Job Description

Specialist podiatrist role working rotational across general podiatry and diabetic foot care team. Working collaboratively with other specialist diabetes teams including acute and community nursing team. Will be a community role also working in clinic in acute setting and ward visits



PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.



Have skills in the assessment, diagnosis, delivery and evaluation of individualised podiatric care packages to patients in a variety of locations including the patient's own home. Post will be rotational between general podiatry and diabetic foot care team.



Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The 170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.



Mobility and gait analysis



Diabetic foot care



Tissue viability and wound management



Vascular and neurological conditions



Dermatological pathologies



Musculoskeletal pathologies



Immunosuppressed conditions



Caseload management



Assessment skills



Pharmacology and Antibiotic stewardship