Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* Assess, diagnose, treat and evaluate abnormalities and diseases related to the foot and lower limb in people of all ages.
* Provide treatment for high-risk patient groups such as the elderly and those with increased risk of amputation.
* 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.
* Deliver evidence-based podiatry within clinics, GP surgeries, hospitals, patient’s homes and nursing homes across the South East locality area.
* Work autonomously within multidisciplinary teams, acting as a source of professional advice to patients, carers, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
* Contribute to the development of the Podiatry Department and adhere to Trust and Departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
* Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership, engaging, enabling and empowering others, using coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and facilitating team working and collaboration within teams and across organisational boundaries.
Qualifications
* Qualified Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered Specialist Podiatrist.
* Experience delivering specialist podiatry care to patients based on clinical needs.
* Ability to integrate into multidisciplinary teams, function within a supportive peer group and display strength of character to work autonomously.
* Full-time position but candidates who want to work 3 days or more will also be considered.
* Consideration will be given to 3rd year students who will be graduating this year.
Benefits
Department offers a band 5 competency programme to develop the podiatry role, a supportive professional team, and the opportunity to work across a large geographical area of NHS trust in North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025.
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