Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist
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Job summary
To provide highly specialised podiatric care for patients attending the Diabetic Foot Clinic. The Diabetic Foot Clinic is a podiatry-led, multidisciplinary, tertiary referral unit which provides expert specialist foot care, advanced assessment and diagnostic techniques for high risk patients with complex foot pathologies resulting from the complications of diabetes.
The post holder will be expected to deliver a podiatry service across multiple sites, enabling expert patient care, ensuring the administration of a high standard of foot care in our MDT clinics and a step down to local services as required, following an established pathway of expert care.
The post holder will be expected to actively contribute as part of the multidisciplinary team including vascular and orthopaedic clinics. As such the post holder is also an educator to patients and their carers, other health care professionals including, medical, surgical, podiatric, nursing, physiotherapy and social services and other staff when appropriate. The post holder will be expected to promote the role and scope of podiatry, locally, nationally and internationally.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure that where appropriate each patient has a comprehensive wound assessment undertaken and a referral is made to the appropriate speciality.
2. Support the MDT by facilitating the booking of investigations and interpretation of results
3. Work with Senior Podiatrists to become skilled in the use of specific treatments and advanced wound techniques including sharp debridement of wounds, vac & larvae therapy.
4. Provide advice on the most appropriate pressure relieving devices for specific conditions including liaison with the orthotics department for appropriate footwear provision.
5. Work closely with ICBs, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist and podiatry services to ensure smooth transition from from acute to community care where appropriate.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Details
Date posted
28 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum incl HCA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
213-CAY-6788306
Job locations
Cross site
London
SE5 9RS
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cross site
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website
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