Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Principle Podiatrist - Diabetes
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Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 31st August 2028
We are seeking an exceptional, motivated and forward-thinking Principal Podiatrist to provide strategic and operational leadership for our award-winning multidisciplinary diabetic foot service.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead one of the largest and most established diabetic foot services in the East of England. You will lead a highly skilled team of specialist podiatrists whilst working closely with consultant colleagues in diabetes, vascular surgery, and orthopaedics in outpatient clinics and inpatient settings. Linking closely with colleagues from the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will combine expert clinical practice with service leadership, workforce development, quality improvement, and research. You will play a pivotal role in shaping future service delivery, ensuring providing evidence-based, high-quality care.
This role provides a unique opportunity to combine clinical practice while developing skills in research, innovation, and academic leadership within a supportive environment. This role has become available as a fixed-term contract while Dr. Gooday steps away from frontline clinical leadership to focus on research. She will mentor the successful applicant.
Interview date: 6th October 2026.
- Lead, supervise, and develop a team of podiatrists and other team members to ensure high standards of clinical practice, professional development, and workforce wellbeing.
- Work as a core member of the multidisciplinary diabetic foot team to support timely decision making and optimise outcomes.
- Lead the day-to-day management, financial, and operational performance of the service.
- Lead and contribute to research, audit, and service evaluation activities, supporting the Trust's commitment to innovation and evidence-based practice.
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Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
The team is proud to be recognised for their contribution to research and regularly publish in high-impact journals. Team members regularly contribute to national and international multicentre studies, conferences, and guideline groups. The team delivers undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Provide highly specialised assessment, diagnosis, and management of people presenting with complex diabetic foot complications.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
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We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme, and home electronics
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Rachel Murchison
Job title: Principal Podiatrist
Email address: Rachel.murchison@nnuh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01603 288522
Catherine Gooday
catherine.gooday@nnuh.nhs.uk
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