Specialist Podiatrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Finchley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Access to shifts across NHS Trusts

Job summary

NHS Professionals seeks a Specialist Podiatrist to support the Herts Valley Integrated Diabetes Service. The role focuses on diabetes-related foot health, diagnosing and tailoring treatment plans, and delivering podiatry in community and outpatient settings.

Applicants must hold HCPC registration, a podiatry qualification, and a UK driving licence with access to a car. The post involves working across bases to cover service needs and to support patients within NHS Trust settings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of lower limb complications related to diabetes.
• Experience in diabetes care, ideally in NHS/community settings.
• Familiarity with SystemOne or similar health IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and build specialist treatment plans for people with diabetes.
• Deliver podiatry in community clinics and multidisciplinary outpatient settings.
• Request, perform and interpret diagnostic tests to inform clinical decisions.
• Identify referrals for further assessment or treatment.
• Educate patients, carers and families on foot health and self-management.
• Maintain HCPC standards in patient records and documentation.

Skills

Lower limb complications

Diabetes care knowledge

Education

Podiatry degree

Diploma in Podiatry

Certificate in local anaesthesia

CPD evidence

Tools

SystemOne

Job description

This is a four-month bank post with NHS Professionals, supplying a Specialist Podiatrist to the Herts Valley Integrated Diabetes Service within HCT. The work centres on assessing and diagnosing people with diabetes and building specialist, tailored treatment plans to protect foot health and prevent long-term complications. Clinics run in community and multidisciplinary outpatient settings, and the post may move between bases to cover absence within the service. Applicants need current HCPC registration, and a UK driving licence with access to a car is also required.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose and build specialist treatment plans for people with diabetes and related co-morbidities
• Protect foot integrity in diabetes to prevent long-term complications
• Deliver expert podiatry in community clinics and multidisciplinary outpatient settings
• Deliver podiatry across health centres, community clinics, and acute inpatient and outpatient settings
• Request, perform and interpret diagnostic tests to inform clinical decisions
• Identify and make internal or external referrals for further assessment or treatment
• Educate patients, carers and families on foot health and self-management
• Communicate treatment plans clearly to patients, carers and other professionals, including sensitive information
• Identify clinical risks and act on them through established reporting structures
• Maintain health and safety standards for staff, patients and visitors, reporting actual or potential issues
• Keep patient records and documentation to HCPC standards, following policies, guidelines and care pathways
• Work across different bases to cover HIDS service needs during staff absence or illness

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in podiatry
• Certificate in local anaesthesia
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Post-registration experience in diabetes care, ideally in NHS and community settings

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of lower limb complications associated with diabetes
• Knowledge of SystemOne

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence with access to a car

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Flexible and committed shifts
• Wellbeing resources
• Paid annual leave that builds up over time
• Access to shifts across more than 50 partner NHS Trusts