Podiatrist (SG) Full Time

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Join Our Podiatry Team in Fife

If you are an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Podiatrist or soon to be one and you’re keen to contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of a highquality service, we would love to hear from you.

Fife offers excellent clinical facilities and supportive, friendly teams where you can truly thrive.

We welcome applications from Podiatrists who meet the person specification, including those returning to practice after a career break. Students approaching graduation are also encouraged to apply.

Our service prides itself on strong support structures and outstanding development opportunities. Newly qualified practitioners are enrolled in the Flying Start programme and benefit from embedded clinical supervision and an allocated mentor to guide your early career.

HCPC registration is essential for this post.

This role involves delivering a comprehensive range of podiatric services, so we are looking for a selfmotivated, proactive clinician. You will manage your own clinical and domiciliary caseload, which may include nail surgery, general clinics, wound care and MSK. You will be supported to use the full breadth of your skills, knowledge, and techniques within your scope of practice.

Regular professional development and clinical support sessions are integral to the role. As a large and dynamic service, we are committed to helping our staff grow and progress, ensuring you are wellplaced to apply for permanent opportunities as they arise.

As a valued member of our department, you will join a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about delivering excellent care.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your applicationbut your answers must be your own.

Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.

Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.

Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand younot an AI tool.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundin the government website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.