Advanced Podiatrist - Musculoskeletal Podiatry

Job summary

Are you an experienced Musculoskeletal Podiatrist? Do you have the drive and enthusiasm to help deliver an outstanding and progressive Musculoskeletal Podiatry service?

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 and experienced Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive Podiatry team. This role will offer the opportunity to use and develop your professional clinical MSK Podiatry skills and experience.

As an Advanced MSK Podiatrist, you will work with a small team of MSK Podiatrists, supporting the safe and effective provision of care. Clinical sessions will include assessing and treating a range of podiatric msk pathologies, utilising appropriate assessment and treatment options (e.g. referrals for radiological investigations, provision of exercise programmes, cortico-steroid injections, etc.), all underpinned by providing patient self-management support.

You will help plan and undertake service improvements and team learning and development, helping to support and develop the MSK Podiatry team and the MSK aspects of the Podiatry service as a whole.

We have excellent links with Physiotherapy, Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultants, Radiology and CMATS staff, all working together to plan and deliver forward-thinking musculoskeletal clinical services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for- Managing a complex and advanced specialist clinical caseload of Musculoskeletal Podiatry patients.

- Supporting and facilitating the development of Musculoskeletal Podiatry services across the Health Board.- Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and development of care programs for musculoskeletal podiatry referrals.- Supervision and training of podiatrists, podiatry assistants and student podiatrists in specialist area.- Research and clinical audit in specialist area.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.