Band 6 Podiatrist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Podiatrist to join the Gateshead Podiatry Service. The role involves providing community-based podiatry care to diverse patients, including those 'at risk and high risk', in various settings such as clinics, homes, and residential care. The successful applicant will assess, triage, and review patients, developing and adjusting care plans, and will also rotate into specialist clinical areas like wound care, biomechanics, and nail surgery. The post requires an inspirational leader and role model who can develop junior staff and students through supervision and training.
Key responsibilities
- Provide community-based podiatry care to diverse patients, including those 'at risk and high risk'.
- Triage, assess, and review patients appropriately, developing and adjusting care plans.
- Deliver care in various settings including clinics, patients' homes, residential/nursing homes, and for hospital inpatients.
- Rotate into specialist clinical areas such as wound care, biomechanics, and nail surgery.
- Act as an inspirational leader and role model, developing skills of junior staff and students via supervision and training.
- Become a 'Team Champion' to share vital information within the team.
Essential criteria
- Relevant healthcare Degree (BSc Podiatry)
- Professional registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development relevant to Band 6 clinical role (e.g. specific training relating to specialist clinical areas or dealing with the 'at risk' foot)
- Experience of working in the NHS at Band 5 level for a minimum of 12 monthsxTo be demonstrated via application process. Interview.
- Experience of community working within the NHS including undertaking dom visits
- Experience of working with a wide range of patients, with varying disease and pathology, including the 'at risk' foot
- Experience of working within specialist areas, including nail surgery, biomechanics clinics, diabetes foot ulcer clinics.
- Demonstrates communication skills including complex and sensitive information
- Demonstrates organisational skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Able to undertake lone domiciliary visits, carry equipment and undertake treatment in non-clinical settings
- Able to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of mentorship / Clinical Educator qualification
- Experience of undertaking advanced wound care (chronic and acute) with a working knowledge of current accepted practice and dressing regimes
- Experience of direct supervision of students / junior staff
- Experience of teaching / training / presenting to groups or individuals, including patients, health professionals or other stakeholders
- Experience of using the EMIS patient record system
- Knowledge of enhanced IT Skills - databases, Microsoft office.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Podiatrist
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Gateshead Podiatry Service. The successful applicant will work within Gateshead, providing care to patients in a variety of settings. This role has a focus on assessment and treatment of patients using therapeutic reasoning and clinical skills.
We are looking for someone with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of working in the NHS and the use of EMIS patient record systems would also be desirable. We do provide an induction and ongoing support process to ensure clinicians meet the high standards expected from this service. As this is a community based post, successful applicants must have the means and ability to travel across the whole of Gateshead independently to fulfil the needs of this role. Please see the job description for the definitive qualifications, knowledge and skills required for this post.
Main duties of the job
This post exists to provide community-based podiatry care to a diverse range of patients who are deemed clinically 'at risk and high risk' within Gateshead Community. The role involves triaging, assessing and reviewing patients appropriately, developing and adjusting care plans relevant to patient's needs. Ca
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