Healthcare / Podiatry Assistant – Diabetic Foot Clinic

st georges nhs trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Health Care/Podiatry Assistant to join the Diabetes Foot Clinic in London. The role involves assisting the podiatry team in busy outpatient and inpatient settings, supporting patient care and ensuring a safe clinical environment.

Responsibilities include simple dressings, wound care, capillary glucose testing, venepuncture, ECG and vital signs monitoring, along with clinical documentation and audits under supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience as Health Care or Podiatry Assistant in a clinical setting.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Competence in basic clinical procedures as described in the role.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside podiatrists to provide high-quality care to patients in the Diabetes Foot Clinic.
• Prepare patients for clinical assessments and assist during treatment.
• Undertake clinical skills within competency, including observations, glucose monitoring, ECGs and wound care.
• Support patient assessment, care planning and health promotion under supervision.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and up-to-date patient records.
• Contribute to clinical audits, research and service improvement.
• Ensure a safe, clean, stocked clinical environment and maintain equipment.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of care.
• Develop clinical skills through training, supervision and CPD.

Skills

Clinical support

Capillary glucose testing

Venipuncture

ECG

Vital signs monitoring

Job description

Healthcare / Podiatry Assistant – Diabetic Foot Clinic

Company:

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Band 3 Health Care Assistant / Podiatry Assistant Role

Full time position

An opportunity has arisen at St George’s NHS Foundation Trust for a Health Care or Podiatry Assistant to join our team at the Diabetes Foot Clinic. This position offers the chance for a candidate to join an innovative and forward thinking Diabetes Foot Clinic in one of London’s largest and busiest hospitals.

The successful post-holder would be expected to work alongside a team of Specialist Diabetes Podiatrists and assist in the effective running of a busy outpatient clinic and inpatient service. They would support the multidisciplinary team and promote effective, evidence based care to patients with a range of diabetes foot conditions.

The role would entail maintaining a safe, clean and well stocked clinical environment for patients and staff. There would be involvement in service development duties, including clinical audit, and clinical roles such as the application/removal of simple dressings and casts. The candidate would also be expected to perform clinical procedures such as capillary blood glucose testing, venepuncture, ECG and vital-sign monitoring.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these.

For informal enquires please contact: Lead Podiatrist, Kathryn Dennies on 0208 725 2753 or [e-mail]

• Work alongside podiatrists to provide high-quality care to patients attending the Diabetic Foot Clinic.
• Prepare patients for clinical assessment and procedures and assist the podiatry team during treatment.
• Undertake a range of clinical skills within agreed competencies, including observations, blood glucose monitoring, urinalysis, ECGs, venepuncture and simple wound care.
• Support patient assessment, care planning and health promotion under the supervision of the podiatrist.
• Provide compassionate support and reassurance to patients and their families.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure patient records are kept up to date.
• Contribute to clinical audits, research and service improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safe, clean and well-stocked clinical environment and ensure equipment is appropriately cleaned and maintained.
• Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating the Trust’s values and maintaining high standards of patient care.
• Develop clinical skills and competencies through training, supervision and continuing professional development.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Company: st georges nhs trust

Salary: £31,554 - £33,270 per annum incl inner hcas

Hours: Full-time

Location: Tooting, SW17 0QT

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 29 Sept 2026

Closing date: 29 Oct 2026

This advert closes on Friday 2 Oct 2026

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