Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Podiatrist Specialist in Diabetes or MSK with Golden hello

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

Podiatrist Band 6 - Permanent contract with GOLDEN HELLO

Full or Part time.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Or start your career on the right foot. We are looking for candidates with a passion for patient care and have a drive to learn and develop their skills.

This role is community based over a variety of multi chair sites, you will have the opportunity to work in all aspects of the profession including: Wound care, MSK, Surgery.

As well as dynamic working fellow Podiatrists as well as apprentices, Therapy assistant practitioners & Podiatry assistance.

You will be supported by a team of leads within the service as well as established members of the team.

The service provides a service Monday - Friday with no weekend or bank holiday working.

Essential to this role:

BSc level or equivalent in Podiatry

Have a drivers licence and access to a car.

HCPC Registration

Please note Terms and Conditions apply to the Golden Hello, and is only available to external candidates to the Royal Surrey.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the community and acute Podiatry teams providing professional, quality planned programmes of Podiatry care to patients using specialist skills.

As part of the Podiatry team and wider trust, contribute to service development, and adhere to the Podiatry Department and Trusts policies, strategies and objectives. You will provide excellent podiatric treatment management plans and work with the teams across both sectors to ensure seamless care is delivered. You will have or be keen to develop a specialist interest in either MSK or Diabetes/wound care and will be keen to continue to develop and share these skills You will be based at the Jarvis centre Guildford or Haslemere community hospital and will work in a variety of locations including home visits.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year Per annum (pro rata) - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

384-SB-EMF16448-B6-E

Job locations

Jarvis Centre Guildford / Haslemere Hospital

Haslemere / Guildford

GU27 2BJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as an integral member of the Podiatry team working to service local guidelines

To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual treatment plans, which are discussed and agreed with patients

To use specialist clinical skills to manage the more complex caseload.

To actively keep up to date with clinical and professional developments.

To provide treatment at a variety of sites, which includes community clinics, community & acute hospital and domiciliary service.

To provide treatment to adults and children

To support other staff including students and podiatry assistants with their supervision and clinical development

To provide specialised assessment, formulate clinical diagnosis and treatment plan as an autonomous practitioner.

To take part in clinical outcome measurements and audit

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as an integral member of the Podiatry team working to service local guidelines

To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual treatment plans, which are discussed and agreed with patients

To use specialist clinical skills to manage the more complex caseload.

To actively keep up to date with clinical and professional developments.

To provide treatment at a variety of sites, which includes community clinics, community & acute hospital and domiciliary service.

To provide treatment to adults and children

To support other staff including students and podiatry assistants with their supervision and clinical development

To provide specialised assessment, formulate clinical diagnosis and treatment plan as an autonomous practitioner.

To take part in clinical outcome measurements and audit

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC in podiatric Medicine
Certificate in local anaesthesia

Desirable

Post graduate training/qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Member of relevant professional body Health Professions council Registration (HCPC).

Desirable

Experience and knowledge of specialist areas of diabetes and vascular problems or MSK, acquired through postgraduate development or equivalent experience.
Experience and knowledge of specialist areas of diabetes and vascular problems or MSK, acquired through postgraduate development or equivalent experience.
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC in podiatric Medicine
Certificate in local anaesthesia

Desirable

Post graduate training/qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
Member of relevant professional body Health Professions council Registration (HCPC).

Desirable

Experience and knowledge of specialist areas of diabetes and vascular problems or MSK, acquired through postgraduate development or equivalent experience.
Experience and knowledge of specialist areas of diabetes and vascular problems or MSK, acquired through postgraduate development or equivalent experience.
Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jarvis Centre Guildford / Haslemere Hospital

Haslemere / Guildford

GU27 2BJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Jarvis Centre Guildford / Haslemere Hospital

Haslemere / Guildford

GU27 2BJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)