Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust
Podiatrist
The closing date is 05 February 2026
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCT) Community Podiatry Services are looking for a highly motivated, proactive and focused qualified Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered Specialist Podiatrist to join their department. Current level 6 podiatry students can apply for this post. Any offer would be subject to qualification.
To assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate abnormalities and diseases related to the foot and lower limb in people of all ages. To provide treatment for high-risk patient groups such as the elderly and those with increased risk of amputation.
To provide specialist care to patients in order to maintain mobility, independence, tissue viability and to relieve discomfort especially for those patients with diabetes, circulatory disorders, neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis and biomechanical pathologies.
To provide high quality support to others in the team and work into wider MDTs to the benefit of patients.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining a highly motivated and friendly professional team. Duties will include delivering evidence-based podiatry within clinics, GP surgeries, hospitals, patient's homes and nursing homes. The post covers Blyth and other sites in the South East locality area.
To be a strong candidate we are looking for a Podiatrist able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams, function within a supportive peer group and display the strength of character to work autonomously. The department offers a band 5 competency programme to develop the podiatry role. This is a fulltime position but candidates who want to work 3 days or more will also be considered.
The post holder will provide professional, quality planned programmes of podiatry care to patients based on their clinical needs.
They must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, acting as a source of professional advice to patients, carers, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
Consideration will be given to level 6 podiatry students who will be graduating this year.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?
Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine
* HCPC registration
* Local anaesthetic certificate
* First aid training
Experience & Knowledge
* Previous clinical experience
* Previous NHS placement
Other Requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata, per annum
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