Clinical Specialist Podiatrist
About us: St James’s Hospital is Ireland’s largest acute academic teaching hospital and is based in Dublin’s south inner city. Our fundamental purpose is the delivery of health treatment, care and diagnosis as well as health promotion and preventative services at local, regional and national levels. Our academic partner is Trinity College Dublin.
Purpose of the role: The role of the Clinical Specialist Podiatrist is to
- Act as a recognised expert podiatric resource for specialised clinical advice to patients, peers and other medical staff including GPs.
- Responsibility for own clinical and administrative practices in line with SJH policies procedures and guidelines as well as national models of care and national podiatric best practice.
- Treat and manage a specialist clinical caseload within your regional area for those with diabetes foot disease.
- Undertake specialist podiatry treatments and interventions as appropriate to your grade, skills and competencies in the community setting.
- Provide standardised high\-quality diabetes foot management to patients at risk of developing foot complications and those in remission from DFU.
- Adhere to national and international guidelines on diabetes foot management.
- Develop specialised, tailored management plans following an in\-depth accurate assessment and diagnosis of the patient, using highly advanced and specialist skills in patient management.
- Ensure timely referral to other services in the foot protection team or other as required.
- Identify the need for change in own clinical practice, and that of colleagues, within the context of changing demographics, economic and legislative needs.
- Provide clinical leadership that will influence and assist in the development of quality improvements in diabetes foot management.
Also, please view our Online Application information guide, to help guide you through the application form if needed.
For informal enquiries: Please contact Siobhán Kiernan, Operations Manager, MED Directorate; Phone: (01\) 410 3547; Email: skiernan@stjames.ie Or Corey Gillen, Senior Clinical Specialist Podiatrist, MED Directorate; Phone: (01\) 416 2465; Email: cgillen@stjames.ie
A panel may be formed from which future vacancies will be filled.
St. James's Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
*\- We kindly request that only direct applications be submitted, as CVs from affiliated agencies will not be considered \-*
*\-**Please note: All application forms / CV's (where applicable) must be completed and submitted in English\-*
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