Job overview
Podiatrist - 37.5 hours per week - Secondment 6 months
Join us to be part of the enthusiastic team changing the future for podiatry in Stockport.
You will be providing an efficient, effective, and consistently high-quality podiatry service for Stockport Foundation Trust.
Implementing individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems, and wound management. The post holder will also be able to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will participate in supervision and mentoring for the first 6 – 12 months.
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, effective and consistently high quality podiatry service to clients registered to the Stockport Foundation Trust.
To implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management. The post holder will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will be offered supervision and mentoring for the first 6 – 12 months.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communications
- Work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team and liaise with other professionals and agencies to provide quality care across all care boundaries – social services, hospital, care homes.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers so as to obtain clear diagnostic information where there may be difficulties due to hearing loss, anxiety or a language barrier. This is particularly important in assessing capacity to gain valid informed consent.
- Deliver appropriate foot care advice to patients and their carers
- Promote equality, diversity and rights.
- To actively promote a healthy lifestyle to patients persuading and encouraging them to eat healthily, take up exercise and stop smoking
- Maintain accurate contemporaneous treatment records of patients care.
- Attend and actively contribute to department and multi-disciplinary meetings.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Written and verbal communication skills - negotiation and the ability to influence and persuade where appropriate
- Motivated and proactive
- Ability to manage sensitive and complex situations with tact, diplomacy and professionalism.
- Well-developed problem-solving skills.
- Flexible and resilient
- Commitment to continuous professional and personal development.
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively.
- IT skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge developed through formal degree training at University
- Current knowledge and competence in Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR and administration of adrenaline in line with local policy
Experience
Desirable
- Work with the public in another sphere
- NHS experience
Qualification
Essential
- B.Sc(Hons) Podiatry or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine (if qualification obtained prior to 1993)
- HCPC Registartion
Desirable
- Member of Professional Body
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This advert is for Podiatrist with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Podiatrist role. The advertised salary is £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Secondment: 6 months. The application deadline is 21 Jul 2026.
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