Job summary
The Podiatry Service covers the Pennine Lancashire footprint of the six boroughs of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale. and Blackburn with Darwen. An exciting employment opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist working within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Podiatry Department.

The Podiatry Service provides a range of clinical services within the community, hospitals, domiciliary, residential and nursing home settings for the at risk patient caseload including Diabetics, Peripheral Vascular Disease patients and Connective Tissue disorder patients.The Specialist Podiatrist will be based in one locality team but will be expected to work across all localities for the Podiatry Service.The post holder will be expected to work evening clinics and Saturday morning clinics for the Podiatry Service when required.You should have the ability to work autonomously delivering patient care including the management of high risk patients with multiple clinical pathologies, including specialist interventions such as nail surgery, wound care, vascular assessment and Biomechanics.You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients on a day to day basis using the Podiatry Service access criteria.

You should have significant and extensive experience working at Band 5 Podiatrist level.

Main duties of the job
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with the Criminal Records Bureau.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Please see attached job description

About us
You will receive excellent training and development opportunities and receive support from Clinical Specialist Podiatrists and your locality Team Leader and will be part of a wider East Lancashire Hospitals Podiatry Team. You will also take part in the clinical supervision of junior staff within the Podiatry Service.

You should be aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current best practice and be able to demonstrate your interest in continued professional development and clinical audit.You will be an enthusiastic, motivated, conscientious and flexible team player is being sought with good clinical, communication and organisational skills.

The successful candidate requires a positive attitude to personal and professional development for themselves and the Podiatry Service.

Details
Date posted: 11 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 435-D152-26-A
Job locations: Across East Lancashire sites

Job responsibilities
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

Duties will include assess and provide a high quality standard of podiatric care to high risk patients in the local population.

To assess, diagnose and provide a comprehensive range of treatments by various techniques and specialist equipment to manage various foot disorders.

To work as part of a multi-professional team to deliver high quality care to high risk patients within East Lancashire Hospitals Trust providing advice to patients, carers and other health care professionals.

To monitor closely and formulate treatment plans for high risk patients such as those patients with Diabetes, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Connective Tissue Disorders enabling prompt diagnosis and specialist treatment.

To provide specialist advice and care management plans for Integrated Care Team Staff, Treatment Room Nurses, GP's, other health care professionals and Podiatry colleagues.

To provide specialist programmes of care through assessment and diagnosis to patients with complex pathologies such as ischaemia, diabetes, neuropathy and ulceration following referrals direct from GP's, other healthcare professionals and Podiatry colleagues.

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc Podiatric Medicine/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
• Certificate in Local Analgesia
• Health Care Professions Council registered

Desirable

• Fieldwork educator certificate
• Postgraduate qualification studies e.g. PGC, PGD
• IT qualification

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of NHS working
• Significant clinical experience of managing a caseload of patients who are at risk because of diabetes, connective tissue disorders, poor tissue viability, or musculoskeletal problems.
• Experience of working collaboratively with multi professional teams

Desirable

• Experience of supervising staff

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate and ability to use sensory and vascular equipment
• Understanding of clinical governance and clinical audit
• Understand evidence based practice in specific field - diabetes, vascular
• Demonstrate the ability to analyse cPrescribe, fit and evaluate orthoticsomplex information and situations and act accordingly

Desirable

• Mentoring skills

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team

Desirable

• Willing to work independently and as part of a team and to contribute within the team

Other
Essential

• Hold a current driving licence
• Ability to be able to travel across all clinical locations when required
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to change
• Should be flexible as changes in timetables can be made at short notice
• Prioritise workload

Desirable

• Experience of team working

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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).