Specialist Podiatrist - Mountain Ash, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Mountain Ash, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Advert for a Band 6 Musculoskeletal Podiatrist

Applications for this position are invited from HCPC Registered Podiatrists with the relevant experience looking for the opportunity to progress their career in the Podiatric Musculoskeletal Speciality.

The opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic individual to work within the Podiatry Department joining a team of musculoskeletal specialists who provide outpatient services across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Foot Print.

The post will provide supervision to Podiatry Students, Junior and Support clinical staff ensuring delivery of safe and effective evidence based Podiatric Pathways.

With the resuming of Podiatry Services the community schedules are continually being reviewed and amended to meet demand.

The successful applicant will be based at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon but there is the expectation of a flexible approach to work which will include working at other sites within CTM Health Board to meet service demand.

The Post Holder will be a member of the Musculoskeletal Podiatry Team, Podiatry providing professional advice and delivering clinical interventions to the residents of Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

This will be achieved within the role through:

Being an integral part in the delivery of effective evidence based podiatric care to residents of Cwm Taf Morgannwg in a timely efficient manner.

Undertaking initial assessment and diagnostics, making evidenced based diagnosis and undertaking advanced care planning for patients dealing with MSK problems relating to the lower limb and foot, who present with a wide range of pathological conditions and underlying medical conditions.

Provide Care in various health, social care and private settings supporting the patient to remain independent and avoiding secondary care access.

This may also include domiciliary visits to patients own homes, residential and nursing homes across the/all localities.

Ensure all communication and information relating to patients are conveyed where necessary with an effective, sensitive approach and maintained in a confidential manner.

Take control of own time and resources management ensuring maximum efficiency of own time and clinical resource for which they are accountable.

Supervise support staff as necessary, take an active part in supervision of students and provide professional support for peers and colleagues outside of the Enhanced Community care Team.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.

Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs:
Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification in the attached documentation.