Specialist Podiatrist

Integrated Care System; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist to deliver high-quality community podiatry services. The role includes managing your own caseload and performing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Candidates should possess a degree in Podiatric Medicine, be registered with HCPC, and have knowledge in routine and high-risk patient care. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of routine and high-risk patient care.
• Significant post registration NHS experience.
• Good knowledge of biomechanics.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical risk within your patient caseload.
• Obtain informed consent prior to treatment plans.
• Maintain clear and accurate records.

Skills

Broad knowledge of patient care

Ability to manage own time

Good organisational skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Education

Registration with HCPC

Degree in Podiatric Medicine

Local anaesthesia certificate

Masters level qualification or training

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Podiatrist

The closing date is 31 August 2025

We have a position for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist.

To undertake a clinical role in podiatry delivering high quality, evidence-based community podiatry within a geographical locality, under the direction and with support of the Community Podiatry High Risk Lead, Team Leads and Operational Manager.

You will assess patients' podiatric needs and deliver quality programmes of Podiatric care in a variety of settings including community clinics and domiciliary settings. To undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning for patients who have specialist care needs. To carry and be responsible for your own caseload.

You will have experience and knowledge of a broad range of podiatric practice together with a desire to learn and develop further. You will be an integral member of the podiatry team and actively participate in audit, research and continuing professional development.

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Main duties of the job

• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload seeking guidance as appropriate.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and those of other staff.
• To obtain informed consent prior to treatment plans commencing.
• To undertake diagnostic procedures effectively using appropriate equipment e.g. wound swabs, doppler ultrasound. Competently interpret, record, report and act on the results.
• To be proficient in comprehensive neurological and vascular assessments, wound debridement, advanced pathology and wound management e.g. dressing selection.
• To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment, and the evaluation of outcomes of community podiatry patients, with a variety of presentations.
• To undertake specialist surgical intervention for complex nail pathologies, for example nail avulsions and chemical destruction of the nail matrix with local anaesthesia.
• To manage a domiciliary caseload within a geographical area, using clinical time effectively.
• To maintain clear, comprehensive and accurate records. To update patient's medical history, evaluate progression and work with the client to develop their treatment plan as required.
• To receive and provide complex, sensitive information. In communicating effectively with patients and carers, skills of motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used.
• To teach and assess students, newly qualified podiatrists and podiatry assistants as required.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our threecore values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registration/Qualifications

• Registration with HCPC
• Degree or equivalent in qualification in Podiatric Medicine
• Local anaesthesia certificate
• Masters level qualification or training

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Broad knowledge of routine and high-risk patient care (assessment, diagnosis and treatment/management) e.g. diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, Nail Surgery and wound care.
• Significant post registration NHS experience including experience of working across core clinical areas
• Good knowledge of biomechanics
• Ability to carry out and analyse and interpret results of various assessments within scope of practice
• To be able to work in restricted positions, particularly when carrying out domiciliary visits.
• High levels of concentration during treatment and to be able to deal with unexpected situations (e.g. emergencies).
• Ability to assess new patients and provide appropriate treatment based on individual need of patients and care planning
• Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks, work independently and under own initiative and multi-task
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Work as a member of a team
• Exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
• Able to adapt to change and resolve problems
• To have good organisational and timekeeping skills
• Evidence of supervising other staff and students

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPro rata, Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours