Bank Specialist Podiatrist in London

This bank Specialist Podiatrist post sits in the podiatry service of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, working across clinics, care homes, patients' homes and hospitals. The core work is assessing, diagnosing and treating foot and lower-limb conditions, including wounds and diabetic foot disease, and running diabetic and high-risk foot clinics. The caseload is high-risk and includes housebound patients, with community visits and some minor surgery such as nail surgery. HCPC registration and a local analgesia certificate are essential.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of podiatric conditions, including wounds, vascular, neurological, paediatric conditions and emergencies
• Run diabetic and high-risk foot clinics, including risk stratification, ulcer management, wound swabbing and urgent referral or admission
• Manage a fully allocated clinical and domiciliary caseload, including same-day emergency referrals
• Plan and coordinate care for housebound and high-risk patients with other professionals, social services and voluntary organisations
• Undertake minor surgery including nail surgery and electro-surgery, administer local analgesia and manage emergency complications including anaphylaxis
• Assess and treat lower-limb musculoskeletal conditions, prescribing insoles, orthoses and exercise programmes
• Develop, document and evaluate individualised, evidence-based treatment plans, make referrals and ensure safe discharge
• Provide care in clinics, patients' homes, care and nursing homes, hospitals, schools and mobile units, travelling between Trust sites
• Move and handle immobile patients in confined spaces and carry out manual handling risk assessments
• Work as a Band 6 podiatrist, giving clinical guidance and mentoring to Band 5 podiatrists and assistant podiatrists, and cover other podiatrists at short notice
• Complete rotations in nail surgery, acute foot services, biomechanics, low level laser therapy and podiatric surgery
• Manage clinic timetables and waiting times, keep clinical records, stock and equipment, and report defects and incidents

Qualifications

• Podiatry diploma or degree
• Local analgesia administration certificate

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• At least 1 year post-graduate experience treating a high-risk caseload, including wound care
• Post-graduate experience of minor surgery, biomechanics, local analgesia and full patient assessment
• Experience of coaching students

Skills & knowledge

• Diagnosing, planning, documenting and evaluating care holistically, with sound decision-making
• Organising own caseload with a proportion of high-risk patients
• Using specialist diagnostic equipment such as doppler ultrasound, neurothesiometer and gait analysis systems
• Hand-eye coordination and dexterity
• Using Word, Excel and PowerPoint to create, analyse and share information

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence

Other

• Communicating with people of all ages and other health professionals, including those with language or learning difficulties
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues through integrated care pathways
• Being flexible, reliable and responsive to change, with a logical, problem-solving approach and empathetic care
• Commitment to continuous professional development and awareness of current NHS changes

Nice to have

• 2 years post-graduate experience treating a high-risk caseload, including diabetic and ischaemic foot ulceration
• IRMER certificate
• POMs certificate
• Evidence of a CPD portfolio demonstrating knowledge base
• Involvement in health education
• Evidence of working in specialist areas of podiatry, such as podiatric surgery, diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis
• Training in clinical coaching

What’s offered

• Flexible working options
• London Living Wage accreditation for substantive, bank and contractor staff

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