Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist

Main area Podiatrists Grade NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract Permanent

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref 196-LIS9387

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Foot Health - Guys & St. Thomas's

Town London

Salary £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. inc. HCA

Salary period Yearly

Closing 03/04/2025 23:59

Interview date 23/04/2025

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist within Guys and St. Thomas’ Hospital to further develop and work within a multi-disciplinary foot team (MDfT) service for patients with diabetes in the London Boroughs of Bexley & Greenwich. This post will require working between Guys & St. Thomas’ hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup and Queen Elizabeth Greenwich sites.

The aim is to build on the existing MDfTs in these Boroughs to develop a South East London Diabetes Foot Network with local MDfTs operating in a hub and spoke model.

Main duties of the job

• Based at Queen Marys Hospital (Sidcup) but will be timetabled to work at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Greenwich) and Guys & St. Thomas' hospital sites
• To triage referral and work within the NICE guidelines.
• To assess and treat the high risk case load with advanced wound management methods
• To build a working network with all community services to benefit patients.
• Maintain the education element and referral pathways for GPs, District Nurses, Urgent Care team
• Teaching and managing junior staff
• Data collection and reporting

Person specification

Qualification & Knowledge

• Diploma/Degree in Podiatry/ Master’s Degree level or equivalent / HPC registration & LA administration
• Evidence of significant practical experience with complex patients
• Post graduate training within a specialist clinical caseload
• Acute Trust experience
• Independent prescriber

Experience

• Advance specialised knowledge in relation to the high risk patient
• Experience of working in a very busy clinic
• Handling stressful situations
• Foot MDT experience

Skills

• Travelling across the network sites is essential
• Good communication skills & team player

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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.

Name Alpa Lakhani Job title Clinical Lead Podiatrist Email address alpa.lakhani@gstt.nhs.uk Telephone number 02071880872