Specialist Wound care Podiatrist
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Halifax, HX1 1UBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
15 days leftJob description
To act as specialist podiatrist in wound care in a variety of settings e.g. community health centres, patients own homes and acute hospital sites. Det...
- To manage own specialist wound care caseload and work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.
- To carry out specialist assessment and treatment of podiatry patients, facilitating safe and timely discharges and transfer of care as appropriate.
- To determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.
- To take part in the education and training of podiatrists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.
- To support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the Podiatry Service.
- To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential: - Relevant Degree/Diploma; - Registered with HCPC; - Evidence of Postgraduate Training
Desirable: - Member of Professional Body; - Studied at Masters level or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Ability to assess, treat and evaluate wound care relating to the foot and lower limb, including off-loading knowledge and experience
- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Awareness of relevant Legislation, NSF'S/ Local and National initiatives
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in managing foot and lower limb wound care
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and concentrate in conditions requiring emotional demands
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of new clinical protocols based on evidence available in foot and lower limb wound care
- Good understanding of clinical governance issues and impact on service delivery
- Understanding of safeguarding
Desirable: - Relevant Accredited Postgraduate Training; - Previous experience working at Band 6 level
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES):
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively With people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
- Excellent Time Management skills
- Demonstrates positive attitude and behaviours
- Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others
- Ability to prioritise and organise own case load
- Proven ability to work well in a team
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and influence others
- Ability to identify and articulate own training needs
Desirable: - Experience in dealing with complaints (e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint)
How to apply
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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