Senior Community Podiatrist

Job summary

Main duties of the job

We're proud of our history, and today our team is shaping the service for modern needs and the future. We don't expect you to arrive ready on day one. With coaching, mentoring, and ongoing development, you'll grow into a confident, capable Senior Community Podiatrist with the freedom and support to work across all areas of practice.

In MSK and Biomechanics, you'll develop hands-on skills in our own manufacturing facility, creating custom and semi-custom orthoses. Advanced clinicians in biomechanics, paediatrics, and adult therapy will guide your learning and help arrange investigations such as X-rays or ultrasound when needed.

In High-Risk Foot care, you'll support patients with complex needs, working toward PGD training so you can supply prescription-only medicines. Our advanced clinicians experienced non-medical prescribers will train and support you as you progress toward independent prescribing.

You'll rotate through our dedicated minor surgery suite, performing nail surgery and assessing suitability for procedures.

Our Core Podiatry service uses clear inclusion criteria, focusing care on those who genuinely need it. Were moving towards a more preventative model, freeing clinicians to use their full podiatric skill set.

Were not perfect, and we don't pretend to be. Were working towards something better through trial, error, collaboration, and growth. When we get there, we hope you'll feel real purpose and pride in what we've built together.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.