Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 407-COMMUNITY-7597262
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- manor hospital
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Podiatrist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
Specialist podiatrist role working rotational across general podiatry and diabetic foot care team. Working collaboratively with other specialist diabetes teams including acute and community nursing team. Will be a community role also working in clinic in acute setting and ward visits
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Have skills in the assessment, diagnosis, delivery and evaluation of individualised podiatric care packages to patients in a variety of locations including the patient’s own home. Post will be rotational between general podiatry and diabetic foot care team.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Mobility and gait analysis
Diabetic foot care
Tissue viability and wound management
Vascular and neurological conditions
Dermatological pathologies
Musculoskeletal pathologies
Immunosuppressed conditions
Caseload management
Assessment skills
Pharmacology and Antibiotic stewardship
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Podiatry
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
- Health Professions Council registration
- Relevant post graduate training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- To order appropriate clinical stock
- To maintain accurate medical records
- Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work
- Up to date demonstrable continual professional development
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience with all equipment related to the diagnosis and treatment of the foot and ankle
- Demonstrable experience of treating medically at-risk patients
- Use of Doppler and neurofilament
- To provide and update treatment plans for patients
- To advise patients, relatives or carers
- The knowledge to refer patients to specialist clinics
- To understand principles of biomechanics, nail surgery, paediatrics, rheumatology and woundcare.
Key Competencies
Essential criteria
- To be able to treat and assess complex patients and develop treatment plans.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Margaret Kennedy
- Job title
- Lead for podiatry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01922 270380
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