Clinical Lead Podiatrist

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Clinical Lead for Podiatry to deliver safe and effective care and lead a diverse team. The role involves service leadership, clinical governance, and advanced clinical practice for complex foot health needs. The ideal candidate will have experience in podiatry, a strong background in clinical leadership, and skills in digital innovation. Benefits include flexible working and comprehensive training support.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and support

Qualifications

• Experienced Clinical Lead with a background in podiatry.
• Strong service leadership and clinical governance skills.
• Hands-on advanced clinical practice experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the podiatry service, ensuring quality care delivery.
• Implement service improvement initiatives and digital innovation.
• Provide advanced clinical care for complex foot health needs.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Complex foot health management

Digital improvement methods

Workforce development

Education

Background in podiatry

Job description

Clinical Lead – Podiatry

You will provide strategic and clinical leadership across the podiatry service, ensuring that care is safe, effective, personalised, and equitable. You'll lead a diverse team, nurture a culture of learning and psychological safety, and work with partners across primary care, acute trusts, and community services to strengthen pathways and reduce unwarranted variation. The role combines service leadership, clinical governance, workforce development, and hands‑on expert clinical practice for complex caseloads. You'll champion digital and data‑driven improvements, leading on demand‑capacity management, pathway optimisation, and the standardisation of clinical practice, aligned to best evidence and local formulary guidance. The candidate will be supported by our network of clinical leads across the Trust, including a dedicated professional development lead, and an AHP professional lead for podiatry. They will work in tandem with the operational leadership team within the division to allow them to maintain their clinical speciality and advanced practice.

Responsibilities

Lead the podiatry service, ensuring delivery of high‑quality, safe, equitable care.

Develop and implement service improvement initiatives and digital innovation.

Provide advanced clinical care for complex foot health needs, including diagnostics, advanced assessment techniques and curative treatment options.

Champion learning culture, psychological safety and workforce development.

Collaborate with partners across primary care, acute trusts, and community services to strengthen pathways.

Align clinical practice standards to best evidence and local formulary guidance.

Qualifications

Experienced Clinical Lead with a background in podiatry and complex foot health management.

Strong service leadership, clinical governance and workforce development skills.

Hands‑on advanced clinical practice experience with complex caseloads.

Knowledge of digital and data‑driven improvement methods and demand‑capacity management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up).
• Flexible working options.
• Annual travel card loan.
• Training, support and development in your career.

Equal Opportunities

CLCH Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. CLCH is proud to be a Disability Confident employer. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining talent from all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we pledge to guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role, provide reasonable adjustments to support diverse needs throughout the recruitment and employment process, and challenge misconceptions about disability and foster an inclusive culture for everyone. We are committed to building a workplace where all staff feel valued and have the opportunity to thrive. Learn more about our equal opportunities policy on our website: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust clch.nhs.uk.

Interview Process

Face to face interviews will be held on Tuesday 13th January 2026.