Senior Community Podiatrist - Bank - Band 6

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 January 2026

Our Podiatry team is embracingchange - and we are looking for a Senior Community Podiatrist (Band
6) whoshares our passion for delivering outstanding care to the people we serve.

We believe that diversity ofideas, experiences and perspectives makes us stronger, and we welcome individuals who bring creativity, curiosity, and fresh thinking to our service.

As a Senior Community Podiatrist, youll work across all areas of our service, including Nail Surgery, High Risk Foot, Biomechanics/MSK, and Core Podiatry. Our intention stoi allow you to discover all aspects of our autonomous profession and let yoube in control of building your career.

You will receive regular one-to-one supervision, a personalised development plan, access to annual CPDfunding, opportunities to undertake Masters modules such as Non-Medical Prescribing, and be given, the newly created, dedicated S.P.A.R.E time for supportingprofessional activities.

If you would like to learnmore about our team, arrange an informal chat, or visit us, we would love tohear from you.

Were proud of our history. Ourpast staff built the service & now our team is shaping it to meet todaysneeds preparing for the future.

We wouldn't expect you to fulfilthe job role on day one. With coaching, mentoring and development you grow into your role, building a truly prepared Podiatrist. Youll have the freedom, support, and guidance to work across all areas of podiatry.

In MSK and Biomechanics we haveour own manufacturing facility where you can build skills making bothcustom and semi-custom orthoses. Our advanced clinicians in biomechanics,paediatrics, and adult therapy are available to mentor and support your growth.

In the High-Risk Foot area,youll work with patients who need extra support helping them achieve healthylower limbs. Well guide you through PGD training. Our advanced clinicians, who are all non-medicalprescribers with access to clinical investigations, will support you so you cantreat patients independently.

For nail surgery, youll rotatethrough our dedicated minor surgical suite, performing procedures and assessingwhich patients are suitable.

Our Core Podiatry has aninclusion and exclusion criteria. Whilst we are not truly in a prevention model of care, we are tryingto achieve this in a way that keeps clinicians free to apply their skills tothe entire podiatric caseload.

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Toact as a senior community podiatrist within in the community setting of Barnsley. This senior community podiatrist role is designed to assess, treat,diagnose, manage and discharge, all appropriately triaged patients across allsub specialities of Podiatry which include Wound Care, MSK/Biomechanics, Nail Surgery and Core Podiatry.

Towork as an autonomous podiatrist, working collaboratively with other members ofthe Podiatric and wider NHS community services to deliver and sustain high quality care, against national standards and frameworks.

Toassist and work alongside other advanced clinical podiatrists of allsub-specialities, in planning, developing and implementation of podiatry care strategies in line with national and local targets, guidelines and frameworks.

Toactively engage and participate in clinical supervision, appraisals, studentsupervision and teaching.

To participate in evidence-based research opportunities, deemed appropriate forthe role.

• Able to provide effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal…