Band 5 / 6 Podiatrist (Depending on experience)

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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT Band 5 / 6 Podiatrist (Depending on experience)

The closing date is 12 November 2026

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Job summary

Please be aware that BCHC utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC and any correspondence will be sent via TRAC. We advise that you check your junk/spam emails.

The post holder will work as a team member as part of the city wide Podiatry Service within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC).

They will operate autonomously in the delivery of high quality foot care treating complex podiatric problems. They will deliver care as a lone worker in clinic and domiciliary settings.

They will be responsible for the assessment diagnosis and treatment planning for new referrals, ensuring that patient care pathways are followed, and that episodes of care are implemented wherever appropriate.

The post holder will contribute to maintaining the independence and mobility of patients whilst promoting the benefits of foot health and foot care advice and self care .

Main duties of the job

• Carry out new patient assessments, formulating treatment plans, maximising one-off or short term episodes of care to improve and resolve foot pathologies prior to planned discharge. Autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of patients.
• Managing a caseload of domiciliary visits.
• Carry out wound assessments and wound care.
• Carry out biomechanical assessments, develop treatment plans and provide interventions, Seeking advice from and referring to colleagues with senior roles for where appropriate.
• Proactively promote the use of minor surgery to resolve problematic nail conditions, assessing, referring and providing nail surgery procedures, follow up care and advice.
• Covering for sickness and absence, often at short notice, anywhere in BCHC
• Seeking advice from and referring to colleagues with senior roles for advice or transfer of care as appropriate. Referring patients to appropriate professionals where concerns regarding health and social care are identified.

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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-8340319-ASR

Job locations

Richmond Primary Care Centre (First floor)

299 Bordesley Green East, Stetchford

Birmingham

B33 8TA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Ensure all treatment methodologies are negotiated and consented and can be justified, and recorded using recognised best practice or demonstratable rationale and evidence base.
• Demonstrate empathy to ensure patient care is at the heart of clinical practice and goal setting even where language, cultural, sensory, illness and disability barriers make this process more complex.
• Using motivational and empowerment skills to enter partnerships of care and achieve goals with patients. Negotiating with patients regarding transfer of their care to other professionals, carers or family. Overcoming barriers to communication, breaking bad news and dealing with sensitive information
• Provide accurate and timely statistical information and data collection.
• Provide treatment at a variety of sites as a lone worker including patients homes, health centres, GP surgeries, hospitals.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings, study days and service development processes
• Maintain effective communications with other colleagues and health care professionals to ensure clinics run smoothly.
• Frequently cramped conditions including at the bedside. Working in clinical environment requiring patient moving and handling skills and wheel chair transfers or working from floor where transfer not safe. Moving equipment and stock deliveries
• Frequent exposure to risks associated with viral and bacterial infections associated with body fluids, open wounds and contaminated equipment and COSHH regulated chemicals e.g. phenol with noxious fumes.
• Isolated and autonomous working e.g. Domiciliary visiting providing unique risks for the lone worker undertaking clinical procedures with people who are housebound
• Occasional exposure to distressing circumstances such as family bereavement, terminal illness and amputation. Frequent involvement with patients who have had their quality of life affected by pain, ulceration and loss of mobility.
• To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Ensure all treatment methodologies are negotiated and consented and can be justified, and recorded using recognised best practice or demonstratable rationale and evidence base.
• Demonstrate empathy to ensure patient care is at the heart of clinical practice and goal setting even where language, cultural, sensory, illness and disability barriers make this process more complex.
• Using motivational and empowerment skills to enter partnerships of care and achieve goals with patients. Negotiating with patients regarding transfer of their care to other professionals, carers or family. Overcoming barriers to communication, breaking bad news and dealing with sensitive information
• Provide accurate and timely statistical information and data collection.
• Provide treatment at a variety of sites as a lone worker including patients homes, health centres, GP surgeries, hospitals.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings, study days and service development processes
• Maintain effective communications with other colleagues and health care professionals to ensure clinics run smoothly.
• Frequently cramped conditions including at the bedside. Working in clinical environment requiring patient moving and handling skills and wheel chair transfers or working from floor where transfer not safe. Moving equipment and stock deliveries
• Frequent exposure to risks associated with viral and bacterial infections associated with body fluids, open wounds and contaminated equipment and COSHH regulated chemicals e.g. phenol with noxious fumes.
• Isolated and autonomous working e.g. Domiciliary visiting providing unique risks for the lone worker undertaking clinical procedures with people who are housebound
• Occasional exposure to distressing circumstances such as family bereavement, terminal illness and amputation. Frequent involvement with patients who have had their quality of life affected by pain, ulceration and loss of mobility.
• To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Podiatry Degree

Desirable

• 12 month NHS Experience

Desirable

Essential

• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Nail Surgery experience

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Podiatry Degree

Desirable

• 12 month NHS Experience

Desirable

Essential

• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Nail Surgery experience

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. 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).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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. 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).

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

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Richmond Primary Care Centre (First floor)

299 Bordesley Green East, Stetchford

Birmingham

B33 8TA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Richmond Primary Care Centre (First floor)

299 Bordesley Green East, Stetchford

Birmingham

B33 8TA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Podiatry Team Leader

Holly Thompson

[email protected]

07971729923

Details

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-8340319-ASR

Job locations

Richmond Primary Care Centre (First floor)

299 Bordesley Green East, Stetchford

Birmingham

B33 8TA

United Kingdom

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