Band 6 Podiatrist

HCRG Care Group; Farnham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Training days

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 6 Community Podiatrist to provide specialist care across multiple locations in Farnham, Surrey, and surrounding areas, with home visits. The role includes rotations through MSK and nail surgery within a multidisciplinary team focused on professional growth and patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will hold a podiatry degree and be HCPC registered, with Local Anesthesia qualification preferred.

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Podiatry or equivalent and HCPC registration.
• Desirable Local Anesthesia qualification.
• Driving licence and access to a car for community visits.

Responsibilities

• Manage wound and ulcer care for patients with complex conditions.
• Lead new patient clinics and nail surgery assessment clinics.
• Run high-risk foot clinics and basic MSK assessments.
• Collaborate with vascular, orthopaedics and community nursing teams; communicate clearly with patients.

Skills

Podiatry

Wound care

MSK assessment

Patient communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Podiatry or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for a dedicated and professional Band 6 Community Podiatrist to join our supportive team, providing specialist care across five clinic locations in Farnham, Surrey, North East Hampshire, and Surrey Heath, as well as in patients’ homes. This role offers rotations through MSK and nail surgery, allowing you to develop specialist skills while working within a multidisciplinary team that includes vascular, orthopaedics, and community nursing. We prioritise professional growth with two dedicated training days per year, along with statutory and mandatory training to keep your knowledge up to date. Regular team meetings ensure strong collaboration and support.

We have full and part time opportunities (Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM), but we are open to discussing part-time opportunities.

This role is offering a £1,000 Welcome Bonus!

Package Description

As a Band 6 Podiatrist, you will be part of our valued team in our Podiatry Service at Farnham Hospital, North East Hampshire and Surrey Heath, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Plus Fringe High Cost Area Supplement!
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you'll play a vital part in managing wound and ulcer care for patients with complex systemic conditions, including diabetes, vascular disease, and systemic inflammatory disorders, as well as those with multiple comorbidities. You'll also take the lead in new patient clinics, nail surgery assessment clinics, high-risk foot clinics, and basic MSK assessments. As part of a collaborative and supportive team, you'll have the chance to develop strong professional links across key care pathways, including multidisciplinary teams, vascular specialists, orthopaedics, and community nursing. Clear and effective communication is key in this role. You'll need to convey information in an understandable way to patients, ensuring they feel informed and involved in their treatment. Using a range of communication techniques—including motivation, persuasion, and negotiation—you'll encourage patient cooperation to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. Additionally, you'll have the exciting opportunity to take part in a variety of specialist clinical rotations, gaining valuable experience while providing expert care to both adults and children. Full list can be seen in the job description attached.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have a professional degree of equivalent in Podiatry and current professional registration with the HCPC as a Podiatrist, along with evidence of continual professional development. Qualified in administering Local Anesthesia is also essential for this role.

As you will be expected to visit patients in the community so a driving license and access to a car is an essential requirement for this post.

While not essential, having Diabetic Foot Module or Vascular Training is desirable, as well as having previous NHS setting experience.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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