Specialist Podiatrist-Diabetic Foot Care Team

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled Specialist
Podiatrist to join our Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Team. Working
closely with Consultant Diabetologists, Vascular, Orthopaedic and Diabetes
specialists, you will provide expert assessment and treatment for patients with
active diabetic foot disease.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality,
evidence-based care aimed at reducing hospital admissions, preventing
complications and minimising the risk of lower limb amputation. The role involves managing urgent referrals, ensuring patients
with active foot conditions are assessed within 24 hours, undertaking advanced
wound management, and providing specialist advice and education to patients and
healthcare professionals.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HCPC-registered
Podiatrist to work within a dynamic specialist service dedicated to improving
outcomes for people with diabetes.

Main duties of the jobAs a Specialist Podiatrist within the
Multidisciplinary Diabetic Foot Care Team (MDFT), you will provide expert
assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with active diabetic foot
disease, helping to reduce hospital admissions, prevent complications and
minimise the risk of lower limb amputation.

Working closely with Consultant
Diabetologists, Vascular and Orthopaedic Consultants, Diabetes Specialist
Nurses and other healthcare professionals, you will manage complex and
high-risk foot conditions across community and acute settings. You will be responsible
for triaging and responding to urgent referrals, ensuring patients with active
diabetic foot problems are assessed within 24 hours and receive timely
intervention.

Your day-to-day duties will include advanced
wound management, ulcer care, vascular and neurological assessments, offloading
and orthotic provision, nail surgery under local anaesthetic, patient education
and the development of individualised treatment plans.

You
will act as an expert resource for colleagues and partner organisations,
contribute to service development, support the supervision of junior staff and
students. The role would include covering a one 3-hour session once every 18 months on a
chosen Bank holiday (excludes Xmas day).
This is a rewarding opportunity to work within
a highly specialised, collaborative service dedicated to improving outcomes for
people with diabetes across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.

What we offer;
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of supportive staff networks
Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.

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Details Date posted
10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberCJob locations

Kidderminster Health Centre Bromsgrove Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY
10 1PG
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities Provide
specialist podiatry assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with
active diabetic foot disease, utilising advanced clinical reasoning and
evidence-based practice.

Manage
complex caseloads independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team,
ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Directly
refer patients for…