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Please note this post is for various hours which include part time, for part time posts the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Job Purpose
To provide professional podiatric care in a variety of settings as an autonomous practitioner while remaining part of a wider team. Providing a high level of care both palliative and corrective treatments as part of a care plan whilst liaising or referring to other Health Care Professionals or Agencies as appropriate. To plan, manage and organise own workload to ensure effective caseload management of a diverse range of patients, mainly within the community setting, ensuring appropriate delegation and on going supervision of previously assessed patients to Podiatry Technicians
Knowledge, Training and/or Experience required to do the job.
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered with a degree/ diploma in Podiatric Medicine
- Local Analgesia Certificate Working knowledge of Policies, Procedures and Protocols relevant to Podiatry in NHS Lanarkshire e.g. Infection Control and Health and Safety.
- Mandatory training, such as CPR and Manual Handling.
- Full UK/EU/EEA Driving License is required for this post.
- Keeping abreast of the latest developments and within the profession.
- Attend courses and in-service training as required accepting ownership of personal professional development.
- Participate in NHS Lanarkshire induction and NHS Podiatry Induction programme.
- Be able to recognise a clinical emergency and act appropriately i.e faints, fits, anaphylaxis etc.
- Knowledge of drugs and medicament.
- The ability to work flexibly and respond to changing needs.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Claire James on Claire.James@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Jennifer.Hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk
