Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist

Job overview

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCT) Diabetes Podiatry Services are looking for a highly motivated, proactive and focused qualified Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered  Podiatrist to join their department.

This job is based in the North Tyneside Diabetes Podiatry Team for 30 hours per week.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

As a team member your duties will include delivering evidence based podiatry treatments within clinics, GP surgeries, hospitals, patient's homes and residential homes. Personal qualities required include excellent organisational skills, personal time management and flexibility within your working practice to support the podiatry team.

Due to the nature of team working and patient interaction you should demonstrate clear communication alongside efficient and effective problem solving. To be a strong candidate we are looking for a podiatrist who is able to integrate and deliver education into the multidisciplinary team, function within a supportive peer group and display the strength of character to work autonomously.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as an integral part of the diabetes multi-disciplinary team providing a high standard of clinical care in highly specialised areas and having at least 2 years post NHS registration.
• To act as a diabetes foot specialist, acting as a resource and providing specialist podiatry advice and training for the multi-disciplinary team and other health professionals within the primary healthcare team GP practices.
• To prescribe and implement care plans for people with diabetes by assigning individual risk stratification to provide the appropriate package of care to fulfil national guidelines.
• To be responsible for the planning and management of specialised case loads involving the implementation and coordination of specialised treatment regimes working in a variety of settings e.g. acute, community and GP practices.To be responsible for the development of and adhere to the podiatry department and Trust’s policies, strategies and objectives.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.