Specialist Community Podiatrist

Wye Valley Nhs Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is seeking a motivated Podiatrist to join our Community Podiatry Service. You will develop clinical skills, work across hospital, clinic and home settings, and gain exposure to nail surgery and diabetic foot clinics.

Based in Herefordshire with a commitment to high-quality, patient-centred care, you will collaborate with community and acute teams to support integrated care and improve foot health, mobility and independence for locals.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and ability to adapt communication to a wide range of clients and situations.
• Ability to lead, train and mentor others.
• Debridement skills.
• HCPC registered podiatrist.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment for foot conditions to improve mobility and reduce pain.
• Deliver podiatry services for patients with complex foot pathologies and coexisting conditions.
• Assess, diagnose, plan and manage care packages with discharge planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Organisation

Leadership/mentoring

Nail surgery skills

Education

Degree in Podiatric Medicine

HCPC registered

Tools

Local Anesthetics Certificate

Job description

Job summary

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic Podiatrist looking for a varied and rewarding role in a supportive community team? Come and join us in beautiful Herefordshire, where you can develop your clinical skills, broaden your experience and enjoy an excellent work-life balance in a county renowned for its beautiful countryside, rural communities and green spaces.

Our Community Podiatry Service is a small, committed team providing care across Herefordshire. With our main clinical base in Hereford city, we deliver services from acute hospital, community clinics, community hospitals and patients homes (where appropriate) throughout the county, offering a varied role in a range of clinical settings.

We are looking for a flexible, highly motivated Podiatrist who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and keen to develop their clinical knowledge and skills. You will have the opportunity to gain experience across a range of specialist services, including nail surgery and diabetic foot clinics.

Working with colleagues across community and acute services supporting integrated care.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop professionally while making a meaningful difference to the foot health, mobility and independence of our local population.

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including patient education, for conditions of the foot and related structures to improve mobility, reduce pain and maintain tissue viability
• Provide a Podiatry service for patients with complex pathologies of the foot with a range of often coexisting medical, long term conditions including Diabetes.
• To fully assess, differentially diagnose and clinically manage patients, devising, implementing and delivering care packages and taking responsibility for individual patient discharge.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa pro rata - Salary is dependant on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 229-IC-8384073

Job locations: Sarum House, St Ethelbert St, Hereford, HR1 2NR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

To view detailed job description and main responsibilities, please view supporting documentation linked to this vacancy.

Essential Criteria

• Registered with the HPCP (Health professionals Council)
• A degree or equivalent in Podiatry
• Evidence of post graduate education and training
• Ability to work independently and as part of the small team
• Flexible
• Ability to travel throughout Herefordshire

If you are enthusiastic about community podiatry and want to be part of a team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-focused care, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Skills Knowledge & Abilities - Essential

• Excellent communication and an ability to adapt communication to a wide range of clients and situations
• Ability to lead, train and mentor others
• Debridement skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Local Anesthetics Certificate

Skills Knowledge & Abilities - Desirable

• Recent experience of providing Nail Surgery

Education & Qualifications - Essential

• Degree or equivalent Podiatric Medicine
• Registered member of HCPC

Education & Qualifications - Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Podiatrists
• Completion of accredited Specialist Diabetes module

Experience - Essential

• Experience of managing own large and complex caseload.
• Experience of working autonomously

Experience - Desirable

• Recent previous experience within the NHS.

Personal Attributes - Essential

• Ability to use initiative and show flexibility in approach to working practices.
• Excellent Organizational skills
• Professional approach and appearance
• Ability to work with patience and tolerance
• Ability to work without direct supervision

Other Factors - Essential

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust

Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Podiatry Clinical Manager, Alex Harrington, [e-mail], 01432677320

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