Job summary
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.

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.

The post holder will support the delivery of the wound care service and contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres 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. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members, patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Band: Band 6
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 372-COM2819

Essential qualifications and training

• Relevant Degree/Diploma
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of Postgraduate Training

Desirable qualifications and training

• Member of Professional Body
• Studied at Masters level or equivalent

Essential knowledge, experience and expertise

• 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 knowledge, experience and expertise

• Relevant Accredited Postgraduate Training
• Previous experience working at Band 6 level

Essential communication and relationships

• 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 communication and relationships

• Experience in dealing with complaints (e.g. diffusing complaint or investigating complaint)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Apply through our website for further information on UK Visas and Immigration.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website for further information on NHS Careers.

Closing date: 03 November 2026.