Inpatient and MDFT PodiatristNHS
Job summary
Following a successful business case for additional funding the podiatry service can offer an exciting opportunity for a fixed term 2 year Band 7 position. The role will be providing foot health assessment & treatment for inpatients at East Surrey Hospital and supporting the diabetic foot strategy with early intervention to prevent foot complications for patients with diabetes during admission.
The role will include supporting the Lead for High-Risk podiatry care and being an active member of the Surrey and Sussex Multidisciplinary Footcare Team (MDFT).
First Community actively promotes lifelong learning and will support the successful candidate with internal and external training.
You will need to be an enthusiastic, flexible and an adaptive team player. You will communicate well with other team members and patients whilst being punctual, reliable and committed to providing a high-level of patient care.
First Community Health and Care offers you an opportunity to develop your clinical skills to promote patient-centered care.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist footcare and wound care interventions for patients with complex foot and nail problems. The post holder will be clinically responsible for the delivery of the inpatient podiatry service. The successful candidate will work autonomously as well as work as part of the multidisciplinary team. The post requires accepting urgent referrals from Hospital consultants, community podiatrists, and other health professionals and will provide responsive specialist care.
The role will support the education and up-skilling of clinical and care staff managing patients hospital admissions.
The post will be based in at East Surrey Hospital with requirement for 1 day at an FCHC community location (Consort House, Redhill or Caterham Dene Hospital, Caterham).
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Richard Edwards, Podiatry and Orthotic Services Manager on [email protected] or Jemma Tute, Lead for High Risk Podiatry Care [email protected]
Job description
To provide leadership for the podiatry service within the field of inpatient podiatry care.
To provide expert clinical practice in the assessment and diagnosis of highly complex podiatric problems and deliver individualised treatment for clients with specialised care needs to maintain their mobility, independence and prevent disability.
To be an active member of the Multidisciplinary Diabetic Footcare Team (MDFT) supporting and deputising for the Lead for High-Risk Podiatry care to ensure continuity of service delivery in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
Development, implementation and review of patient and clinical pathways, SOPs and clinical guidance for the inpatient podiatric service. Working with Clinical Lead for Podiatry and Orthotics to create business cases to develop the service to maintain up to date patient care in accordance with national policies and local projects.
To support the Lead for High-Risk podiatry care in ongoing development of podiatry staff through clinical rotations, mentoring and supervision. To deliver training podiatrists and other health care practitioners on management of highly complex podiatric patients.
For more details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation recognised as one of the top community providers to work for in the country, delivering high quality NHS care? (2025 Staff Survey results)
First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value.
First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.
Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Flexible working options may vary depending on the role.
At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. All applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.
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