Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist

• 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 lead in the planning of care packages jointly between hospital and community care providers. • To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions • To undertake biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotic provision and advice for patients with a range of underlying MSK/biomechanical 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 • To have the ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics • 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 recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately. • To take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team. • To promote multidisciplinary team working. • To provide diabetes/high risk foot care with the hospital out patients 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 take internal hospital referrals from consultants/doctors, nurses and accident and emergency based on agreed criteria and ensuring patients at not put at risk • To undertake specialist high risk work in a range of acute and community settings. • To undertake nail surgery Job description Job responsibilities • 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 lead in the planning of care packages jointly between hospital and community care providers. • To provide podiatry care including wound care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions • To undertake biomechanical assessment, gait analysis and orthotic provision and advice for patients with a range of underlying MSK/biomechanical 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 • To have the ability to cope with unpredictable work patterns as necessitated in acute wound care clinics • 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 recognise the need, undertake and understand the result of investigations such as microbiology, x-ray, and scans and respond appropriately. • To take the clinical diabetes/high risk foot specialist role within the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team. • To promote multidisciplinary team working. • To provide diabetes/high risk foot care with the hospital out patients 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 take internal hospital referrals from consultants/doctors, nurses and accident and emergency based on agreed criteria and ensuring patients at not put at risk • To undertake specialist high risk work in a range of acute and community settings. • To undertake nail surgery