Job overview
This role is available as a B6 post or a B6 development post.
Have you had a minimum of 1 year’s experience?
Are you in the process of completing or near the end of the first year of your preceptorship?
Are you starting to look for an opportunity to further develop your skills and specialise clinically in a specific area such as MSK or the At Risk foot?
If you are applying as a development post it will commence on a B6 Annex U. Therefore you will be paid 70% of entry point on a B6 & when competencies achieved you will move to entry point on B6 scale.
Main duties of the job
This post is based in both community setting & acute settings cross county and you will be working in conjunction with the foot protection team with access to the MDT , MSK team and also hold a domiciliary caseload. Your work will be focused on undertaking podiatry assessments, contributing to treatment planning and clinical treatments following evidence based clinical pathways in the foot and ankle pathways.
The post holder will also be required to attend meetings or training across East Sussex therefore being a car driver / owner is essential for this post.
You will be part of a friendly, supportive, professional team, and will be fully supported to develop your professional skills and areas of special clinical interest.. You will be actively involved with student placements
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Reliable work record
- DBS clearance
- Evidence that behaviour reflects Trust values
- Ability to travel independently between sites in an efficient and timely manner
Skills
Essential
- Wound care assessment, diagnosis and podiatry care, based on current best evidence
- Knowledge of vascular issues and associated podiatry care
- Prescription and manufacture of complex orthotic devices
- Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists – Code of Conduct
- Knowledge of relevant National Service Frameworks and NICE guidelines
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written including the ability to relay sensitive and emotional information
- Ability to write detailed reports and maintain patient records
- Ability to give and receive clinical supervision
- To work autonomously within Community settings
- The ability to innovate and develop new ways of working
- To organise and prioritise own day to day workload
- Good keyboard and IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and Outlook
- Understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients
- A high level of manual dexterity, hand/eye co-ordination and sensory skills (scalpel work, minor surgery procedures, debridement and orthotic manufacture)
Desirable
- Good presentation skills
- Good Networking skills
- Educating/Supervising skills on a one to one and group basis
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years post registration experience working within Community and Acute settings
- Experience of undertaking new patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment
- Development of specialised programmes of care
- Previous experience of Diabetic foot care/wound management/vascular assessment
- Previous experience of locomotion and gait disorders
- Previous experience of nail Surgery and local anaesthetics
- Previous experience of orthotic manufacture and prescription
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting
- Undertaking audit/research within a healthcare setting
- Experience of change management
- Experience of alternative therapies
Qualifications
Essential
- Podiatrist registered with the Health Professions Council
- Educated to Podiatry Degree level or equivalent
- Further post graduate studies in clinical areas pertinent to post such as diabetes, wound care and biomechanics to a post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- National Clinical Leadership Development (LEO)
- ECDL
- Non Medical Prescriber (NMP) undertake prescribing duties within scope of prescribing practice
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This advert is for Specialist Podiatrist with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in St Leonards On Sea, South East, England. It is listed as a Podiatrist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata, per anum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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