Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-P191-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Integrated Care Centre
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- Pro Rata
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Podiatrist
Band 5
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the friendly community Oldham Podiatry Team. The team is innovative and always striving to improve the service and our patients feedback is extremely important .
The team offers a person-centred approach to improve patients independence and wellbeing and go the extra mile to ensure compassionate and personalised patient care. In return you will join a supportive team environment and be provided with many personal development opportunities.
If you are enthusiastic and looking for a new opportunity this may be the ideal position for you.
Main duties of the job
- Have your own caseload working in clinics and doing domiciliary visits in. Predominantly based in community with occasional acute work.
- Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out podiatry procedures
- Have good communication skills with patients, carers and colleagues and other healthcare professionals and support patient in getting better health outcomes
- Rotate into different clinical pathways for variation once familiarised with systems and processes.
- Ensure compliance in clinical governance framework.
- Ensure compliance in mandatory and CPD training
- Partake in appraisal with your line manager with realistic yearly objectives for yourself
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Podiatry or equivalent
- HCPC Registration or soon to have it if not qualified yet
- Local Anaesthesia certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Broad knowledge of routine and high risk patient care
- Ability to complete neurological, vascular, nail surgery and woundcare assessments
- Experience working within speciality area eg MSK High Risk, Nail surgery in Uni or placements
- Good knowledge of biomechanics
- Good IT skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft office applications
- Capability to manage own workload without direct supervision
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of relevant NICE and clinical guidelines
- Work effectively as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Supervision of junior staff and students
- Appraisal skills
- Post graduate or CPD training
- Familiar with patient electronic record Systm 1
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Debra Drury
- Job title
- Team Leader Oldham
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07811911496
- Additional information
0161 206 1532 podiatry office number
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