Diabetes Care for You is a multidisciplinary community diabetes service covering Brighton, Hove, High Weald and the Havens in East Sussex. The service comprises consultants, nurses, dietitians, podiatrists, psychologists, and support staff, all contributing to the development of this innovative service.
The podiatrists also support the Multi-Disciplinary Foot Team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit a Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist to work within our Podiatry team. The Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist will work in partnership with patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes with moderate, high risk, and active foot problems in a community setting, aiming to improve outcomes for patients. This includes the development of clinic-based care, home visits, and healthcare professional and patient education programmes for diabetes management. The post holder will establish and maintain effective working relationships with health professionals in both primary and secondary care. They will work alongside the Lead Podiatrist to develop their clinical skills and those of the team of Band 5 and Band 6 Podiatrists, ensuring the provision of high-quality specialist podiatry care to patients. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team integrating physical and psychological support. Job responsibilities
To ensure the provision of a robust, integrated arrangement of care for diabetic feet within the community diabetes service and across the interface between Tier 3 and Tier 4 patients, providing consistent high quality and a systematic approach to patient care. The post holder will carry a high-risk diabetic clinical caseload, using their highly developed specialist skills to ensure that patients receive the best evidence-based care package. The clinician will participate in regular Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings within the service to input into this forum of patient care. This role will require the triage of incoming referrals, ensuring they are allocated to the right level of specialty within the service, or referring to other specialties, services, or agencies as appropriate. The post holder will clinically supervise Band 5 and 6 members of the podiatry team, acting as a clinical mentor, extending to students placed within the service and clinicians on rotation from the podiatry service. The post holder will be accountable, with the Lead Podiatrist, for the delivery of safe effective Podiatric care within the pathway. Responsibilities also include participating in team meetings, attending regional and local expert reference groups, and leading education sessions with other providers in matters relating to diabetic podiatric care. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc Podiatry or equivalent MSc (working towards) or equivalent experience Evidence of Post graduate Continual Professional Development Evidence of working at a nationally accepted competency level for Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Holder of Independent prescriber certification Experience
At least 5 years post-graduate experience preferably covering both acute and community clinical work, with at least 3 years involving specialist care for patients with diabetes Undertaking new patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment Developing specialised programmes of care Working in a multi-disciplinary setting Undertaking clinical audit Comprehensive evidence of relevant lifelong learning and post-graduate training Undertaking research in a health care setting Skills and Knowledge
Complex diabetic wound assessment and management Vascular assessment and associated podiatric management Evidence of presenting academic work/reports to an audience Appropriately request and assess imaging when clinically required Experience in the provision of health education Ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite of programs Other requirements
This position will require the post holder to be independently mobile and own a vehicle for personal transport as it will require regular travel across East Sussex and the Brighton and Hove area Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum/pro rata
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We are seeking to recruit a Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist to work within our Podiatry team. The Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist will work in partnership with patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes with moderate, high risk, and active foot problems in a community setting, aiming to improve outcomes for patients. This includes the development of clinic-based care, home visits, and healthcare professional and patient education programmes for diabetes management. The post holder will establish and maintain effective working relationships with health professionals in both primary and secondary care. They will work alongside the Lead Podiatrist to develop their clinical skills and those of the team of Band 5 and Band 6 Podiatrists, ensuring the provision of high-quality specialist podiatry care to patients. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team integrating physical and psychological support. Job responsibilities
To ensure the provision of a robust, integrated arrangement of care for diabetic feet within the community diabetes service and across the interface between Tier 3 and Tier 4 patients, providing consistent high quality and a systematic approach to patient care. The post holder will carry a high-risk diabetic clinical caseload, using their highly developed specialist skills to ensure that patients receive the best evidence-based care package. The clinician will participate in regular Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings within the service to input into this forum of patient care. This role will require the triage of incoming referrals, ensuring they are allocated to the right level of specialty within the service, or referring to other specialties, services, or agencies as appropriate. The post holder will clinically supervise Band 5 and 6 members of the podiatry team, acting as a clinical mentor, extending to students placed within the service and clinicians on rotation from the podiatry service. The post holder will be accountable, with the Lead Podiatrist, for the delivery of safe effective Podiatric care within the pathway. Responsibilities also include participating in team meetings, attending regional and local expert reference groups, and leading education sessions with other providers in matters relating to diabetic podiatric care. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc Podiatry or equivalent MSc (working towards) or equivalent experience Evidence of Post graduate Continual Professional Development Evidence of working at a nationally accepted competency level for Band 7 Diabetes Specialist Holder of Independent prescriber certification Experience
At least 5 years post-graduate experience preferably covering both acute and community clinical work, with at least 3 years involving specialist care for patients with diabetes Undertaking new patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment Developing specialised programmes of care Working in a multi-disciplinary setting Undertaking clinical audit Comprehensive evidence of relevant lifelong learning and post-graduate training Undertaking research in a health care setting Skills and Knowledge
Complex diabetic wound assessment and management Vascular assessment and associated podiatric management Evidence of presenting academic work/reports to an audience Appropriately request and assess imaging when clinically required Experience in the provision of health education Ability to use the Microsoft Office Suite of programs Other requirements
This position will require the post holder to be independently mobile and own a vehicle for personal transport as it will require regular travel across East Sussex and the Brighton and Hove area Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum/pro rata
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