Podiatrist

Are you looking to take the next steps in your podiatry career and develop your skills in diabetic foot disease and take your first steps in to diabetic foot MDT clinic working?

Based in North East Essex, Working across community clinics. You will be supported by senior podiatrist and diabetes specialist podiatrist and have access to x-rays, ultrasound, ABPI and toe pressures, blood requests, community casting and PGDs.

Within this role, while community based you will also attend the Diabetic Foot MDT clinic that runs twice weekly at Colchester Hospital. The clinic comprises of Diabetes consultants, Podiatrists, Diabetes Specialists nurses, Vascular and orthopaedic consultants, Vascular nurses, orthotist, plaster room, Plastic surgeons, OPAT and nursing support.

The service offers the opportunity to see wide range of clients as we support people of all ages, and a variety of conditions including diabetic foot, vascular issues, nail surgery, and biomechanics.

Training can be provided for those who need IRMER, ABPI, casting and PGDS training. We also support those who do not already have the diabetic foot course to complete this as well as other courses relevant to professional development.

ESNEFT has a flexible work policy and we are also able to consider those wishing to consider part time or job share.

The service takes referrals for any age and has recently launches self-referral portals for adults to self-refer and get self-management advice. Self-management and education of patients to self
- manage where suitable is strongly encouraged in the service. We provide general NHS podiatry services including biomechanics as well as Diabetic podiatry and we also work in the MDT diabetic foot clinic.

Due to the variety of our service there are excellent opportunities to develop your skills which are supported by our Band 6 and 7 podiatrists through rotations in our well established biomechanics, diabetes and pediatric clinics. We also have a close working relationship with the orthotics service.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.