Job overview
Do you want to work in one of the nation’s areas of outstanding natural beauty, delivering care with the scenic Lake District Fells as your back drop? Not only that, the North Cumbria Podiatry Department have been shortlisted for the CAHPO awards 2025 for digital innovation.
North Cumbria Podiatry team are looking to recruit a B6 podiatrist.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside a good sense of humour and team focused.
The Department has a good skill mix including advanced and specialist Podiatrists, Podiatry assistants and administrative staff. Currently we maintain high risk, biomechanics and nail surgery caseloads. As a specialist podiatrist you will triage and treat a variety of podiatric problems and provide foot health education to patients and other stakeholders.
Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas are available by our close links with the multi-disciplinary diabetic foot team and North Cumbria MSK service.
If this sounds like your ideal role, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
- Be a specialist practitioner with a high degree of autonomy across a variety of settings.
- Prioritise and manage their own workload and when required offer clinical supervision to less experienced podiatrists and podiatry assistants.
- Be expected to triage, assess, diagnosis and implement individual treatment plans for a variety of conditions including, long term conditions, neurological conditions, vascular problems, wound management/sharp debridement, biomechanical assessment, manufacture of orthoses and nail surgery. The post holder will also be expected to discharge following a set criteria.
- Be provided with peer support, continued professional development and regular clinical supervision.
- Deliver educational packages to podiatry colleagues and the wider healthcare team.
- Uphold and demonstrate North Cumbria Integrated Care trust values in their day-to-day work
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information. This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.
Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Podiatric Medicine or equivalent qualification
- Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
- Local anaesthesia certificate
Desirable
- Pharmacology certificate
- Certificate in radiology (IRMER)
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate satisfactory health screening.
- Acts in a way that supports equity and diversity (level 1).
Desirable
- Documented evidence of Hep B vaccination
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to assess new patients and provide appropriate treatment based on individual need of patients and care planning.
- Ability to manage and critically evaluate caseload.
- Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks, work independently and under own initiative and multi-task.
- To have good organisational and timekeeping skills.
- To have a highly developed level of manual dexterity for the use of surgical instruments, including scalpels and needles.
- To be able to work in restricted positions, particularly when carrying out domiciliary visits to accommodate patient needs.
- Ability to carry out, analyse and interpret results of various specialist assessments within scope of practice.
- Able to adapt to change and resolve problems.
- Work unsupervised
- High levels of concentration during treatment and to be able to deal with unexpected situations (e.g. emergencies).
- Exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
- Able to remain calm while under pressure.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, other health care professional’s carers and patients.
- Receives information concerning patients/clients history, sensitive issues, and some patients with communication difficulties: requires persuasive, reassurance skills.
- Work as a member of a team.
- Undertake clinical audits, as necessary to own work/ regularly undertake R&D trials/ clinical trials.
- Performance manage staff when indicated.
- Ability to supervise less experienced members of the podiatry team.
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Previous experience working in the NHS
- Knowledge and experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of high-risk foot
- Knowledge of UK NHS Podiatry services
- Understanding of Primary care
- Understanding of relevant NHS Policies
Desirable
- Experience working in a specialist area
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- The ability to work at and travel to various sites throughout North Cumbria.
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This advert is for Specialist Podiatrist with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Podiatrist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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