# Podiatrist - Primary Care Foot Health Service

**Company**: Promni Health
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £35000.00 to £40000.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join our growing primary care podiatry services. Working within a dedicated primary care network (PCN), you will provide high-quality foot health assessment and treatment, supporting patients with routine podiatry needs, preventative interventions and early identification of foot-related complications.

**Main duties of the job** The Podiatrist will provide routine podiatry treatment, preventative foot health interventions and follow-up care within the primary care network and GP practices. Patients will typically be referred into the service following triage, assessment or referral from the First Contact Podiatrist, GP or other appropriate healthcare professional.

The role focuses on routine podiatry interventions, preventative foot health care, diabetic foot screening, nail surgery services, patient education and the identification of patients requiring escalation to specialist services.

**Job responsibilities**

- Assess and treat patients presenting with a range of routine podiatry and foot health needs

- Deliver routine nail care and nail reduction procedures

- Provide corn and callus management

- Undertake basic diabetic foot screening and risk assessment in accordance with local protocols

- Identify and appropriately escalate patients presenting with diabetic foot complications, infection, vascular compromise or other high-risk foot conditions in accordance with local pathways

- Escalate patients presenting with undifferentiated, complex, high-risk or non-routine presentations to the Lead FCP Podiatrist or appropriate specialist service in accordance with local pathways

- Deliver foot health education and self-management advice to patients and carers

- Refer patients appropriately into specialist podiatry services, GP services and secondary care pathways following assessment and treatment

- Recognise red flag presentations and escalate appropriately in line with local pathways and governance procedures

- Promote mobility, independence and preventative foot health interventions

- Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with HCPC, Royal College of Podiatry and Promni Health standards

- Deliver care in accordance with evidence-based practice and professional guidelines

**Benefits**

- 12.5+ days of protected CPD and supervision time each year

- Funded development opportunities

- A fast-growing, award-winning clinical organisation that genuinely puts people first

- The only MSK organisation in the UK certified as a Great Place to Work

**Person Specification**

- Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent recognised qualification, Current HCPC registration as a Podiatrist, Member of the Royal College of Podiatry or willingness to become a member

- Experience: Demonstrable podiatry assessment and treatment skills, Knowledge of diabetic foot screening and risk assessment principles, Excellent communication and documentation skills, Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team

## Skills

### Required
- podiatry assessment and treatment
- diabetic foot screening
- nail surgery services
- patient education
- foot health education

### Nice to have
- previous NHS podiatry experience
- experience working within primary care or community services
- experience using EMIS and/or SystmOne
- experience delivering diabetic foot screening clinics
- nail surgery qualification and/or previous experience undertaking nail surgery procedures

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