Specialist Podiatrist

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 46,000 - 58,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff Benefits

Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist. The role is based mainly in community podiatry with a rotation across MSK, nail surgery, diabetes and inpatient services.

We offer flexible hours and a supportive multidisciplinary environment to advance your clinical skills. You will work within a large, integrated NHS trust, with commitments to staff development, evidence-based practice and high-quality podiatry care.

Qualifications

Podiatry qualification and HCPC registration.
POM A registration and CPD portfolio in relevant areas.
Current driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.
NHS experience and Band 5 competency background.

Responsibilities

Triage referrals and manage a varied caseload across sites.
Carry out podiatry interventions including nail surgery after training.
Maintain accurate patient records using electronic systems.
Collaborate with MDTs and provide education on foot health.
Participate in clinical audit, service evaluation and improvement activities.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Caseload planning

Teamwork

Mentoring

Independent working

Education

Podiatry Diploma / Degree

HCPC registration

POM A registration

CPD portfolio

Job description

37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (Part Time Hours Available)
Urgent treatment centres

Specialist Podiatrist

Band 6

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, we’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
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week (Part Time Hours Available)

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:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

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’.

For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

An understanding of student placements

Skills

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

Basic IT skills to aid with audit and data collection
Interest in Health Education
Ability to develop teaching packages

Experience

Essential criteria

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
Woundcare Management
Must be able to work under pressure and respond to change
Involvement in Health Education presentations
Experience of treating “at risk” patients and empowering patients to self‑care

Desirable criteria

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

Essential criteria

Podiatry Diploma / Degree
State Registration to Health Professions Council
POM A registration
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

Desirable criteria

Prescribing for Podiatrists
Diploma in Diabetes Care
Health Education Certificate
Teachers Certificate
Preparation for Mentoring Course
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.

Applicant Requirements

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.

Documents to download