# Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-podiatrist/752f8a80-89ef-4ff0-be4c-2ed86aad7765 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/diabetes-specialist-podiatrist/752f8a80-89ef-4ff0-be4c-2ed86aad7765.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moulsecoomb Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Podiatrist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T13:20:28.559Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Brighton/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diabetes_Specialist_Podiatrist/Diabetes_Specialist_Podiatrist-v8182187 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182187?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrists to work within our Podiatry team. The Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist will work in partnership with patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes with moderate, high risk and active foot problems in a community setting, aiming to improve outcomes for patients. This includes the development of clinic-based care, home visits, along with healthcare professional and patient education programmes for diabetes management. Diabetes Care for You is a multidisciplinary community diabetes service covering Brighton, Hove, High Weald and the Havens in East Sussex. The service comprises of consultants, nurses, dietitians, podiatrists, psychologists and support staff, that all contribute to the development of this innovative service. The podiatrists also support with the Multi-Disciplinary Foot Team down at the Royal Sussex County Hospital and at times may be required to support other podiatry teams located in Brighton & Hove within the same directorate. There will also be opportunities to work as part of our new innovative partnership with The University of Brighton at Falmer and the provision of clinical supervision for students studying for BSc and Master's degrees in Podiatry. ### Main duties of the job Main Responsibilities - Specialist knowledge of diabetic foot assessment and management. - Managing complex and high-risk diabetic foot conditions. - Ability to work autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams. - Strong communication and patient education skills. - Contribute to service development and quality improvement. - Leadership, mentoring, and supervision. - At times may be required to support other podiatry teams located within the same directorate. - Commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous professional development including attendance regional and local expert reference groups. - Participate in team meetings and to regularly update the staff on developments within the field of diabetes. There will be a requirement to travel across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex. Therefore, a full driving license and access to a suitable vehicle is a key requirement for this role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To ensure the provision of a robust, integrated arrangement of care for diabetic feet within the community diabetes service and across the interface between Tier 3 and Tier 4 patients, providing a consistent high quality and a systematic approach to patient care. The post holder will carry a high-risk diabetic clinical caseload, using their highly developed specialist skills to ensure that patients receive the best evidence based care package. The clinician will be required to participate in regular Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings within the service in order to input into this forum of patient care. This role will require the triage of incoming referrals ensuring that they are allocated to the right level of speciality within the service, or referring on to other specialities, services or agencies as appropriate. To clinically supervise Band 6 members of the podiatry team, acting as a clinical mentor, this role extends to students placed within the service and clinicians on rotation from the podiatry service. The post holder will be accountable, with the Lead Podiatrist, for the delivery of safe effective Podiatric care within the pathway. To participate in team meetings and to regularly update the staff on developments within the field of diabetes. To attend regional and local expert reference groups. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post graduate experience preferably covering both acute and community clinical work. To include significant experience providing specialist care for the patients with diabetes - Developing specialised programmes of care - Working in multi-disciplinary setting - Undertaking clinical audit - Comprehensive evidence of relevant lifelong learning and post graduate training - Undertaking research in a healthcare setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Podiatry or equivalent - MSc (working towards) or equivalent experience - Evidence of Post graduate Continual Professional Development - Evidence of working at nationally accepted competency level for Band 7 Diabetes Specialist **Desirable** - Holder of Independent prescriber certification ### Other requirements **Essential** - This position will require the post holder to be independently mobile and own a vehicle for personal transport as it will require regular travel across East Sussex and the Brighton and Hove area ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Complex diabetic wound assessment and management - Vascular assessment and associated podiatric management - Experience in the provision of health education - Ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite of programs ## Documents - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262) - [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10485712) - [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743) - [guide to completing an online job application (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3072) - [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.