Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist

Kings College Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000

Job description

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site: Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum incl HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/04/2025 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

To provide highly specialised podiatric care for patients attending the Diabetic Foot Clinic. The Diabetic Foot Clinic is a podiatry-led, multidisciplinary, tertiary referral unit which provides expert specialist foot care, advanced assessment and diagnostic techniques for high risk patients with complex foot pathologies resulting from the complications of diabetes.

The post holder will be expected to deliver a podiatry service across multiple sites, enabling expert patient care, ensuring the administration of a high standard of foot care in our MDT clinics and a step down to local services as required, following an established pathway of expert care.

The post holder will be expected to actively contribute as part of the multidisciplinary team including vascular and orthopaedic clinics. As such the post holder is also an educator to patients and their carers, other health care professionals including, medical, surgical, podiatric, nursing, physiotherapy and social services and other staff when appropriate. The post holder will be expected to promote the role and scope of podiatry, locally, nationally and internationally.

Main duties of the job

1. Ensure that where appropriate each patient has a comprehensive wound assessment undertaken and a referral is made to the appropriate speciality.
2. Support the MDT by facilitating the booking of investigations and interpretation of results.
3. Work with Senior Podiatrists to become skilled in the use of specific treatments and advanced wound techniques including sharp debridement of wounds, vac & larvae therapy.
4. Provide advice on the most appropriate pressure relieving devices for specific conditions including liaison with the orthotics department for appropriate footwear provision.
5. Work closely with ICBs, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist and podiatry services to ensure smooth transition from acute to community care where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

1. Ensure that where appropriate each patient has a comprehensive wound assessment undertaken and a referral is made to the appropriate speciality.
2. Support the MDT by facilitating the booking of investigations and interpretation of results.
3. Work with Senior Podiatrists to become skilled in the use of specific treatments and advanced wound techniques including sharp debridement of wounds, vac & larvae therapy.
4. Provide advice on the most appropriate pressure relieving devices for specific conditions including liaison with the orthotics department for appropriate footwear provision.
5. Work closely with ICBs, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist and podiatry services to ensure smooth transition from acute to community care where appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered
• BSc in Podiatry
• Diabetic Foot module

Experience

• Knowledge of diabetic foot management in NHS e.g. referral pathways, NICE guidelines
• Some experience of managing diabetic foot problems
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Name: Maureen Bates

Job title: Podiatry Manager

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 02032994429

We welcome informal visits from interested candidates, please contact Maureen Bates on 0203299 3223/4429