Principal Podiatrist – Diabetic Foot Ulcer Service Lead & Co-ordinator

Salisbury; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Annual leave benefits

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Principal Podiatrist to lead the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Service and coordinate complex care. You will provide clinical leadership for the Specialist Diabetes Podiatry Service, drive service development and governance, and work with a multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes.

This Band 8a role requires registration with HCPC, ongoing CPD, and postgraduate qualifications in diabetes or wound care.

Job description

Principal Podiatrist – Diabetic Foot Ulcer Service Lead & Co-ordinator

Band 8a

Main area Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 269-SFT10026-A

Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Principal Podiatrist - Diabetic Foot Ulcer Service Lead and Co-ordinator provides clinical leadership and operational oversight for the Specialist Diabetes Podiatry Service. The role is responsible for the management of high-risk diabetic foot patients, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based care, compliance with national standards, service development, clinical governance, workforce development, and multidisciplinary working to improve patient outcomes and reduce the risk of ulceration, hospital admission, and amputation

Main duties of the job

Provide expert clinical leadership for the Specialist Diabetes Podiatry Service.

Deliver and oversee care for patients with complex diabetic foot disease and those at risk of ulceration, infection and amputation.

Lead clinical governance, quality improvement, audit and compliance with national standards.

Manage and develop the podiatry workforce through supervision, education and competency development. Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary diabetes team to improve patient outcomes and service performance.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is part of the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Hospitals Group, alongside Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. Together, we are committed to delivering outstanding, sustainable healthcare through collaboration, innovation and excellent patient care.

With a history spanning more than 250 years, SFT combines a proud heritage with a forward-looking approach to healthcare. We employ more than 4,000 staff, provide around 470 beds and deliver acute, specialist and regional services across Wiltshire and beyond.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where colleagues feel valued, developed and empowered to reach their potential. Flexible working helps colleagues balance work and personal commitments while meeting the needs of patients.

We offer NHS benefits including the NHS Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, staff discounts and onsite facilities.

Salisbury offers an exceptional quality of life, combining a historic city with beautiful countryside, access to the south coast and excellent transport links. Find out more at Experience Salisbury .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information about the role, responsibilities and requirements.

Person specification

Essential and desirable

• HCPC Registration as a Podiatrist.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
• Evidence of maintaining specialist clinical competencies in diabetic foot management and high-risk podiatry
• Teaching or education qualification.
• Additional postgraduate qualifications relevant to diabetes, wound care or lower limb preservation.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Name Lorraine Batin Job title Principal Podiatrist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01722 336262 Additional information

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