Podiatrist - Band 6

Location Peterborough
Job type Contract
Salary £25 per hour
Consultant Alex Blackwell
Call +44 7429 448147
Reference 165565

Sanctuary Personnel, a committed and competitive recruitment agency is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 6 Podiatrist to work full-time based in Peterborough.

The pay rate for this locum Podiatrist role is £25 per hour (assignment rate) and is a 1-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Be responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of patients with subsequent production of individual treatment plan and be able to manage the day to day running of a busy clinic.
  • Assessment and identification of risk factors, categorising patients into appropriate risk banding as defined by the service assessment matrix.
  • To use decision making processes to identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed departmental referral processes e.g. acute wound care/biomechanics/ bone surgery.
  • To participate in the Feet Focus caseload.
  • To be responsible for the day to day planning of personal workloads for the completion of home visits and visits to residential homes for the elderly and care centres.
  • To be actively involved in the provision of foot health education advice to patients, relatives and carers, to participate in foot health training where appropriate for Primary Care and Social Care staff.
  • To be actively involved in the development of departmental policies, guidelines and protocols.
  • To be responsible for the maintenance and security of stock and equipment as appropriate.
  • To follow departmental policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines using discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
  • To be able to treat patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound as appropriate.

Requirements of the Podiatrist:

  • Degree or equivalent within Podiatry
  • Current BSc Podiatry/HCPC registration
  • At least  two years of experience working as a Podiatrist in the UK

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive podiatry knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support
  • In house payroll system
  • Revalidation
  • Industry leading shift booking system
  • Nationwide coverage including the Channel Islands

Contact:
This Band 6 Podiatrist job is advertised by Alex Blackwell; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.