Highly Specialist Lead Podiatrist

Job summary

The Rotherham Foundation Trust is a successful Trust with a reputation for high standards and delivery of excellent care to the patients of Rotherham and its surrounding areas. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time permanent band 7 Highly Specialist Lead Podiatrist to join our Podiatry team due to development and progression within our Podiatry service.

Rotherham Podiatry service has recently appointed a new clinical lead so this is a very exciting time to be joining the team and be an integral part of the restructure of the department. Our Podiatry department has a proven track record of internal promotions and upskilling of staff (non medical prescribing, IRMER so clinicians can request x-rays, shockwave therapy, acupuncture, steroid injection and leadership).

If successful you will work alongside our Podiatry team consisting of Podiatry Assistants, band 6 Specialist Podiatrists and our other Band 7 Lead Podiatrist (biomechanics). You will be involved in developing pathways to improve patient experience, leading our high risk foot elements of the service in both hospital and community setting, working on audits and look to develop the service alongside the clinical lead. If you have not already got Non-Medical Prescribing then it would be expected that you would work towards gaining this qualification.

Main duties of the job

Within the role you will be working across a variety of settings including community clinics, home visits and hospital site. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary (MDT) diabetic foot service working alongside colleagues from Endocrine, Orthotics, Vascular Surgery, Podiatric Surgery and OPAT.

As well as working with our MDT members you will be given the opportunity to manage various audits to ensure we are working to a high standard of care and continuously improving the service, this includes the National Diabetic Foot Audit.

Interviews scheduled to take place 4th July 2025

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

From the 09 April 2025 we cannot sponsor band 3 entry level roles

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Community Health Centre

Greasbrough Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 1RY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Community Health Centre

Greasbrough Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 1RY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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