Specialist Podiatrist

Job overview

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Podiatry department is inviting applicants for a part time permanent Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist.  The role is part time and will  work across a range of Nuth locations.

This exciting opportunity will appeal to someone who would like to consolidate their skills in delivering a wide range of community podiatry services, and will include rotations into Musculoskeletal, Nail Surgery, Diabetes, and In- patient podiatry.

The successful applicant will have the skills and ability to work within specialist teams and demonstrate previous NHS experience in managing patients with complex clinical pathologies. The candidate will be able to demonstrate the principles of managing foot ulceration, following departmental Standard Operating Procedures, Clinical pathways and Trust clinical guidelines. Applicants must show a willingness to complete and document Band 6 competencies in each of the specialist areas.

A key attribute to this role is a commitment to staff development, including our support workforce, students, apprentices and your own personal development. The applicant must be committed to the delivery of an efficient high quality podiatry service. Working to professional and national guidelines and be up to date with current evidence-based practice.

• Interview Date Tuesday 19 August 2025
• 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will adopt a flexible approach to meet the evolving needs of the service, and be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of best practice podiatry care.

This will include:

• Working as part of a skill mixed locality team, you will be expected to triage referrals into the service, assess patients in line with Newcastle podiatry risk assessment tool, and discharge patients from the service when appropriate.
• The role requires you to carry out Podiatry interventions at clinical locations, care homes and patients own homes, with some rotations on hospital sites.
• Team- working is essential to this role , as you will be expected to  work with junior or support staff, and when doing rotations or more specialist work you will also be working with more senior colleagues.
• Liaising with various MDT’s when managing more complex patients, and sharing decision making.
• Excellent communication skills are required to complete accurate clinical records, and to liaise with the wider MDT.
• Promoting foot health through support, advice and education to patients, family members and other health care professionals.

If you are interested in this opportunity please do not hesitate to contact the department to discuss with any member of the team or arrange a visit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Band 6 Podiatrist you will be expected to participate in relevant clinical audit and quality improvement to support progression within the service, based around the pillars of practice.

The knowledge and experience gained from working within a truly integrated department and with the wider NUTH team will give you the skills and attributes to further develop your clinical, communication and organization skills, and a conscientious approach to delivering the highest quality patient care.

• To work as part of a highly motivated team, with significant experience in the NHS post-registration and having completed a Specialist Podiatrist competency based programme.
• The job entails autonomous working without supervision across community and acute settings providing a high standard of quality clinical care.
• To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for a variety of patient groups with specialised care needs, including patients with chronic diseases, problems of the vascular and nervous system, tissue viability problems and patients requiring wound management.
• The post holder is expected to develop professionally in order to assess and treat patients with specialised care needs e.g. diabetes, rheumatology, biomechanics and wound care, and only refer on highly complex cases.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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