Specialist Wound care Podiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

  • To act as specialist podiatrist in wound care in a variety of settings e.g. community health centres, patients own homes and acute hospital sites.
  • Determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
  • The post holder will support the delivery of the wound care service and contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area.

Main duties of the job

  • To manage own specialist wound care caseload and work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
  • To carry out specialist assessment and treatment of podiatry patients, facilitating safe and timely discharges and transfer of care as appropriate.
  • To determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
  • To take part in the education and training of podiatrists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.
  • To support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the Podiatry Service.
  • To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Relevant Degree/Diploma
  • Registered with HCPC
  • Evidence of Postgraduate Training

Desirable

  • Member of Professional Body
  • Studied at Masters level or equivalent

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Ability to assess, treat and evaluate wound care relating to the foot and lower limb, including off-loading knowledge and experience
  • Good clinical reasoning skills
  • Awareness of relevant Legislation, NSF’S/ Local and National initiatives
  • Specialist knowledge and expertise in managing foot and lower limb wound care
  • Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
  • Contribute to the creation and implementation of new clinical protocols based on evidence available in foot and lower limb wound care
  • Good understanding of clinical governance issues and impact on service delivery
  • Understanding of safeguarding

Desirable

  • Relevant Accredited Postgraduate Training
  • Previous experience working at Band 6 level

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively With people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
  • Excellent Time Management skills
  • Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
  • Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others
  • Ability to prioritise and organise own case load
  • Proven ability to work well in a team
  • Self-motivated with ability to work independently and influence others
  • Ability to identify and articulate own training needs

Desirable

  • Experience in dealing with complaints (e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 3 November 2026

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