East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Position: Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist
Closing date: May 03, 2026
Are you a dynamic, creative, and forward‑thinking podiatrist looking to take the next step in your specialist diabetes career? We're seeking an enthusiastic clinician to join our high‑performing multidisciplinary diabetes foot team, delivering outstanding patient‑centred care across West Norfolk. As a key member of our service, you will:
* Lead on complex diabetes foot care and high‑risk caseloads
* Work closely with consultants, nurses, vascular teams, and wider MDT
* Contribute to service development, innovation, and patient education
* Help shape preventative pathways and improve outcomes for our local population
We want someone who brings energy, curiosity, and a willingness to drive change. You will thrive here if you are:
* Confident managing complex diabetic foot disease
* Skilled in decision‑making and autonomous clinical practice
* Eager to innovate, problem‑solve, and influence service design
* Passionate about improving patient experience and preventing avoidable harm
* A strong communicator who enjoys multidisciplinary working
If you're passionate about specialist diabetes care and ready to bring fresh ideas to an ambitious service, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Leading on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of complex and high‑risk diabetes foot presentations in outpatient, inpatient and outreach settings. Acting as an expert resource across the service, providing specialist advice and education to colleagues, other health professionals, patients, and carers. Collaborating closely with the MDT to deliver integrated, patient‑centred pathways that reduce amputations and improve long‑term outcomes. Contributing to service innovation, audit, and quality improvement initiatives—your creative ideas are encouraged and welcomed. Supporting the development of junior staff and students, promoting a culture of learning, excellence, and shared expertise.
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation of podiatric care to patients presenting with ulceration, gangrene, surgical wounds, often complicated by infection, exudate, larvae, malodour and other foreign materials. This includes those with a range of complex presentations.
Carry out precision interventional sharp debridement to facilitate healing of foot ulceration, requiring excellent manual dexterity and hand/eye co‑ordination, where appropriate.
To provide care in a range of settings, including secondary care (inpatients), outpatient clinics, care/residential homes and patients own homes as part of the departmental rota.
To use decision‑making processes to identify patients who require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialist areas, following agreed departmental referral processes (e.g., Consultant Diabetologist, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Biomechanics and Orthotics Departments, and where necessary coordinate interventions with other disciplines).
To provide emergency access during working hours for both inpatients and outpatients and to identify those who require medical or surgical intervention or admission to hospital.
To make direct referrals to diagnostic services, using results to identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialists, following agreed referral pathways.
To follow departmental clinical guidelines but have the discretion to interpret and make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries and using evidence‑based practice.
Act in role of duty podiatrist responsible for the day‑to‑day smooth running of the clinic, including dealing with health professional enquiries, triaging referrals and arranging review as needed, sharing information between team members, signing off and acting on investigation reports.
To work towards prescribing as a non‑medical prescriber in line with HCPC annotation, rights to prescribe and Trust policies OR, if already a prescriber, to prescribe safely in accordance with local and national formularies and within professional and Trust prescribing frameworks.
Management of caseload of complex / highly complex patients; organise and maintain the clinical caseload as designated by the line manager.
Collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management.
To communicate all necessary information efficiently and effectively with relevant colleagues, carers and the patient.
To ensure effective communication of highly complex and changing disease process/foot health issues with patients, relatives and carers, including where there may be barriers to understanding; may include sensitive/emotive information requiring developed communication skills, e.g., delivering bad news.
Ensure patients are provided with all the necessary information on the options for and implications of treatment, obtaining informed consent, enabling the development of a mutually agreed treatment plan.
Work autonomously and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and across other healthcare providers, to refer on appropriately for other specialist care.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up‑to‑date clinical records in line with legal and departmental requirements.
Maintain close links with the Principal Podiatrist and other staff in the Foot Health service, communicating service needs and clinical information as appropriate.
Facilitate education both formally and informally to health professionals and patients on current best practice and research.
Participate in team and departmental meetings, contributing ideas for the development and planning of activities.
Develop, deliver and evaluate educational materials for patients, which can be utilised by all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Participate in clinical supervision, including the provision of formal training, clinical reasoning and clinical observation, and be committed to self‑development through the annual appraisal process.
Be involved in the design and implementation of research, audit and clinical trials to evaluate service delivery and identify opportunities for development.
To develop, implement and supervise others in the implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
Act as a source of clinical expertise and advice, providing clinical leadership within the team.
Abide by the Royal College of Podiatry Code of Conduct and Standards of Practice and the Health and Care Professions Council requirements for podiatry registration.
Maintain own continuous professional development (CPD) and incorporate new trends and developments into practice. Be an active member of in‑service training programmes, attend and contribute at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, courses, and other CPD activities and undertake reflective practice. Maintain a dynamic personal development plan and portfolio, with evidence of ongoing commitment to CPD and self‑directed learning.
Ensure that national guidelines are adhered to, up‑to‑date and maintained. Act as a resource to other health professionals providing advice and support, championing the development of best practice based on locally agreed and national guidelines.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive professional case notes for all direct and indirect patient contact.
Collect data and statistics for reporting purposes.
Be jointly responsible for the specialist clinic, monitoring stock levels, ensuring a continued supply, secure storage, and proper use and maintenance of equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc degree in Podiatry (or diploma if qualified prior to 1992)
* Certificate in Local Analgesia
* Evidence of post‑graduate CPD in relevant area
* Evidence of study at Master level
* Non‑Medical Prescriber
Experience
* Experience of acute and chronic complex wound management in a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types.
* Experience in teaching / training of colleagues / students / other healthcare professionals / public / patients.
* Understanding and practical application of relevant national guidelines.
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
* Experience of multidisciplinary and inter‑agency working.
* Experience of Clinical Leadership and facilitating change.
* Evidence of presentation of own research / project work.
Skills
* High level advanced clinical skills.
* Ability to undertake intricate work in using sensitive diagnostic equipment and a range of surgical instruments.
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant guidelines and frameworks.
* Knowledge of professional standards.
* Excellent time management and organisation skills.
* Able to work in pressured environments and manage stressful situations / behaviour.
* Ability to supervise other staff and disseminate knowledge and skills.
* Excellent presentation skills.
* Demonstrates standard setting and audit.
* Skilled in reflective practice.
Personal Attributes
* Compassionate, caring and empathetic; considerate of an individual's needs.
* Polite, courteous and friendly, with good sense of humour.
* Able to work independently and dynamically as part of a team.
* Curious, able to problem‑solve and be mentally agile.
* Positive ‘can do’ attitude, and an ability to motivate others.
* High standards of professional ethics and behaviours.
Communication
* Ability to tailor communication to situation, and display empathy and compassion.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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