Specialist Diabetes Podiatrist
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L7 8YEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Specialist Ward-Based Podiatrist - Diabetes & Inpatient Foot Care We have secured further funding for the Podiatry Inpatient Diabetic Foot service at ...
- Provide specialist inpatient podiatry services for patients with diabetes and complex foot disease.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary diabetes team.
- Support prevention of avoidable amputations, reduction in length of stay and improved inpatient outcomes
- Support consultant-led ward rounds and MDTs
- Develop and deliver staff and patient education
- Lead discharge planning and community referrals
- Participate in audit and quality improvement
- Link with colleagues at Aintree to ensure equity of services across main acute hospital sites
- Provide cover and support to outpatient clinics as required
You will be expected to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate podiatric care for a variety of clinical conditions. You will be required to have good understanding, clinical reasoning skills and practical skills in vascular assessment, wound management and nail surgery, as well as biomechanical assessment and orthotic provision.
You will take an active role in service development and evaluation in order to prove the benefits and drive continuous improvement of the service.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate experience of range of podiatry procedures/situations eg orthotics, nail surgery, diabetic footcare, care of the elderly, delivery of care in clinical setting
- Demonstrable post graduation experience
Desirable: - Demonstrate experience of supervising other staff/students
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Hons Podiatry or diploma in podiatric medicine
- Registered with HCPC - Podiatry
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
- Demonstrate own continuous professional development
Desirable: - Clinical Supervision Course; - Fieldwork Educators Course
Knowledge
Essential: - Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical governance agenda; - Demonstrate an active involvement in research, clinical audit or other quality issue
Desirable: - Computer literate
Skill
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication
- Excellent written communication
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrate high levels of clinical reasoning skills in complex clinical situations
Desirable: - Presentation skills
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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