Podiatrist

See Job Description for full details. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients (both adults and children) with a wide range of clinical needs to include: High risk diabetes, neuropathy, HIV, chronic disease eg. rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disease, terminally ill, mental health patients and those requiring specialist would management and tissue viability assessment. Staff will be required to re-assure, educate and negotiate potentially complex treatment options where denial of pathology or compliance with treatment may be an issue, overcoming communication barriers. To be responsible for the interpretation of clinical findings and decision for onward referral for other interventions from other disciplines and/or additional departmental specialist areas, with communication thereof to all appropriate parties. Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for full details. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients (both adults and children) with a wide range of clinical needs to include: High risk diabetes, neuropathy, HIV, chronic disease eg. rheumatoid arthritis, vascular disease, terminally ill, mental health patients and those requiring specialist would management and tissue viability assessment. Staff will be required to re-assure, educate and negotiate potentially complex treatment options where denial of pathology or compliance with treatment may be an issue, overcoming communication barriers. To be responsible for the interpretation of clinical findings and decision for onward referral for other interventions from other disciplines and/or additional departmental specialist areas, with communication thereof to all appropriate parties.