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Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Podiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team in Blackrock Frascati, providing high-quality care to patients with various foot and ankle conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Treat a variety of skin ailments, including verrucas, corns, and calluses.
- Assess and treat ingrown toenails, clip toe nails, and perform general feet tidy-ups.
- Determine the condition of patients' feet, ankles, or lower legs through medical history review, physical examination, and patient concerns.
- Diagnose foot, ankle, and lower-leg problems through physical exams and other methods.
- Provide treatment for foot, ankle, and lower-leg ailments, including prescribing special shoe inserts (orthotics).
- Give advice and instruction on foot and ankle care and general wellness techniques.
- Educate patients on how to improve and/or manage conditions.
- Liaise with other healthcare professionals to exchange information about patients' backgrounds and progress.
- Refer patients to other physicians or specialists if larger health problems are detected.
- Meet continuous education requirements and maintain an up-to-date CPD folder.
- Write patient case notes and reports, collect statistics, and manage payments and receipts.
- Place stock orders and log repairs.
- Supervise student and junior podiatrists and enhance teaching skills.
- Manage clinical risk and have excellent infection control awareness.
- Be caring, compassionate, and professional, with the patient at the core of everything.
- Help create blogs and content for marketing channels.
- Work with the marketing team and provide on-the-ground feedback.
Requirements:
- BSc or MSc in Podiatry (essential).
- CORU registration (essential).
- Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists Ireland (SCPI) (essential).
- Professional Indemnity Insurance (essential).
- Private practice experience (preferred).
About Spectrum Health:
- We offer a comprehensive clinical support structure.
- We provide clear career pathways across clinical and leadership roles.
- We cater for those who want to build clinical skills and those who want to upskill to become Clinical Leads, Managers, or Directors.
- We offer flexible working arrangements, including full or part-time contracts and shifts to suit your lifestyle.
- We provide a CPD calendar, including internal and external speakers, and CPD bursaries to assist with external courses.
- We offer study leave and robust systems to help our team provide the best care for patients.
- We provide discounted health insurance, annual leave that increases with length of service, and a monthly health and wellness allowance.