Community/Specialist Podiatrist

Job overview

Assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of foot pathologies for patients seen within a wide range of settings, some of which may be in isolation, e.g. health centre community clinics, GP practice clinics, domiciliary visits, physical/mental health/learning difficulties and social services establishments. You will be given the opportunity to develop your skills further in the specialist areas.

Main duties of the job

Provide quality care which focuses on those with high-risk conditions, MSK conditions and those requiring nail surgery.

Wound care including diabetes foot ulcer management

Education of staff and patients

Participation in audit and research projects

Multidisciplinary working with other specialist services such as TVAL, diabetologists, vascular, podiatry surgery

Participate in an annual appraisal & personal development plan, supportive mentorship & essential learning required by the Trust. RDaSH engage, involve & support staff to reach their full potential.

Become part of our Team - involvement in team meetings, make valuable suggestions to influence & help make changes to service, to use innovative technology and make a real difference to patient’s health.

Provide support and guidance for student podiatrist/apprentices.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications