Bank Podiatrist Band 6 | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Eltham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in the UK is seeking HCPC registered Podiatrists to join their teams on a bank basis. The role involves assessing and treating high-risk patients across various settings, including clinics and home visits. Candidates need at least one year of clinical experience and excellent communications skills. Travel across Greenwich and Bexley is required, alongside a commitment to delivering high standards of care and customer service.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Podiatrist with one year of experience post-graduation.
• Proven record of clinical competencies and ongoing CPD.
• Must own a car for travel across Greenwich and Bexley.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose patients with complex clinical needs.
• Develop and implement personalized care plans.
• Provide podiatry treatments in various community settings.
• Manage wound dressings and soft tissue pathology.
• Travel for home visits as necessary.

Skills

HCPC registration

Clinical competencies

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Reliability

Education

Podiatry degree

Job description

Overview

We are looking for HCPC registered Podiatrists to join our community podiatry teams to work on a bank basis. We have clinics based across the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley.

The post involves assessment, diagnosis and treatment of high‑risk patients. The postholder will provide a full range of podiatry treatments to clients in community clinics, clients’ homes, and care homes. This will include wound dressings, scalpel debridement of nail and soft tissue pathology, and care of foot problems resulting from neglect and lack of self‑care. You will work autonomously within a highly skilled team, with support from senior clinicians, and in a community setting delivering high standards of clinical care and excellent customer service.

The clinician must have one year of clinical experience post graduation with a proven record of clinical competencies and ongoing CPD. You will assess, diagnose, develop and implement personalised care plans for patients with a wide variety of complex clinical needs. You will plan and manage your own caseload, and be punctual and reliable. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, develop and implement personalised care plans for patients with complex clinical needs.
• Plan and manage your own caseload; be punctual and reliable.
• Provide the full range of podiatry treatments in community and outreach settings (clinics, homes, health centres, care homes and day centres).
• Perform wound dressings and scalpel debridement of nail and soft tissue pathology; manage foot problems from neglect and lack of self‑care.
• Travel across Greenwich and Bexley to work, including home visits; it is essential that you are a car owner/driver.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care in Diabetes and Wound Care, MSK, Podiatric Surgery and nail surgery.

Qualifications and Requirements

• HCPC registered Podiatrist.
• One year of clinical experience post graduation with proven clinical competencies and ongoing CPD.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel across Greenwich and Bexley, including for home visits; car owner/driver is essential.

About the Organisation

Oxleas offers NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings, including district nursing, speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care. Our multidisciplinary teams work with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector. We employ over 4,300 staff across hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We operate over 125 sites in the South of England, including London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich, and parts of Kent. We manage hospital sites such as Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre (a medium secure unit for mental health). We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services in several regions.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to patients and their families. Our values are: We’re Kind, We’re Fair, We Listen, We Care.

Notes

To provide assessment and the full range of podiatry treatments to clients in community and outreach clinics, hospital, client’s home, health centres, care homes and day centres. This will include wound dressings, scalpel debridement of nail and soft tissue pathology and care of foot problems resulting from neglect and lack of self‑care. This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025.