Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist

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Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist to join a dedicated team. The role involves delivering specialist podiatry care, contributing to service development, and working collaboratively within the healthcare framework. Ideal candidates will have experience in secondary care and diabetic conditions, and hold relevant qualifications. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your podiatry career while serving a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Podiatry with advanced experience required.
• Evidence of experience with diabetic foot complications necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of specialist podiatry care for in-patients and out-patients.
• Establish effective systems of referral and service delivery.
• Contribute to departmental policy and service delivery strategies.

Skills

Diabetic Foot experience

Podiatry experience in secondary care

Education

BSc Podiatry or equivalent

MSc or equivalent

Non Medical prescribing

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £47,810 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59

Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist

Band 7

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

The Diabetic Foot Clinic has a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Podiatrist to join our warm and friendly team to be responsible for providing and maintaining a high standard of patient care, experience, and quality service at all times.

You must be prepared to work across the MSE sites according to the needs of the service as shifts are planned in accordance with provision of service and be prepared to work toward a seven day working week.

So, if this sounds like the role for you, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be responsible for providing high standards of specialist podiatry care for both in-patients and out-patients as part of the Diabetic Foot MDT across the in-patient and outpatient settings.

You will be expected as part of a team of podiatrists to establish effective systems of referral and service delivery; promoting the efficacy of podiatry care to a wide range of health care professionals, within the resources available and supported by dedicated Administration & Clerical assistance.

Your role will involve being responsible for the highest standards of specialist clinical practice in delivering podiatry services, within agreed national and local policies and clinical guidelines and to assess, diagnose and develop programs of care for high risk patients e.g. those with advanced neuro-vascular, tissue viability and associated biomechanical problems.

You will contribute to strategic development of departmental policy and service delivery, as part of the podiatry hospital team, to identify the need for podiatry services, evaluate priorities, service analysis, and plan/implement provision accordingly, within contractual agreement and will be expected to work in the Diabetic Foot Clinic whist working/liaising with other ward based health professionals and patients/public in all aspects of their care and service delivery.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Do you have experience in Podiatry, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc Podiatry (or diploma in Podiatric Medicine with equivalent advanced experience)
• MSc or equivalent level of academic experience
• Non Medical prescribing or a willingness to work towards

Experience

• Evidence of Diabetic Foot experience
• Podiatry experience in secondary care setting

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.