Advanced Podiatric Practitioner

Overview

To provide outpatient clinic and day-case foot surgery within a surgical environment in line with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust current policy, governance, commissioning and evidence-based context. To influence the future development of podiatric surgery by contributing to its evidence base at a regional and national level.

Accountable for the delivery of high-quality Podiatric care within a clinical area or pathway.

Responsible for delivering expert clinical practice with specialist clinical reasoning.

Contribute to evaluation and development of clinical practice within the specialism ensuring compliance with National and local guidelines and frameworks.

Contribute to service improvement and development of the clinical area or pathway.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life


• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security


• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax


• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job responsibilities

Maintain good communication, liaison and working arrangements with other Trust teams, Trusts and external agencies. Use communication tools (verbal and non verbal) to gain valid informed consent with patients where there will often be barriers to effective communication e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear. Have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment e.g. those with cognitive or speech difficulties.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Please see the qualifications listed in the job description.


• Please see the qualifications listed in the job description.

Experience

• Please see the experience listed in the job description.


• Please see the experience listed in the job description.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.