Camden High Risk Podiatrist

NHS Jobs; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Jobs in Greater London seeks an experienced podiatrist to work within a multidisciplinary diabetes foot team提供 comprehensive podiatry care, including wound management, for high-risk patients. The role emphasises clinical reasoning, patient assessment, and appropriate referrals across primary and secondary care settings.

The post involves delivering essential podiatry services in community and hospital environments, maintaining professional standards, and supporting education of staff and

Formación

• Work in accordance with College of Podiatry and Health and Care Professions Council Code of Professional Conduct including scope of professional practice.

Responsabilidades

• Assess, manage and treat high risk complex caseload including acute and chronic diabetic foot problems, post-operative wounds, and neuropathic/vascular foot and lower limb problems.
• Provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Exercise clinical reasoning in assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning for high-risk foot problems and other medical conditions.
• Recognise when diagnostics are required and make onward referrals as needed.
• Undertake investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately.

Descripción del empleo

• 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 conditionsability 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 clinics, secondary care, wards and in patient/nursing/residential homes, this will be based on agreed referral criteria and ensuring patients are not placed 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.