Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7680514
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Podiatrist
Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Podiatrist - 22.5 hours per week
Join us to be part of the enthusiastic team changing the future for podiatry in Stockport.
You will be providing an efficient, effective, and consistently high-quality podiatry service for Stockport Foundation Trust.
Implementing individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems, and wound management. The post holder will also be able to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will participate in supervision and mentoring for the first 6 – 12 months.
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, effective and consistently high quality podiatry service to clients registered to the Stockport Foundation Trust.
To implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management. The post holder will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will be offered supervision and mentoring for the first 6 – 12 months.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communications
- Work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team and liaise with other professionals and agencies to provide quality care across all care boundaries – social services, hospital, care homes.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers so as to obtain clear diagnostic information where there may be difficulties due to hearing loss, anxiety or a language barrier. This is particularly important in assessing capacity to gain valid informed consent.
- Deliver appropriate foot care advice to patients and their carers
- Promote equality, diversity and rights.
- To actively promote a healthy lifestyle to patients persuading and encouraging them to eat healthily, take up exercise and stop smoking
- Maintain accurate contemporaneous treatment records of patients care.
- Attend and actively contribute to department and multi-disciplinary meetings.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- B.Sc(Hons) Podiatry
- HCPC Registartion
Desirable criteria
- Member of Professional Body
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience
Desirable criteria
- Work with the public in another sphere
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of all clinical podiatry skills
Desirable criteria
- Nail surgery experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- strong commitment to professional development
- Demonstrate good communication skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Seddon
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 204 4777
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