Kuwait Hospital is a private multi-specialty hospital built in 2005 with the aim of providing premium healthcare services across the state of Kuwait.
To date, and since 2019, we have gone further in our strive for excellence by joining forces with and operating under GHP – a leading international Swedish healthcare network provider.
A luxury hospital boasting the second highest number of beds and fitted with state-of-the-art medical equipment, we as Kuwait Hospital offer a diverse set of clinical services to all patient groups.
We are hiring
Diabetic Podiatrist
Detailed Duties and Responsibilities
- To identify and manage diabetic foot complications
- To assess diagnose and formulate evidence based diabetic foot ulcer /wound management with knowledge of tissue viability and experience in treating chronic diabetes foot ulceration and other care group conditions.
- Experience of working or using specialist skills in the care of the Diabetic foot.
- Involvement in health promotion and disease management
- To critically analyse and apply clinical reasoning skills in the selection of appropriate assessment techniques including neurological, vascular, dermatological, biomechanical and other podiatric assessments in the context of diabetes podiatric practice.
- The knowledge and ability to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the vascular and neurological status of the lower limb including use of Doppler, Ankle Brachial Pressure Index calculation, and tests for sensory and motor dysfunction.
- The ability to recognize, detect and understand the importance of peripheral arterial disease and related clinical pathologies and refer for vascular assessment and interventions in a timely manner
- A high standard of wound care including sharp debridement skills and knowledge of standard and advanced topical and adjunct therapies
- The ability to detect signs of infection, to determine level of infection, take tissue samples,to interpret results and initiate appropriate timely actions / referrals.
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