MK High Risk Podiatrist

An opportunity has arisen for a part-time 3 days a week permanent position to deliver specialist/community podiatric care for Patients Including Wound and High Risk Patients .
The Post holder will require extensive knowledge, clinical skills and experience at a Band 7 level in the field of diabetes, vascular complication of the foot and lower limb and wound care. The requirement is to provide and be responsible for comprehensive care of patients with complex high risk foot problems, working with multidisciplinary teams, in the community setting and within secondary care.
The post holder will work along side support community staff in the management of complex foot conditions, support education of staff, student and apprentices.
The post holder will also line manage and supervise Community Podiatrists; delivering supervision for them regularly and carrying out operational duties., To provide specialist footcare for patient with complex high-risk foot problems. This includes diabetes patients with acute and chronic foot wounds, patients with neuropathic and vascular complications, patient with foot complications who are immunosuppressed and patients who have poor tissue viability, vulnerable patients and patients with complex mental health issues.
The post holder will be clinically accountable and responsible for treatment of the high-risk caseload working autonomously as well as work as part of the multidisciplinary team. The post requires accepting emergency referrals from GPs, community podiatrists, and other health professionals and will provide responsive specialist care.
A need for education and up-skilling of clinical and care staff working with diabetic care. There will be also be a responsibility for patient education., 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 use clinical reasoning skill in the assessment, diagnoses and formulating treatment plans of patients with a variety of high-risk foot problems and other medical conditions
To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal 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 ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics
To recognise and request when diagnostics are required and make onward referrals as needed.
To recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately.
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 take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team.
To promote multidisciplinary team working.
To provide diabetes and other high risk foot care within community, specialist units secondary care 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 provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions
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.
To line manage staff providing them with regular supervision and being available when they need.
To take an active role in education of staff, students and apprentices.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

There's a place for you at CNWL
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
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