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PodiatristNorth Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust • Workington, United Kingdom
Podiatrist

Podiatrist

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust • Workington, United Kingdom
21 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
The closing date is 30 July 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 available by our close links with the multi-disciplinary diabetic foot team and North Cumbria MSK service.

If this sounds like your ideal role, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job
  • To work with individuals, families, carers, communities, Primary Healthcare Teams and other agencies to undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients / service users in order to inform a personalised plan of care / intervention.
  • To triage, screen, assess, diagnosis and treat a number of podiatric conditions including the high risk foot, nail surgery and biomechanics.
  • To formulate and deliver individual treatment plans for a number of foot conditions using holistic assessment, reasoning and treatments based on evidence based practice, and within specified scope of practice and skill level.
  • To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes within scope of practice and skill level, using an accepted and appropriate range of techniques as required.
  • To follow treatments plans for foot ulceration, utilising digital technologies including electronic patient records and wound care applications.
  • To understand escalation points for patients presenting with complex conditions outside the scope of practice, including deteriorating or stagnating foot ulcers to a senior podiatrist.
  • To prioritise foot and/or medical problems, intervening appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations.
  • To identify when patients need interventions from other services and initiate timely and onward referrals.

About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Qualifications
Essential
  • Degree or working toward (final year of study) qualification in Podiatric Medicine.
  • Local anaesthesia certificate.
  • HCPC registration (or working toward).

Desirable
  • 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.

Knowledge & Experience
Essential
  • 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
  • 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
Essential
  • 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

Desirable
  • Able to adapt to change and resolve problems.
  • Good presentation skills.

Personal circumstances
Essential
  • Self motivated

Other requirements
Essential
  • Be able to travel independently across North Cumbria as required.
  • Have a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and occupational health check.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Disclosure and Barring Service
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
  • Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
  • Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Benefits
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
  • 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
  • Flexible working Scheme
  • NHS Discounts
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Excellent opportunities for development
  • Competitive NHS Pension scheme
  • Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

Important Information:
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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