Specialist Podiatrist

NHS Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Staff benefits package

Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist to join the Newcastle Podiatry Service on a permanent contract, with options for full or part-time hours.

Based primarily within our community podiatry service, you will manage a varied caseload across multiple sites, rotate through MSK Podiatry, Nail Surgery, Diabetes and Inpatient Services, and work within an integrated multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality podiatric care.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS podiatry and ability to work across community and hospital sites.
• Demonstrated competency in diabetes, wound care and foot health management.
• Ability to undertake nail surgery and manage patient records accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate podiatry care for a varied caseload.
• Triage referrals and manage caseload across multiple sites within a rotational programme.
• Deliver evidence-based assessment, diagnosis and treatment for lower limb conditions.
• Engage in MDT activities and educate patients, families and other health professionals.
• Maintain compliant patient records and contribute to audits and service development.

Skills

Podiatry clinical skills

NHS experience

Musculoskeletal (MSK) podiatry

Nail surgery procedures

Diabetes care knowledge

Inpatient and community podiatry

Teamwork and MDT collaboration

Education

Podiatry Diploma / Degree

State registration (HCPC)

CPD portfolio in key areas

Tools

Electronic records systems

Job description

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist to join the Newcastle Podiatry Service on full or part-time hours on a permanent contract.

We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about delivering high-quality podiatric care and would like to consolidate their skills in delivering a wide range of community podiatry services within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

• Interview Date Tuesday 17 November 2026

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Based primarily within our community podiatry service, this role will manage a varied caseload across a diverse population on multiple sites. As part of a rotational programme, successful candidates will gain experience in a range of specialist areas including Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatry, Nail Surgery, Diabetes, and Inpatient Services. This provides a opportunity to broaden clinical expertise whilst maintaining a strong foundation in community podiatry practice.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate previous NHS experience in managing patients with a range of clinical pathologies such as the principles of managing foot ulceration.

You will work alongside experienced podiatrists and multidisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with a wide range of lower limb and foot health needs.

A key attribute to this role is commitment to staff development, including our support workforce, students, apprentices and your own personal development. The applicant must be committed to undertaking ongoing professional development to deliver an efficient high-quality podiatry service in line with professional and national guidelines, and be up to date with current evidence-based practice.

The knowledge and experience gained from working within a truly integrated department and with the wider NUTH team will give you the skills and attributes to further develop your clinical, communication and organization skills.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The successful applicant will adopt a flexible approach to meet the evolving needs of the service, and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of best practice podiatry care. This will include:
• Working as part of a skill mixed locality team, you will be expected to triage referrals into the service, assess patients in line with Newcastle podiatry risk assessment tool, and discharge patients from the service when appropriate.
• The role requires you to carry out Podiatry interventions at clinical locations, care homes and patients own homes, with some rotations on hospital sites.
• Teamwork is essential to this role, as you will be expected to work with junior or support staff, and when doing rotations or more specialists work you will also be working with more senior colleagues
  • Undertake nail surgery procedures and associated patient management following appropriate training and competency achievement.
  • Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant patient records using electronic record systems.
• Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and service development activities
• Liaising with various MDT’s when managing more complex patients and sharing decision making.
• Excellent communication skills are required to complete accurate clinical records, and to liaise with the wider MDT
• Promoting foot health through support, advice and education to patients, family members and other health care professionals.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact the department to discuss it with any member of the team or arrange a visit.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

• Appreciation of individual patient needs and patient groups
• Specialized knowledge of Diabetes, Rheumatology, Biomechanics, and Wound Management gained through short courses, CPD and in-house training
• Knowledge of Health and Safety responsibilities
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance issues
• An understanding of student placements

SKILLS

• High quality clinical skills; including delicate scalpel work and sharp debridement
• Good communication skills; good verbal and written communication skills
• Good organizational skills; planning own caseload
• Analytical skills
• Critical / reflective analysis
• Ability to prioritize
• Production of chair side Orthotics
• Demonstrate the ability to use vascular and sensory equipment
• Be able to supervise and mentor
• Appropriate delegation of non-specialised clinical work
• Be able to work independently but also as part of a team
• Must be able to produce documents, implement and evaluate care plans
• Basic IT skills to aid with audit and data collection
• Ability to develop teaching packages

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in the NHS and completion of a Band 5 competency programme
• Experience working single handed and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of treatment planning and discharge planning according to clinical need
• Experience in specialist areas of work, i.e. minor nail surgery, biomechanics, rheumatology and managing the ‘at risk or ‘high risk’ foot
• Must be able to work under pressure and respond to change
• Experience of treating “at risk” patients and empowering patients to self-care
• Range of relevant short courses
• Held a previous post in the relevant field
• Interest in developing the service
• Experience of Topical Negative Pressure
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team work

QUALIFICATIONS

• Podiatry Diploma / Degree
• State Registration to Health Professions Council
• Continuing Professional Development Portfolio of post graduate in Diabetes, Rheumatology, Wound Management, Tissue Viability, Vascular Assessment, Neurological Assessment, Local Anaesthesia, Infection Control, Pharmacology, Basic Life Support, Dermatology, Clinical Education and in-house mandatory and statutory training
• Must hold a current driving licence and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes
• Diploma in Diabetes Care
• Radiology and Diagnostic Skills
• Shoe Fitting Skills
• ECDL European Computer Driving License

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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.