Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust • Slough SL2 4HL
About this role
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based diabetic foot care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist to join our well-established Multidisciplinary Diabetes Footcare Team (MDFT) within Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
About the Service
Our Diabetes Footcare Service provides comprehensive acute foot care across both Frimley Park Hospital and Wexham Park Hospital. You will join a friendly and supportive team comprisingfive Diabetes Podiatrists, two Podiatry Assistants, and dedicated administrative support(based at Wexham Park).
Our clinics includein-patient reviews, out-patient appointments, and MDFT sessions, with Consultant input available throughout the week. The wider MDFT includes Diabetologists, Vascular Surgeons, Vascular Nurses, Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, Microbiologists, Orthotists, Tissue Viability Nurses, and the Amputee Rehabilitation Team—ensuring patients receive seamless, multidisciplinary care.
This post is to cover Wexham Park Hospital.
- The post holder will coordinate and provide advanced assessment, diagnosis and management of a specialist diabetes caseload.
- The post holder will be required to work in close collaboration with relevant consultants, GPs, podiatrists and other members of the MDFT and community Podiatry in order to provide a patient centred, seamless, integrated approach.
- The post holder will have responsibility of maintaining clinical standards and protocols of care in line with acute and service needs
- The post holder will provide Podiatric assessment, diagnosis and management of a complex caseload with referrals from Diabetes, ED and General Medicine.
- The post holder will provide specialist Podiatric advice to other specialist areas.
- The post holder will work autonomously as the Diabetes Podiatrist on site during periods of annual leave cover.
- The post holder will support research and development projects.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026