Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

If you are looking to improve your skills with the management of the “At risk” or “Diabetic foot” alongside a team of Non-medical prescribers, then join the Hillingdon Podiatry team. The Hillingdon Podiatry team has a large high-risk caseload across the borough and is the main provider for the Multidisciplinary Foot team based at Hillingdon Hospital. This role will directly support MDFT referral and work alongside our Diabetes Consultants to protect the “At Risk Foot”. This role supports direct referrals to our local vascular hub for emerging vascular emergencies. If you want to make a difference to the prevention of amputations and foot-related admissions, then this is the role for you!

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified clinician to deliver high-risk podiatric care in the Community Podiatry High Risk Clinics at Hillingdon CNWL (Central North West London) sites, Eastcote, Hesa and Uxbridge Health centres and within the Local Multidisciplinary Foot team based at Hillingdon Hospital. You should be highly organised, working on your own initiative. You should be aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current best practice and be able to demonstrate your interest in continued professional development. You should be able to work on your own and as part of a team demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job:

• This post requires a person who is highly specialised and has extensive knowledge, clinical skills and relevant experience in the field of Diabetes, providing comprehensive care for patients with complex high-risk foot problems.
• Providing education to health care staff and patients on the management of diabetes and diabetic foot care.
• The person will be providing specialist footcare for patients with complex high-risk foot problems, including diabetes patients with acute and chronic foot wounds, active Osteomyelitis and Charcot Foot neuroarthropathy, patients with neuropathic and vascular complications, patients with foot complications who are immunosuppressed and patients who have poor tissue viability.
• The post holder will be clinically responsible for treatment of the high-risk caseload, working autonomously as well as part of the multidisciplinary team; including in-reach into secondary care with Diabetologists, Vascular and Orthopaedic Surgeons, Microbiology, Radiology, Orthotics and Plaster room team.
• The post requires accepting emergency referrals from GPs, community podiatrists, and other health professionals and will provide responsive specialist care.