Specialist Podiatrist – At Risk non-diabetic Foot Wounds and care inEastbourne inEastbourne PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust rs7UjC1y
Candidates must possess at least four years of post-registration experience in community and hospital settings, specifically in diabetes care, complex wound management, and addressing high-risk foot conditions. Essential qualifications include expertise in wound care assessment, patient treatment planning, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. Additionally, the role necessitates a valid driver's license, as it requires traveling across the county.
We are looking for a Specialist Podiatry Lead to work in our At Risk pathway to work alongside our foot protection team and At Risk Lead, concentrating on aligning those patients without Diabetes but have a foot wound to have similar care pathways to patients with Diabetes , reducing admissions and health inequalities.
This is an exciting opportunity that will support the both the professional development of the Foot protection Team and develop the pathways required in line with National guidance across the Community Health and Integrated Care division at ESHT.
The role will focus on the clinical, education and service development for the wider Podiatry workforce and to raise the profile of Podiatry across the trust. It will offer an excellent opportunity to develop the service further across the four pillars of practice.
The post requires the successful candidate to have a minimum of 4 years post registration experience working within community and hospital settings in the specialism of diabetes/ highly complex woundcare/ high risk foot.
The successful applicant will also be a car driver/ owner as this post will be cross county.
To include highly complex wound care assessment and podiatry assessment in lower limb and foot disorders
Experience of acute and chronic highly complex wound care management
Experience in patient assessment and formulating and delivering treatment plans to high risk patients
Experience of multi-disciplinary and interagency working
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