Job summary

Are you working in private practice and looking for a new challenge? Are you a newly qualified Podiatrist ready to begin your NHS career? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Community Podiatrist. Whether HCPC-registered or newly qualified, we would welcome your application and offer structured mentorship to support your clinical development.

The successful applicant will join our Mid & North Hampshire Team and be supported through the Trust's established Preceptorship Programme. You'll gain experience across specialist areas including Biomechanics, Nail Surgery, At-Risk Foot services, domiciliary care and experience multidisciplinary working.

We are a supportive and inclusive team that meets regularly for training, service development and peer learning. Through peer review, reflective practice and collaborative working, we are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care.

Our experienced clinicians include nationally recognised leaders who actively support staff development. Following training and competency sign-off, you will have opportunities to submit PGDs and request X-rays, helping to deliver timely care for patients with acute conditions.

We encourage involvement in audit and service improvement projects as part of your CPD. We welcome informal enquiries and would be delighted to discuss how our service can support your career and help you make a positive impact for patients.

Main duties of the job

-Be responsible for the management of a caseload of moderate and high risk patients, providing a comprehensive assessment of podiatric need, relevant health education & referral to other health care professionals as required.

-To assess, diagnose, develop & implement treatment plans for patients with lower limb & foot pathology, where appropriate.

-To assess & screen Diabetic patients using the diabetic foot assessment screening tool, ensuring copies issued to appropriate members of the multi-professional team, such as patient's GP & practice nurse. Provide specialised health care advice & treatment based on results of assessment & risk categorization.

-Ability to demonstrate well developed dexterity & co-ordination skills within the assessment & treatment process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence