Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work across the community services and contribute to the formal provision of community podiatry. The post holder will form close relationship between acute and primary care, streamlining the local diabetes foot pathways.

The post holder may need to participate in the weekend emergency foot clinics as and when required. The post holder will provide specialist foot care for patients with diabetes with complex, high risk foot problems. This includes diabetes patients with acute and chronic foot wounds, patients with neuropathic and vascular complications. The post holder will be clinically responsible for treatment of the high-risk caseload working autonomously as well as work as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The post requires accepting emergency referrals from people with diabetes, GPs, community podiatrists, and other health professionals and will provide responsive specialist care.

A need for education and up-skilling of clinical and care staff, working with diabetic patients with diabetes and high-risk foot conditions in various settings in NWL, has been identified. The holder of this post will have a responsibility for contributing to the planning and delivery of this education. There will be a responsibility for structured patient education for people with diabetes and their carers currently

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Podiatry professional degree qualification.
• Registration with Health Professions Council.
• Certificate in Local Anaesthesia.
• Evidence or Portfolio of post-grad Continued Development.
• Experience of service delivery in acute and community settings.
• Evidence of Specialist study and training in Diabetes e.g. SOCAP/COP Diabetic Foot Module; Post graduate study.
• Experience of working at a Band 6 level or above and evidence of working with a high-risk caseload, specifically diabetes in an acute and community setting.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working.

Desirable

• Independent Prescriber status
• Ionising Radiation (medical exposure) Regulations Training
• Training in requesting and interpretation of investigations relevant to diabetic foot complications

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• In-depth knowledge in the management of the diabetic foot and general medical diabetes management.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NICE Diabetes clinical guidelines and NSF in Diabetes.
• Good inter-personal skills needed to liaise with Diabetes Consultants and other specialists in this field.
• Organisational and planning skills to manage your own work time.
• Ability to deal professionally and objectively with distressing/uncomfortable situations, e.g. terminally ill patients, child abuse, providing guidance to team members where appropriate.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, report writing, presentation skills.
• The ability to maintain up to date clinical knowledge and skills.
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Skills, Abilities Attributes and

Essential

• A forward thinking, creative and flexible approach.
• Self-motivated and highly driven to achieve timely desired outcomes
• Car driver/ Access to the use of a vehicle

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

St. Charles Centre for Health & Care

London

W10 6DZ

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)