Bank Community Podiatrist

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

An opportunity has arisen for HCPC Registered Podiatrist to register on the CTM bank and work sessions within the Podiatry Department in CTM. You will have initiative, take a flexible approach to work and will be confident and effective in the use of a full- range of evidence based podiatric applications.
You will be joining the one the Community Teams and have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical and domiciliary settings across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Foot Print. Community Teams cover Rhondda Taff Ely and Merthyr and Cynon areas. Direct and indirect clinical support will be available and the post holder will provide clinical supervision themselves to Podiatry Students and Support clinical staff ensuring delivery of safe and effective evidence based Podiatric Pathways.
We are committed to developing our staff and provide opportunities for experience within specialist areas of practice. We deliver specialist services in Musculoskeletal Podiatry (Adult and Paediatrics), Tissue Viability, Diabetes, and our Podiatry service is also combined with Orthotic Services.
Fully engaging in clinical supervision/mentoring to enhance competencies as part of post registration professional journey.

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

• Working as an autonomous practitioner undertaking initial clinical assessment, which includes the assimilation of information from a wide range of sources. Modes of assessment include neurological, vascular, and pathological investigation sources.

Implementation of agreed individual care programmes which demonstrate engagement in the establishment and implementation of patient engagement and evidenced inclusion of the users and carers wishes. This facilitates a proactive anticipatory approach to delivery of care in a scheduled way rather than reactive and incorporating coproduction and achieving patient empowerment.

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.

• Manage a mixed caseload containing patients with a varied medical history; with co-morbidities and varied foot health status that require individualised evidence-based treatment plans.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
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.
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