Podiatrist

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a part-time Band 5 Podiatrist to join their community podiatry team. The role involves providing care from various venues and treating patients in their homes. Ideal candidates will have experience in NHS podiatry, a BSc. in Podiatry, and HCPC registration. The position offers a salary of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum and includes opportunities for leadership and improvement training.

Benefits

Leadership and improvement training

Qualifications

• Previous experience of NHS podiatry.
• Previous experience of working in a health care environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide care from community venues and patients' homes.
• Assess and treat patients with underlying health conditions.
• Develop treatment plans and provide health education.

Skills

Problem solving Skills

Organisational skills

Ability to produce, document implement and evaluate care plans.

Education

BSc. Hons in Podiatry

HCPC registration as a Podiatrist

Evidence of CPD portfolio

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Podiatrist

The closing date is 05 December 2025

We are looking for a part time band 5 podiatrist to join our community podiatry team.

We welcome applicants from both newly qualified and experienced / early career podiatrists and will support you through preceptorship and junior competencies portfolio (if applicable).

Main duties of the job

The role is varied - you will provide care from a range of community venues along with providing care to patients in their own homes who are unable to attend clinic. It is therefore essential you have access to appropriate transport.

The role involves assessing and treating a range of patients with underlying health conditions which place their foot at risk, and those with a podiatric need. You will develop treatment plans appropriate to their level of risk and provide health education to patients to support their treatment to achieve optimal outcomes.

Along with general podiatry clinics the post holder will provide basic biomechanical assessments and treatments which may include exercise and the provision of orthotics.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full outline of the role.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading Your Team to Success
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of NHS podiatry
• Previous experience of working in a health care environment

Qualifications / Training

• BSc. Hons in Podiatry
• HCPC registration as a Podiatrist
• Evidence of CPD portfolio

Knowledge and Skills

• Problem solving Skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to produce, document implement and evaluate care plans.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (pro rata)