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The role
Role Overview
The role of the Clinical Specialist Podiatrist is to provide expert podiatric care and leadership in diabetes foot management within the regional area.
Responsibilities
Act as a recognised expert podiatric resource for specialised clinical advice to patients, peers and other medical staff including GPs.
Maintain responsibility for own clinical and administrative practices in line with SJH policies, procedures and guidelines as well as national models of care and podiatric best practice.
Treat and manage a specialist clinical caseload within the regional area for those with diabetes foot disease.
Undertake specialist podiatry treatments and interventions as appropriate to your grade, skills and competencies in the community setting.
Provide standardised high‑quality diabetes foot management to patients at risk of developing foot complications and those in remission from DFU.
Adhere to national and international guidelines on diabetes foot management.
Develop specialised, tailored management plans following an in‑depth accurate assessment and diagnosis of the patient, using highly advanced and specialist skills in patient management.
Ensure timely referral to other services in the foot protection team or other required services.
Identify the need for change in own clinical practice, and that of colleagues, within the context of changing demographics, economic and legislative needs.
Provide clinical leadership that will influence and assist in the development of quality improvements in diabetes foot management.
Equal Opportunities
St. James's Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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