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Job summary

Main area
Podiatry
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time hours available.)
Job ref
190-0447-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Woodhouse Clinic
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
15/07/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Podiatrist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Are you a motivated, qualified, and HCPC registered Podiatrist? Do you have excellent clinical and communication skills? If so, we would like you to join our Community Team!

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Podiatry Service is composed of three Teams: Empowerment (Triage and First Contact), Community Podiatry (Foot Protection Service, At-Risk Foot Team, Nail Surgery Team, Rheumatology Podiatry) and the Acute Team (Diabetic Foot Multidisciplinary Team, Vascular Podiatry, Renal Podiatry, F-Scan and Offloading Clinics). You will get the opportunity to continually develop your skills and rotate through these specialist services. 

 We have an exciting opportunity to work with MSK Foot and Ankle Department  (1 day a week pro rata) should MSK be an interest for you.

You will support the Podiatry Service to maintain its Customer Service Excellence award which the Service has held for 29-years and actively promote the Trust PROUD values.

Main duties of the job

You will provide evidence-based, high-quality care and treatment to an increasingly interesting and complex caseload who suffer from metabolic, vascular, and neurological disorders and will include:

  • High Risk and At-Risk routine care,
  • Wound and ulceration management including sharp debridement, offloading, neurological and vascular assessment.
  • Nail Surgery.

As a Specialist Podiatrist you will:

  • Assess, diagnose, plan, and develop specialist podiatric treatment plans for persons with a wide variety of health conditions in a community setting, both in clinics and patient’s homes.
  • Manage a caseload of community-based patients with complex needs using specialist skills and evidence-based, patient-centred principles.
  • Use Patient Group Directives and your Prescription Only Medicine qualification (if attained).
  • Refer, and follow-up, further investigations and treatments including imaging, vascular assessments, antibiotics, and laboratory investigations.
  • Supervise and train inexperienced Podiatrists/Assistants/Students/Apprentices working within the Podiatry Service.
  • Support service development, audit, and clinical research.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Podiatrist
  • BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate qualifications or MSc level study relevant to post
  • Evidence of training in a specialist area (i.e. Vascular, Casting)
  • Prescription Only Medicines (POM-A, POM-S)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to produce clear, accurate, and contemporaneous patient records and timely correspondence
  • Able to provide high levels of podiatric care autonomously
  • Able to work effectively alone and as part of a team
  • History of Continuing Professional Development
  • Understanding of the podiatrist’s role within the NHS with an understanding of Primary Care
  • Awareness of NICE guidance specific to diabetic foot
  • Understanding and awareness of clinical research and evidence-based practice in relation to Podiatry
  • Computer literate
  • Valid UK driving licence and access to vehicle with the ability to obtain business insurance
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of SystmOne or other patient record systems

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS Podiatry experience relevant to post
  • Experience of treating patients with Diabetes, Vascular Disease, and other at-risk conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in undertaking Nail Surgery
  • Experience of undertaking research, audit, or service improvement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Carolyn Woodhead
Job title
Operational Lead Podiatry
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 3078182
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