Specialist Podiatrist

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

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 backdrop? 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 a B6 podiatrist.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside a good sense of humour and team focus.

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 specialist podiatrist you will triage and treat a variety of podiatric problems and provide foot health education to patients and other stakeholders.

Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas are available by our close links with the multi-disciplinary diabetic foot team and North Cumbria MSK service.

Main duties of the job

• Be a specialist practitioner with a high degree of autonomy across a variety of settings.
• Prioritise and manage your own workload and, when required, offer clinical supervision to less experienced podiatrists and podiatry assistants.
• Triage, assess, diagnose and implement individual treatment plans for a variety of conditions including long‑term conditions, neurological conditions, vascular problems, wound management/sharp debridement, biomechanical assessment, manufacture of orthoses and nail surgery. The post holder will also be expected to discharge following a set criteria.
• Be provided with peer support, continued professional development and regular clinical supervision.
• Deliver educational packages to podiatry colleagues and the wider healthcare team.
• Uphold and demonstrate North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust values in day‑to‑day work.

Working for our organisation

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

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.

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS discounts
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Vivup, a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

Person specification

Qualifications

• Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Local anaesthesia certificate
• Certificate in radiology (IRMER)

Knowledge & experience

• Previous experience working in the NHS
• Knowledge and experience in the assessment, diagnosis and management of high‑risk foot
• Knowledge of UK NHS Podiatry services
• Understanding of Primary care
• Understanding of relevant NHS Policies
• Experience working in a specialist area

Personal circumstances

• The ability to work at and travel to various sites throughout North Cumbria.

Other requirements

• Demonstrate satisfactory health screening
• Acts in a way that supports equity and diversity (level 1)
• Documented evidence of Hep B vaccination

Skills and aptitudes

• Ability to assess new patients and provide appropriate treatment based on individual need of patients and care planning.
• Ability to manage and critically evaluate caseload.
• Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks, work independently and under own initiative and multi‑task.
• Good organisational and time‑keeping skills.
• Highly developed level of manual dexterity for use of surgical instruments, including scalpels and needles.
• Capability to work in restricted positions, particularly when carrying out domiciliary visits to accommodate patient needs.
• Ability to carry out, analyse and interpret results of various specialist assessments within scope of practice.
• Adaptability to change and problem solving.
• Work unsupervised.
• High levels of concentration during treatment and ability to deal with unexpected situations (e.g. emergencies).
• Exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
• Remain calm while under pressure.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, other health care professionals, carers and patients.
• Receive information concerning patients/clients history, sensitive issues, and some patients with communication difficulties requiring persuasive reassurance skills.
• Work as a member of a team.
• Undertake clinical audits, as necessary to own work, regularly undertake R&D trials/clinical trials.
• Performance manage staff when indicated.
• Supervise less experienced members of the podiatry team.

Visa sponsorship

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.

Additional information

Applicants applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and who meet all the essential criteria for a post are guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.