcerated feet.
- Experience in biomechanical assessments, gait analysis, orthoses prescription, and nail surgery.
- Strong communication, IT literacy, and patient education skills.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Postgraduate Podiatry qualification.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, supporting Foot Care Assistants, and contributing to audit and service improvements.
Why Oxford?
Located in Oxfordshire, Oxford is a culturally rich and vibrant city, known for its stunning architecture, academic excellence, and lively community. Whether you enjoy soaking up history, exploring the picturesque countryside, or indulging in a diverse culinary scene, Oxford offers an enriching place to live and work. Join us in this exceptional opportunity and be part of a community that values health and wellbeing.
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