Senior Podiatrist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a motivated Senior Podiatrist to provide high-quality treatments and manage patient care. Responsibilities include assessing patients, providing podiatry treatments, and supporting team development. Candidates must have a degree in Podiatric Medicine and current HCPC registration. The role promotes patient health and well-being in a community setting, supporting flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• Degree in Podiatric Medicine required.
• Current registration with HCPC needed.
• Certification in Local analgesic/POM is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients autonomously.
• Deliver and evaluate patient care including podiatry and wound care.
• Manage smaller clusters of staff and support their development.

Skills

Understanding of clinical governance framework

Motivational interviewing

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine

Current professional registration with HCPC as Podiatrist

Certificate in Local analgesic/POM

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Podiatrist

The closing date is 30 November 2025

The Central Podiatry Team is looking to employ a motivated and enthusiastic clinician to come join the Team.

The post holder will work as part of a highly motivated podiatry team. You will be providing high quality treatments for patients referred into the service for assessment and intervention. You will be expected to take responsibility for the assessment and treatment of a caseload of patients which includes complex cases, as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate supervision, evidencing high level problem solving and reasoning skills and independence of judgment.

Post holders will be responsible for the delivery, evaluation and discharge of patients, routine podiatry, wound care, nail surgery and biomechanical work for patients' in their own homes or other community locations. Provide direct line management for smaller clusters of staff within teams and to support the development of podiatrists and assistants via knowledge sharing and supervision to ensure competency within the podiatry workforce.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to promote health and reduce inequalities for individuals, families and communities, optimise opportunities for health promotion and health education to enable patients to maximise their potential in terms of health and social well-being.

Using motivational interviewing and negotiation skills where appropriate and to make referrals as appropriate into the behaviour change support services e.g. Stop Smoking and Weight Management Programmes.

If you require more information about the role please contact us using the information provided.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well‑being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi‑time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine
• Current professional registration with HCPC as Podiatrist and be responsible for maintaining own registration
• Certificate in Local analgesic / and or POM as recommended by HCPC

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research.
• In‑depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs.
• Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure

Experience

• Evidence of significant experience in the treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality of podiatry
• Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
• Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust