Podiatrist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 16/07/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
The North Cumbria Podiatry team is seeking a Band 5 Podiatrist to deliver comprehensive foot care services. The role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating various podiatric conditions, including high-risk feet, nail surgery, and biomechanics. You will work within a supportive team, enhancing clinical skills through a robust preceptorship program. Opportunities for development are available through links with multi-disciplinary diabetic foot and MSK teams.
Essential criteria
- Degree or working toward (final year of study) qualification in Podiatric Medicine.
- Local anaesthesia certificate.
- HCPC registration (or working toward).
- Knowledge & Experience
- Broad knowledge of routine and high-risk patient care.
- Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of foot conditions.
- Knowledge of disease pathologies that affect foot health.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Experience in electronic health care systems e.g. EMiS web.
- Knowledge of national and Royal College of Podiatry clinical guidelines
- Experience in delivering foot health education/promotion of the at risk foot.
- Skills and aptitudes
- Manual dexterity for the use of surgical instruments, including scalpels and needles
- Perform, analyse and interpret various assessments and develop treatment plans within scope of practice.
- Good oral and written communication skills based on fluency on the English language.
- Be able to work in restricted positions including domiciliary visits
- Remain calm while under pressure.
- Work independently to manage own time and caseload.
- Be able to work unsupervised but as part of a team to prioritise tasks.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, other health care professional's carers and patients
- To have good organisational and timekeeping skills
- Able to adapt to change and resolve problems.
- Good presentation skills.
- Personal circumstances
- Self motivated
- Be able to travel independently across North Cumbria as required.
- Have a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and occupational health check.
- Degree or working toward (final year of study) qualification in Podiatric Medicine.
- Local anaesthesia certificate.
- HCPC registration (or working toward).
- Knowledge & Experience
- Broad knowledge of routine and high-risk patient care.
- Experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of foot conditions.
- Knowledge of disease pathologies that affect foot health.
- Experience working in the NHS.
- Experience in electronic health care systems e.g. EMiS web.
- Knowledge of national and Royal College of Podiatry clinical guidelines
- Experience in delivering foot health education/promotion of the at risk foot.
- Skills and aptitudes
- Manual dexterity for the use of surgical instruments, including scalpels and needles
- Perform, analyse and interpret various assessments and develop treatment plans within scope of practice.
- Good oral and written communication skills based on fluency on the English language.
- Be able to work in restricted positions including domiciliary visits
- Remain calm while under pressure.
- Work independently to manage own time and caseload.
- Be able to work unsupervised but as part of a team to prioritise tasks.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, other health care professional's carers and patients
- To have good organisational and timekeeping skills
- Able to adapt to change and resolve problems.
- Good presentation skills.
- Personal circumstances
- Self motivated
- Be able to travel independently across North Cumbria as required.
- Have a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and occupational health check.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Podiatrist
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
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 B5 podiatrist.
The Podiatry Department provides a comprehensive service to patients throughout North Cumbria. As a band 5 podiatrist you will be given the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and knowledge to improve patient care, through a robust preceptorship/induction programme. You will work alongside a friendly, welcoming and supportive team, dedicated to learning and improving, where everyone's voice counts.
The successful candidate will demonstrate 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 Podiatrist you treat a variety of podiatric problems and provide foot health education to patients and other stakeholders.
Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge are availabl
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