# Hospital Podiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/hospital-podiatrist/41bf49d4-2ee3-4f14-8833-1fb58c6ba359 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/hospital-podiatrist/41bf49d4-2ee3-4f14-8833-1fb58c6ba359.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Podiatrist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T06:27:04.473Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-1140 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2375&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary The post holder will have to demonstrate they can work in a team, flexible attitude to working within a large acute hospital trust, have excellent communication skills and understand differences in hospital and primary care settings. Knowledge and understanding of Hospital based podiatry care including diabetic foot is essential. Other areas of services include the speciality of inflammatory diseases, haematology, nail surgery and other high risk conditions requiring podiatry care. The successful candidate would have the support from AHP colleagues including options around mentorship and clinical supervision. You will be able to develop your skills and knowledge further by utilising the multidisciplinary teams and the podiatry team they will be working in. A desire to improve is essential whilst working in the hospital podiatry team. There may be options to increase this post to full time in the near future. ### Main duties of the job To work within the Podiatry team taking responsibility for high risk patients within the hospital environment. These will include consultant based referrals from hospital Multi-Disciplianary Teams (MDT) including areas of Diabetes, Rheumatology, Vascular, Renal, and Orthopaedics. Diabetes will be a key area of work. Hospital wards will also be a major area of work which include planning and delivering Training and Development across the trust. The post holder will liaise with any appropriate hospital or primary health care professional. The post holder will have the ability to make a clinical diagnosis to ensure appropriate patient care within the scope of their professional practice. Please see job description for further information. ### About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do. ### Details - Date posted: 19 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 6 - Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: 002373 - Job locations: Cross Site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact: Thomas Dickie, Head of Podiatry, Thomas.dickie@nhs.net Shortlisting Date: Interview Date: 11.11.2026 Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata. Why you should join our Team You will join one of one of Europe’s largest and busiest acute hospital trusts and become part of a small, friendly, highly motivated and pro-active Podiatry team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment where Podiatrists are encouraged to develop advanced clinical skills, guided by colleagues who are committed to sharing knowledge and helping individuals achieve their full potential. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including Vascular and Diabetes specialists, you will benefit from an integrated clinical environment that supports collaborative working. This offers you the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge and experience in areas relevant to Podiatry while broadening your overall clinical perspective. You will also be part of a team actively engaged in clinical research aimed at improving patient outcomes, giving you the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that help shape future best practice. Your role will involve a diverse and complex caseload across both inpatient and outpatient settings, offering a varied and stimulating working environment. What you will bring to the role You will be a HCPC registered Podiatrist able to deliver comprehensive podiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a varied and often complex caseload, including patients with highrisk and diabetes related foot complications. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team, with an understanding of multidisciplinary working. You will bring a flexible approach to working within a busy service and be able to adapt to changing clinical demands. You will demonstrate a commitment to Continuing Professional Development, with a desire to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in order to enhance your practice and achieve your full professional potential. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Flexible approach to working hours. - Moving and handling patients - Knowledge of health and safety for oneself and others - Be able to prioritise workloads **Desirable** - Society of Chiropodist and Podiatrists membership - Relevant post graduate group membership ### Training **Essential** - Evidence of post-graduate training in the field of wound care **Desirable** - CPD portfolio - Other relevant post graduate courses ### Experience **Essential** - Experienced in wound care management - Organizing and delivery of formal training programmes to other health care professionals and/or patients - Musculoskeletal knowledge relating to tissue viability - Diabetes care **Desirable** - Working history with MDT. - Hospital Podiatry provision - Specialist podiatry role experience (Rheumatology/Diabetes/Musculoskeletal) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Podiatry Degree / Diploma. - Local anaesthetics - HCPC registration **Desirable** - MSC or relevant post graduate certificate in wound care management Or pertaining at advanced levels - Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations certificate ### Special Knowledge **Essential** - And/Or Rheumatology, musculoskeletal, diabetes, vascular disorders - Manage applications from evidence based practice to clinical practice **Desirable** - Other high risk patients' management e.g. rheumatology, dermatology, renal etc. - Audit and research ### Disposition/Adjustment/Attitude **Essential** - Flexible and professional - Able to work within a team. - Able to self-motivate - Reliable and responsible - Empathetic - Able to deal/cope with stressful situations with workloads or patients on a daily basis - Able to deal with emotionally charged or aggressive patients and staff - Confident and able to take responsibility **Desirable** - Caring disposition. ### Practical and Intellectual Skills **Essential** - Good hand eye co-ordination for dexterity purposes of the job - Good time management. - Excellant communication skills. - Able to demonstrate evidence based practice and use research in a clinical and/or meeting forum. - Forward thinking - Contribute, develop and carry forward service development **Desirable** - Interest in Research and Development. - Mentoring. - Competent IT and computer skills ### Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required (job description section, listed as required) **Essential** - Degree in Podiatry. - Local anaesthesia certificate. - Registration to (HPC). - Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) certificate. - Clinical skills in wound management should be evidence based and updated using relevant identified means e.g. appropriate journals, courses, portfolios, professional guidelines etc. - Be able to plan and deliver lectures to Podiatry and other Health Professionals. - To have the ability to be involved in audit and research. - Professional knowledge of wound management acquired through Podiatry degree and state registration. - Extensive experience in wound management services and procedures. - Highly experienced in assessing, diagnosis and treatment of complex high risk patients. - To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand eye co-ordination for prolonged periods in the use of local anaesthetics, scalpel work, surgical procedures and techniques. - Be able to communicate medical information or gain consent when dealing with high risk patients. These include patients with complex conditions or multiple pathologies. This includes patients with emotional, physical and psychological conditions which will require the expertise of verbal and non verbal communication tools. ## Documents - [Band 6 Job Description (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=4460&JobId=2375) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.