Main area Podiatry Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time hours available.) Job ref 190-0447-DIR-A
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Woodhouse Clinic Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 21/08/2025
Specialist Podiatrist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you a motivated, qualified, and HCPC registered Podiatrist? Do you have excellent clinical and communication skills?If so, we would like you to join our Community Team!
The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Podiatry Service is composed of three Teams: Empowerment (Triage and First Contact), Community Podiatry (Foot Protection Service, At-Risk Foot Team, Nail Surgery Team, Rheumatology Podiatry) and the Acute Team (Diabetic Foot Multidisciplinary Team, Vascular Podiatry, Renal Podiatry, F-Scan and Offloading Clinics). You will get the opportunity to continually develop your skills and rotate through these specialist services.
We have an exciting opportunity to work with MSK Foot and Ankle Department (1 day a week pro rata) should MSK be an interest for you.
You will support the Podiatry Service to maintain its Customer Service Excellence award which the Service has held for 29-years and actively promote the Trust PROUD values.
Main duties of the job
You will provide evidence-based, high-quality care and treatment to an increasingly interesting and complex caseload who suffer from metabolic, vascular, and neurological disorders and will include:
* High Risk and At-Risk routine care,
* Wound and ulceration management including sharp debridement, offloading, neurological and vascular assessment.
* Nail Surgery.
As a Specialist Podiatrist you will:
* Assess, diagnose, plan, and develop specialist podiatric treatment plans for persons with a wide variety of health conditions in a community setting, both in clinics and patient’s homes.
* Manage a caseload of community-based patients with complex needs using specialist skills and evidence-based, patient-centred principles.
* Use Patient Group Directives and your Prescription Only Medicine qualification (if attained).
* Refer, and follow-up, further investigations and treatments including imaging, vascular assessments, antibiotics, and laboratory investigations.
* Supervise and train inexperienced Podiatrists/Assistants/Students/Apprentices working within the Podiatry Service.
* Support service development, audit, and clinical research.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Podiatrist
* BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent qualification
* Postgraduate qualifications or MSc level study relevant to post
* Evidence of training in a specialist area (i.e. Vascular, Casting)
* Prescription Only Medicines (POM-A, POM-S)
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
* Ability to produce clear, accurate, and contemporaneous patient records and timely correspondence
* Able to provide high levels of podiatric care autonomously
* Able to work effectively alone and as part of a team
* History of Continuing Professional Development
* Understanding of the podiatrist’s role within the NHS with an understanding of Primary Care
* Awareness of NICE guidance specific to diabetic foot
* Understanding and awareness of clinical research and evidence-based practice in relation to Podiatry
* Valid UK driving licence and access to vehicle with the ability to obtain business insurance
* Knowledge of SystmOne or other patient record systems
Experience
* NHS Podiatry experience relevant to post
* Experience of treating patients with Diabetes, Vascular Disease, and other at-risk conditions
* Experience in undertaking Nail Surgery
* Experience of undertaking research, audit, or service improvement
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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