Job summary
Experienced Band 6 Podiatrist - 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Job Overview
Are you an experienced and motivated Registered Podiatrist looking for your next career opportunity?

Would you like to work in an organisation that values the wellbeing, development and work-life balance of its staff as much as the care it provides to its patients?

At Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering excellent care at the heart of the community while supporting our staff to thrive. We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Registered Podiatrist to join our North Podiatry Service on a 12-month fixed-term contract and it is for 21 hours and 45 mins a week, helping us provide high-quality podiatric care to patients across West Sussex.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, where you will be empowered to develop your expertise, contribute to service improvement, and make a real difference to the lives of patients within the community.

Main duties of the job
As part of one of the Trust's largest and most established clinical teams, you will play a key role in delivering specialist podiatric care to patients with complex needs. The North Podiatry Service operates across West Sussex, providing a broad range of opportunities to utilise and further enhance your clinical skills and experience.

You will:

• Deliver expert podiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients at moderate and high risk of foot complications.
• Manage patients with active ulceration and complex clinical needs.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support holistic patient care.
• Help patients remain independent, mobile and active within their communities.
• Contribute to preventing avoidable hospital admissions and supporting timely discharge from acute settings.
• Participate in service development and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

We also offer opportunities to work within our Staff Bank.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values-- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details
Date posted
18 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum / pro rata

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
12 months

Working pattern
Part-time,
Flexible working

Reference number
150-SK2798-PC

Job locations
Crawley Hospital
West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Podiatry Service provides specialist care for patients who are at moderate or high risk of developing foot complications, as well as those experiencing active ulceration. These patients often present with complex clinical conditions, requiring advanced assessment, treatment and ongoing management.

In this role, your clinical expertise will have a direct impact on patient outcomes by enabling individuals to remain safely in their own homes, reducing the need for emergency or acute hospital admissions, and supporting them to maintain mobility, independence and quality of life.

Our Values
Everything we do is guided by our Trust values:

Compassionate Care | Working Together | Achieving Ambitions | Delivering Excellence

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ candidates. Reasonable adjustments will be supported throughout the recruitment process.

Please note: This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is therefore encouraged.

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• Podiatrist registered with the health care professions council

Qualification
Essential

• Degree

Continual Personal Development
Essential

• Evidence of CPD

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Crawley Hospital
West Green Drive
Crawley
RH11 7DH
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Acting Operational Team Lead
Barbara Winton
barbara.winton@nhs.net
07748760021

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.