Specialist Podiatrist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Podiatry Department. The role involves working across various community, hospital, domiciliary, residential, and nursing home settings, providing specialist podiatric care to high-risk patients. You will manage a caseload of patients with complex pathologies, including diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and connective tissue disorders, delivering autonomous care and specialist interventions. The post requires working evening and Saturday morning clinics when required, and contributing to the clinical supervision of junior staff.
Essential criteria
- BSc Podiatric Medicine/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
- Certificate in Local Analgesia
- Health Care Professions Council registered
Desirable criteria
- Fieldwork educator certificate
- Postgraduate qualification studies e.g. PGC, PGD
- IT qualification
- Significant experience of NHS working
- Significant clinical experience of managing a caseload of patients who are at risk because of diabetes, connective tissue disorders, poor tissue viability, or musculoskeletal problems.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi professional teams
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrate and ability to use sensory and vascular equipment
- Understanding of clinical governance and clinical audit
- Understand evidence based practice in specific field - diabetes, vascular
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse cPrescribe, fit and evaluate orthoticsomplex information and situations and act accordingly
- Mentoring skills
- Personal Attributes
- Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team
- Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team
- Other
- Hold a current driving licence
- Ability to be able to travel across all clinical locations when required
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
- Should be flexible as changes in timetables can be made at short notice
- Prioritise workload
- Experience of team working
- BSc Podiatric Medicine/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
- Certificate in Local Analgesia
- Health Care Professions Council registered
- Fieldwork educator certificate
- Postgraduate qualification studies e.g. PGC, PGD
- IT qualification
- Significant experience of NHS working
- Significant clinical experience of managing a caseload of patients who are at risk because of diabetes, connective tissue disorders, poor tissue viability, or musculoskeletal problems.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi professional teams
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrate and ability to use sensory and vascular equipment
- Understanding of clinical governance and clinical audit
- Understand evidence based practice in specific field - diabetes, vascular
- Demonstrate the ability to analyse cPrescribe, fit and evaluate orthoticsomplex information and situations and act accordingly
- Mentoring skills
- Personal Attributes
- Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team
- Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team
- Other
- Hold a current driving licence
- Ability to be able to travel across all clinical locations when required
- Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
- Should be flexible as changes in timetables can be made at short notice
- Prioritise workload
- Experience of team working
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.
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialist Podiatrist
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
The Podiatry Service covers the Pennine Lancashire footprint of the six boroughs of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale. and Blackburn with Darwen. An exciting employment opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist working within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Podiatry Department.
The Podiatry Service provides a range of clinical services within the community, hospitals, domiciliary, residential and nursing home settings for the at risk patient caseload including Diabetics, Peripheral Vascular Disease patients and Connective Tissue disorder patients.The Specialist Podiatrist will be based in one locality team but will be expected to work across all localities for the Podiatry Service.The post holder will be expected to work evening clinics and Saturday morning clinics for the Podiatry Service when required.You should have the ability to work autonomously delivering patient care including the management of high risk patients with multiple clinical pathologies, including specialist interventions such as nail surgery, wound care, vascular assessment and Biomechanics.You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients on a day to day basis using the Podiatry Service access criteria.
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