Natasha Levy

• 2010 Commenced roll as Senior Lecturer within the School of Human and Health Sciences.                                   
• 2012 Became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy                                                                                                                                 
• 2011 Post Graduate Certificate Higher Education Teaching                                                                                              
• 2009-2010 Secondment to Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Multidisiplinary Foot Clinic Team. Key roles, responsibilities and achievements – Development and roll out of an educational programme for all those involved within the management and assessment of the diabetic foot. Clinical audits in areas such as wound care outcomes, caseload review of the MDT team which contributed to the development of wound care clinics within community and development of hospital based podiatry role. Mentorship of peers undertaking clinical rotation within the acute MDT clinic. Development and roll out across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Podiatry teams of care pathways for patietns with diabetesDirect patient care for a high risk clinical caseload including ulceration, amputation, charcot , footwear clinic.                                                                                                                                                                             
• 2009-2010 Clinical Associate at the University of Hudderfield Involved in the theoretical and practical education of student Podiatrists                                                                                                                                                                             
• 2004 Msc Clinical Practices for Health Care Professionals                                                                                              
• 1997- 2010 Podiatrist developing to Diabetes Lead Podiatisst Derbyshire Community NHS. Key roles, responsibilites and achievements - clinical care for patients presenting with podiatric pathologies, with a particular focus upon those with long term conditions, altered lower limb biomechanics, wound care, tissue viability, charcot foot. Lead clinician for the multidisciplinary footwear clinic for Dales locality. I was a member of the Trent Podiatric Diabetes Network, ensuring standardisation of podiatry care for patients with diabetes across the trent region, including the development of care pathways. I undertook clinical audit in areas such as reviewing diabetes risk assessments and subsequent care. Review of patient satisfaction with footwear.Mentorship of peers and therapy assistants undertaking Podiatry assistant qualificationTheoretical and practical teaching and assessment of practice nurses and therapy assistants undertaking low risk diabetes foot assessmentsParticipation within patient education programmes. I was also the Allied Health Professional representative on Professional Executive Committee for the Trust.

Quality of Life

Lower Limb Amputation

Impact of long term ccomplications of diabetes or rheumatological conditions

Patient decision making

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