Podiatrist, Clinical Specialist

UL Hospital Group is hiring Podiatrist, Clinical Specialist (Diabetes Hospital Acute Setting)

There are currently 0.5 wte permanent part-time vacancy available in the Podiatry Department, University Hospital Limerick.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for University Hospital Limerick from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

This post is primarily hospital based providing specialist diabetic foot knowledge, supporting the Endocrinologist and their diabetes team, leading on the hospital diabetic foot service and providing leadership and specialist clinical knowledge in the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team within the hospital service. The post involves working to develop integrated care pathways for the diabetic foot within the hospital service and with the Diabetic Foot Protection Team and the diabetes specialist team in the Ambulatory care HUB within the community settings.

The commitment for this post will be for 35 hours per week.

This post may be subject to restructuring in the future to facilitate the re-organisation of services in line with new clinical models of care within acute and community services. It is noted that the post must be congruent with the requirements of, and facilitate implementation of Sláintecare, and the HSE’s National Framework for the Integrated Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease, Diabetic Models of Care, the National Clinical Programme for Diabetes and the Enhanced Community Care Business Case, including commitment to deliver the relevant performance outcomes.

Informal Enquiries:

Elizabeth Carrig, Podiatry Manager 1 – UL Hospitals Group

Email: Elizabeth.Carrig@hse.ie

Phone:087-7387479

Relocation Package:

ULHG offers an International Recruitment Relocation Package to relevant applicants. Please refer to HR Circular 023/2022 at the following link: https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hr-circulars/hr-circular-023-2022-international-recruitment-relocation-package.pdf