Specialist Podiatrist

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Amersham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Podiatrist to join our podiatry team at Amersham Hospital. The post offers a development path from Band 5 with support to progress and a varied caseload across community and hospital settings.

You will work in clinics, home visits and inpatients, managing high-risk patients and developing individual care plans. A strong emphasis on communication, teamwork and continued professional development is included.

Qualifications

• Good general clinical skills and experience treating high-risk patients.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills; enthusiasm for contributing to podiatry service.
• Ability to travel to more than one location.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of podiatrists and assistants providing podiatric treatment in clinics, Health Centres, GP surgeries, home visits, clinics and inpatients.
• Assess, diagnose, develop and implement care programmes for high-risk patients with specialised needs.
• Be professionally accountable for clinical work and delegate as necessary.
• Deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions to maintain mobility and independence.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Driving licence

Autonomous practitioner

Education

BSc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate

Postgraduate certificate or further training

Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

Job description

Main area Podiatry Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Part Time considered) Job ref 434-CR8254362

Site Amersham Hospital Town Amersham Town Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

We invite you to join our committed podiatry team with the advantage of working within an Integrated Trust. We can offer a band 5 development role with support to achieve a band 6 role or a band 6 role dependant on experience. You will be working in community clinics with the opportunity to develop your skills in complex care or hospital care.

You must have good general clinical skills and experience treating high risk patients and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas. The post holder is required to have clear communication and interpersonal skills as well as enthusiasm for contributing to this service.

Our podiatry service has placement rotations for staff within our specialist teams, such as Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes / Wound clinics as well as regular sessions on the nail surgery rota. Our whole team meets for monthly staff meetings and clinical reasoning sessions. There will be a small home visiting caseload.

We welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• To work within a team of podiatrists and assistants providing podiatric treatment for those patients who meet the Buckinghamshire Healthcare criteria for NHS treatment. Care will be provided in a variety of settings including Health Centres, GP surgeries, home visits, hospital out-patient clinics and inpatients.
• To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual care programmes for a variety of high-risk patient groups with specialised care needs. This will include patients with chronic diseases, tissue viability and wound care management.
• To have responsibility and be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work for patients, delegating as necessary and referring onward only in urgent or exceptional cases.
• To deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions that will contribute to the maintenance of patient mobility and independence.
• To work as an effective member of the Podiatry team without supervision, in lone working situations when required.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications

• B Sc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
• Post graduate certificate or evidence of further training
• Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

Special Circumstances

• Ability to travel to other sites.

Experience

• Post graduate experience and competence of assessing and treating a wide range of patients including specialist areas such as the foot at risk, biomechanical pathologies, wound care and nail surgery
• Experience of ordering x-rays, swabs and microbiology tests
• Experience of delivery of education talks/presentations to groups
• Experience of treating high risk wounds using advanced debridement skills

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Excellent organisational and communication skills to manage own caseload and the day to day running of a clinic
• Excellent IT skills to aid computer entry requirements and e-mail communication
• Flexible approach must be able to work as a team member but also as an autonomous practitioner
• Candidates must hold a current driving licence and be able to drive as they will be working in more than one location

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.