Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
We are looking for a friendly and well organised Band 7 Podiatrist to join our team at RAF Cranwell.
This Part Time position offers 28.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
We seek to return those Service personnel who become injured, to operational levels of fitness as soon as possible the fitter quicker principle.
We require the successful post holder to deliver Musculoskeletal focused podiatry for a wide variety of conditions as well as being involved in the continuous evaluation and improvement of the service.
About us
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Having professional and legal accountability to the Professional Body responsible for the registration of Podiatrists Standards of Practice, Health Professions Council Standards of Proficiency, Conduct, Performance and Ethics, MOD local policies and tort law in all aspects of practice.
- Formulating, developing and delivering a highly unique individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice; podiatry-based assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning. In liaison with the clinical specialist team.
- Performing highly skilled and specialised podiatry assessment and treatment including the provision of MOD approved orthotic appliances to patients referred the RRU. To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis. To appropriately use highly specialist equipment.
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role please see the attached Job Description document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Having professional and legal accountability to the Professional Body responsible for the registration of Podiatrists Standards of Practice, Health Professions Council Standards of Proficiency, Conduct, Performance and Ethics, MOD local policies and tort law in all aspects of practice.
- Formulating, developing and delivering a highly unique individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice; podiatry-based assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning. In liaison with the clinical specialist team.
- Performing highly skilled and specialised podiatry assessment and treatment including the provision of MOD approved orthotic appliances to patients referred the RRU. To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis. To appropriately use highly specialist equipment.
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role please see the attached Job Description document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and/or State Registered Podiatrist (HCPC).
- - Professional knowledge through degree supplemented by post grad specialist training.
- - Experience, knowledge and expertise in specialist field of clinical biomechanics to Masters level or equivalent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and/or State Registered Podiatrist (HCPC).
- - Professional knowledge through degree supplemented by post grad specialist training.
- - Experience, knowledge and expertise in specialist field of clinical biomechanics to Masters level or equivalent.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
