Job overview

Within the Trafford Local Care Organisation (TLCO) an opportunity has arisen to recruit permanent full time HCPC registered Band 5 podiatrists. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated podiatrists to join our proactive and supportive team, where you will be able to develop your podiatry skills.

The posts will be ideally suited to newly qualified or experienced  podiatrists alike. The Trafford Podiatry Service operates out of community health centres across the patch and delivers care to patients in their own homes and residential care.

We offer an all age service where there are opportunities to develop skills in High Risk Foot Management, Wound management, Biomechanics, Podo-paediatrics and Nail Surgery. The podiatry team supports the secondary Care Diabetic Foot Multidisciplinary Team and provides inpatient management to patients in Trafford General Hospital.

A car driver is essential.

The post holder will contribute to audit and service improvements

Applicants are encouraged to contact the podiatry service lead for informal discussions about the role.

Main duties of the job

To work in clinics, health centres, residential and nursing homes, day centres, in the patient's own home and on occasion in the acute sector as required.

To actively manage patient treatment programmes in line with care planning and discharge guidelines

With the ability to use the decision making process to identify when patients require the intervention of other professional and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed referral pathways

To conduct nail surgery and undertake a minimum of 20 procedures under supervision if not already proficient in this procedure

To arrange for the provision of podiatry orthoses, pressure relieving insoles and shoe inserts where appropriate.

To be responsible for the day to day planning of personal workloads for clinics, for the completion of home visits and for visits to residential and nursing homes

To be flexible and provide cover for other podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence

Complete all necessary administrative duties associated with the post.

Any other duties as required by the department

Comply with all Trust Policies, guidelines and procedures.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.