Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Cyflog: | £49,178.00 to £55,492.00 per year |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £49178.00 - £55492.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Eastcote HA5 1TG, HA5 1TG |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9333-24-1089 |
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To work in accordance with College of Podiatry and Health and Care Professions Council Code of Professional Conduct including scope of professional practice. To assess, manage and treat high risk complex caseload consisting of patients with: acute and chronic diabetic foot problems, pre and post operative amputations wounds and acute and chronic neuropathic, vascular foot/lower limb problems To lead in the planning of care packages jointly between hospital and community care providers. To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions To undertake biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotic provision and advice for patients with a range of underlying MSK/biomechanical conditions To use clinical reasoning skill in the assessment, diagnoses and formulating treatment plans of patients with a variety of high risk foot problems and medical conditions To have the ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination which involves highly skilled debridement techniques of acute/chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often for prolonged periods. Develop and contribute to the care and management of complex wounds and lower limb complications To apply and practice principles of wound management Have advance knowledge of dressing and there modes of action and appropriate indications of their use in wound care. To have a good working knowledge of biomechanics and its role wound care and basic musculoskeletal problems. To recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately. To take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team. To promote multidisciplinary team working. To provide diabetes/high risk foot care with the hospital out patients and wards based on agreed referral criteria and ensuring patients are not put at risk. To take direct referrals from GP; community podiatry and community nursing in the hospital setting and providing rapid access and expert clinical advise and intervention based on agreed referral criteria. To take internal hospital referrals from consultants/doctors, nurses and accident and emergency based on agreed criteria and ensuring patients at not put at risk To undertake specialist high risk work in a range of acute and community settings. To undertake nail surgery