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Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 28.02 - 28.02 / Hour
Job Type: Temporary
Location: AL4, Marshalswick, Hertfordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity as a Specialist Podiatrist within the Herts Valley Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS), based in West Hertfordshire. In this role, you will work across HIDS and play a key part in maintaining the integrity of the foot in diabetes, aiming to prevent long-term complications. You will communicate effectively and foster close working relationships with colleagues across partner organisations, external agencies, and services within HCT. You will ensure clear communication with patients, carers, and other health or social care professionals, sharing treatment plans that may involve complex, sensitive, or emotive information and overcoming barriers to understanding where necessary. You will maintain health and safety standards for staff, patients, and visitors, promptly reporting any actual or potential issues

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Podiatrist, you will deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by assessing, diagnosing, and developing specialized and complex treatment plans for individuals with diabetes and associated co-morbidities. You will provide expert podiatry care in community clinics and multidisciplinary outpatient settings, while collaborating with patients to create tailored treatment plans that support their health and wellbeing. In addition, you will identify clinical risks and take appropriate action using established reporting structures. You will adhere to policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, and care pathways, ensuring patient records and documentation meet HCPC standards. Flexibility is essential, as you may be required to work across different bases to support HIDS service needs during staff absence or illness.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job Roles & Responsibilities

  * To assess, diagnose and implement evidence-based care programmes independently for a wide range of patients with diabetes.

  * To request, perform and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests to support accurate clinical decision-making.

  * To identify and initiate internal or external referrals for further assessment or treatment where appropriate.

  * To deliver podiatry services across diverse clinical settings, including health centres, community clinics, and acute inpatient and outpatient environments.

  * To provide foot health education to patients, carers, and families, empowering them to manage their condition effectively.

  * To maintain responsibility for clinical equipment and stock levels in line with departmental protocols, ensuring resources are safe and available.

Person Specification & Qualification

  * Diploma or Degree in Podiatry with current HCPC registration

  * Evidence of CPD & Certificate in Local Anaesthesia.

  * Post-registration experience in diabetes care, ideally within NHS and community settings.

  * Knowledge of the lower limb complications associated with diabetes

  * Knowledge of SystemOne

  * Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a car

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

NHS Professionals Limited

Location

Hertfordshire Community Nhs Trust, Ronsons Way,
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9XR

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