Specialist Podiatrist

Main area Podiatry Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent:
Subject to satisfactory probation period Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) Job  
-UHMB-B

Site Westmorland General Hospital Town Kendal Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/07/2026 23:59

Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust (UHMBT) wants to provide sustainable high quality medical services that fit with the Better Care Together integrated model of care – high quality specialist hospital services wrapping around community based teams to deliver responsive specialist expertise within both acute hospital and community settings and helping to keep people well and to manage their long term conditions closer to home.

We work as a multi-disciplinary team and you will have the opportunity to help improve our pathways of care for our patients at a time of exciting service review and development.

As a Trust we actively support you to develop your knowledge and skills via our Annual Development Review programme and there is support for external courses.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our rapidly developing and innovative podiatry team. In this role you will be responsible for delivering a high quality, accessible and timely evidence based service for patients.

Based across the Morecambe Bay area, you will be responsible for the provision of care to the increased/high risk caseload. You will need to be an excellent communicator and able to work independently and confidently. We will consider newly qualified podiatrists in a developmental role (annex 21).

Our primary focus is to deliver quality, patient‑centred care which is evidenced based and sustainable for the future in an ever changing NHS landscape. To achieve this, we aim to give you the opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive, dynamic and varied environment. We have a strong commitment to staff development and service improvement and provide regular clinical supervision and in‑service training.

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

Full range of planned care and outreach services are provided across the region.

• Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine
• Local anaesthesia certificate
• HCPC certificate
• Certificate in Radiology

• Post‑graduate NHS work experience, including experience treating high‑risk patients
• Teaching/training of colleagues/students/health care professionals/patients/public
• Accurate assessment, testing and diagnosis of complex foot pathologies within the specialist eligibility criteria of the service and field of practice
• Evidence of specialised treatment planning/patient management, based on the above
• Demonstration of evidence‑based practice and awareness of latest clinical developments/research
• Effective communication and partnership working with patients/the general public, especially in respect of foot health education
• Working in a multidisciplinary team and liaison with other health care professionals

• Knowledge of high‑risk patient care (assessment, diagnosis and treatment/management) e.g. diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, wound care and biomechanics. Gained through postgraduate study, CPD, experience and/or rotation packages
• Be able to manage and treat high‑risk patients who require a level of assessment…