Specialist podiatrist- Diabetes
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth, BH7 7DW
Salary
£35,963 to £43,305
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
Are you an experienced and passionate Podiatrist, looking to develop your clinical and leadership skills? The Diabetes and Podiatry team would like yo...
As an integral part of the hospital-based diabetes foot MDT, and wider podiatry team, you will be:
Delivering high quality specialist foot care within the hospital diabetes podiatry team, working closely with the wider DHC and UHD clinical teams.
Undertaking assessment and management of people with diabetes foot complications, creating clinical management plans, and providing specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users.
Providing education and health promotion.
Providing a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy, and dignity.
Providing supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students, apprentices and trained practitioners.
To help monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research and education. To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Knowledge, skills and training
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
- Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role
Job specific experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist working in Diabetes
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of Diabetes
- Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
- Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
Desirable
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
- Experience of managing change
Managerial/Supervisory Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
- Experience of devising and delivering training
Personal Qualities/Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills
- Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required
- Demonstrable ability to analyse situations and provide a resolution
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
- Demonstrable ability of using tact and diplomacy
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
- Ability to evaluate care leading to improvement in quality standards an service improvement
- Demonstrable leadership qualities and the ability to perform as a role model
- Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence
Finance/resources
Essential
- Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
Information technology/resources
Essential
- Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
Additional requirements
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.
Business travel
Essential
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
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Provenance
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First seen
14 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
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