Highly Specialised Podiatry Lead | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Doncaster, DN4 6ED
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

We encourage those who would like to work with a small friendly team and is interested in a full time or part-time position looking to develop their skills in managing the high-risk foot to apply.

Are you passionate about Podiatry? Would you like to work for a Trust whose mission is to promote health and quality of life in partnership with people & communities?

As an experienced specialist podiatrist within RDaSH you would:

• Work in varied settings across Doncaster.

• Provide quality care which focuses on those with high risk conditions, rotate into MDT foot ulcer team, nail surgery.

• Formulate & implement podiatry interventions, including lower limb MSK assessment, manufacture & provision of insoles for those at increased risk due to long term conditions.

• An annual appraisal & personal development plan, supportive mentorship & essential learning required by the Trust. RDaSH engage, involve & support staff to reach their full potential.

• To become part of our Team - involvement in team meetings, make valuable suggestions to influence & help make changes to service, to use innovative technology and make a real difference to patient’s health.

• To be responsible for the planning and management of complex and specialised caseloads involving the implementation and co-ordination of highly specialised treatment regimes.

• To assess, plan and provide the highest quality programmes of podiatric care to patients with a variety of care needs in a variety of settings, especially patients requiring specialist care.

• To provide professional lead in treatment plans to patients to maintain mobility, independence, viability and to relieve discomfort especially for those patients who are “at risk” because of Diabetics, PVD, Peripheral Neuropathy, RA.

• To act as clinical lead overseeing Podiatrist and Podiatry Assistant.

• To adhere to podiatry department and Trust policies, strategies and objectives, and actively contribute in a senior role in their development.

• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team and act as a source of specialist advice for patients, carers, GP’s, other healthcare professionals and for less senior podiatrists within the podiatry team.To maintain and improve assessment and treatment knowledge and skills based upon best practice, particularly specialist knowledge and skills in Diabetes, Rheumatology, Biomechanics, wound management and other core CPD subjects.

• To work in a variety of settings either as part of a highly specialised hospital team, podiatric surgery theatre, outpatient clinic and provide minor surgery in day theatre when appropriate.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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