Specialist Musculoskeletal Podiatrist

The main focus of this role is providing podiatry musculoskeletal (MSK) assessment and treatment, MSK triage services and rheumatology clinics. You will be expected to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric care for a variety of clinical conditions. You will be required to have good understanding, clinical reasoning skills and practical skills in MSK / biomechanical assessment and orthotic prescriptions, vascular assessment, wound management and nail surgery.

You will take an active role in service development and evaluation in order to drive continuous improvement of the service.

To support the Podiatry lead in the delivery of an efficient and effectivepodiatry service . This post requires a Podiatrist who will work as part of a highly motivatedteam providing a high standard of clinical care in a variety of hospital settings including inpatient and outpatient settings. To work as an autonomous practitioner and lone worker as part of the wider podiatry and multidisciplinary service, providing assessment and treatment planning/delivery to patients within agreed referral criteria.To assess and provide clearly planned podiatric care packages to patientswith a variety of care needs, with the aim of maintaining maximumindependence and mobility.To provide treatment for patients to maintain tissue viability and relieve pain; especially patients who require specialist care packages because they are at special risk due to diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral vasculardisease.This post requires specialist expertise underpinned by theory and practical experience. Highly developed physical skills and surgical intervention.

For further detail, please see job description and person specification attached.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Clinical Supervision Course; - Fieldwork Educators Course

Experience

Desirable: - Demonstrate experience of supervising other staff/students

Knowledge

Essential: - Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical governance agenda; - Demonstrate an active involvement in research, clinical audit or other quality issue

Desirable: - Computer literate

Skill

Desirable: - Presentation skills