As a Trust we actively support you to develop your knowledge and skills through our Annual Development Review programme. You will use your knowledge and skills to support the learning and development of colleagues and contribute towards updating protocols and resources. You will be encouraged to develop your skills as a Clinical Educator supporting, with others, undergraduate students from a range of disciplines.

Barrow in Furness is a coastal town in Cumbria very close to the Lake District National Park. The area has miles of wild and diverse coastline to explore with views of Morecambe Bay and the nearby Lakeland fells, whilst still having easy access to the main cities in the UK through road and rail links.

We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team in the role of Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist. If you are the type of health professional who truly has the patient at the heart of everything you do and you want to work in a Trust that shares your values and is going places, then this might just be the perfect role for you.

In this role you will be responsible for delivering a high quality, accessible and timely evidence based service for patients. Based predominantly within the community Podiatry service where you will be responsible for the provision of care to the increased/high risk caseload. You will need to be an excellent communicator and able to work independently and confidently.

You will work as part of a small team, with the support of experienced dietitians. The post covers a range of inpatient work including medical, surgical, orthopaedics, oncology and stroke management as well as outpatient clinics.  As such you will gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas such as nutrition support, enteral feeding, gastroenterology and weight management. Opportunities to gain experience in dietetic specialist areas will be supported where appropriate

To work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for the management of patients on own caseload without direct supervision

To assist in the planning & delivery of departmental training and education sessions for managers and staff, Work with Occupational health teams to offer advice and guidance

To maintain effective communication links with patients, and associated professional practitioners regarding patients condition, including the completion of accurate clinical records in line with trust and professional body codes of practice.

To participate in planned research and audit as required and ensuring the SEQOHS requirements are maintained.