Highly Specialist Podiatrist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Lancashire Care Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leyland, PR26 6TY
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	6 Jul 2026
Closing date:	5 Aug 2026

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Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to be able to offer a Fixed term contract for 37.5 hours per week. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, who has extensive experience within the Podiatry field. The successful candidate will be responsible for a highly specialist podiatry portfolio in an agreed area of expertise, which will include provision of expert advice to podiatrists, senior clinicians, MDT across LSCFT and working closely with the Acute Trust.

The Podiatry service provides assessment and treatment to service users referred with a variety of Podiatric conditions. The successful candidate will need to be able to manage a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional podiatric needs. Also be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge and skills, have good communication & organisational abilities, and have a positive attitude to the care of the patients under the care of the Podiatry service.

The team is multi-disciplinary and works closely with other Community and Acute teams- covering a wide range of agencies.

It is desirable for applicants to have experience of working at Band 7 level.

A robust programme of support, supervision and development will be offered to the successful candidate upon appointment.

To be responsible for a highly specialist podiatry portfolio in an agreed area of expertise, which will include provision of expert advice to podiatrists, senior clinicians, MDT across LCFT to support them in taking up their duty of care; to produce, co-ordinate and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care.

Management of a clinical caseload of patients with highly complex and/or additional podiatric needs.

To undertake comprehensive podiatry assessment of patients with highly complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills, to formulate an appropriate hypothesis and to determine a diagnosis.

To establish individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate highly specialised interventions and programmes of care, which may include working with staff across organisational boundaries.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

This advert closes on Monday 20 Jul 2026

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