Care is provided in clinics across Brighton & Hove, Crowborough, Uckfield and Newhaven, in patients own homes and you will also rotate through the hospital based multi-disciplinary foot team. So you will get to see patients at all stages of their care to utilise your skills.

We have a robust relocation package available for interested applicants for our substantive roles.

Main duties of the job

Roles available are:

• Band 5
• Band 5 to 6 Development Podiatrists
• Band 6 Podiatrists
• Band 6 to 7 Development Podiatrists
• Band 7

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will become part of the community diabetes service covering the Brighton and Hove and High Weald, Havens and Lewes areas. This is a multidisciplinary Consultant led community based service consisting of Podiatrists, Nurses, Dieticians and Psychologists. The post holder will be responsible for assisting with the effective leadership and clinical quality of the Podiatry pathways within the team. They will also have a lead clinical role acting as a point of reference for more junior colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team. This role will involve extensive clinical commitment and the post holder will deal with thediagnosis and treatment of a range of diabetic foot problems often likely to be highly complex in nature. The post holder will have highly developed and specialist clinical skills.There is also an education provision element to this role and the post holder will be expected to carry out regular education sessions for other colleagues, local GP partners and patients of the community diabetes team. This role requires the post holder to see patients in a variety of community and acute settings including patients own homes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Hons Podiatry
• Certificate in Nail Surgery and Local Anaesthesia
• Current Valid Driving Licence

Professional Registration

Essential

• Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the management of high-risk cases within a supervised environment

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Diabetes Care For You

Brighton & Hove, Newhaven, Uckfield & Crowborough

BN2 4SE

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