The closing date is 01 May 2026
This permanent post is full‑time (37.5 hours per week) and would be a wonderful opportunity for a newly qualified podiatrist. You will be working with a team of podiatrists and podiatry assistants covering a population of approximately 250,000.
You will be supported to work as an autonomous practitioner assessing, diagnosing, care planning, and reviewing child and adult patients with a multitude of clinical conditions. Our advanced practitioners in biomechanics, paediatrics, rehabilitation, rheumatology, diabetes & wound care provide expert help and advice and offer mentorship programmes to all staff. The service works closely with district nursing teams, tissue viability nurses, consultant‑led multidisciplinary clinics, allied health professionals and local integrated teams.
Job Responsibilities
* To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards of proficiency, standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and the College of Podiatry code of conduct and all other relevant guidance from the HCPC, and the Trust.
* To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust’s equality values.
* To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs, formulate, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of treatment/care/support for individuals, families and carers.
* Promoting independence/self‑management and maintaining safety.
* Increased functional ability.
* Improvement in health and wellbeing, including mental health.
* Interventions in disease/condition management.
* Prevention and reduction of health inequalities.
* Palliative and end‑of‑life care.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Degree level relevant professional qualification or equivalent.
* Registration with HCPC.
* Evidence of / willingness to undertake post‑registration training relevant to the post.
* Evidence of continued professional development since graduation.
Experience
* Relevant experience / placements to the role.
* Ability to manage time and caseload effectively.
* Experience of working in the community.
* Relevant placements including musculoskeletal/orthopaedics, paediatrics, diabetes, rheumatology, nail surgery, dermatology and wound care.
* Working in a multidisciplinary team.
* Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impacts of disability.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Evidence of clinical knowledge relevant to the post.
* Understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection, HCPC standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults.
* Working across hospital and community settings and can travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.
* Basic IT skills.
* Initiate, and participate in networks and discussion groups.
* Discharge and transfer individuals where appropriate.
* Prioritise treatment and care for individuals according to their health status and needs.
* Determine a treatment plan for an individual.
* Provide clinical information to individuals.
* Ability to manage time and clinical commitments.
* Flexibility with working hours.
* Awareness of standardised assessment tools and outcome measures.
* Awareness of relevant NSF's and NICE guidance.
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.
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