Specialist Podiatrist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking two part-time Podiatrists to join their community team in Greenwich. The role involves providing a full range of podiatry treatments, working autonomously, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience, particularly in wound care. This is a fixed-term position to cover maternity leave, offering a supportive work environment focused on patient well-being.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Podiatrist required.
• Minimum 14 months experience as a band 5 podiatrist.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and podiatry treatments in various clinical settings.
• Plan and deliver care for high-risk patients with foot complications.
• Participate in clinical audits and Quality Improvement projects.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Wound care experience

Drivers Licence

Education

BSc (Hons) Podiatry

Post graduate qualifications in relevant area

Job description

Main area Adult Community Physical Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (22.5 hours per week) Hours

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm) Job ref 277-6876100-CPH-C

Site Wensley Close Town Eltham Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for two part time enthusiastic and experienced Podiatrists to join the Greenwich Community Podiatry Team. We are a friendly and close-knit team who takes pride in what we do. The posts are fixed term (12 months) to cover maternity leave.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust was included in the Sunday Times Top 10 Best place to work list 2023. It was also named the Best Place to work in the country for people with disabilities and won the prestigious HSJ Trust of the Year.

You will be seeking a role as a Podiatrist where you can use and develop your skills and knowledge across our service. You will develop strong links and working relationships with acute hospital trusts, and you will have the opportunity to rotate into these services. We have a close working relationship with Diabetes specialist nurses, District nurses, and Tissue Viability teams.

Main duties of the job

The clinical work will involve working within clinical settings as well as carrying out domiciliary visits. A car is essential to this role, or the ability to move easily around the borough. You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of care plans in patients which are high risk of developing foot complications. You will work with patients who have foot ulcerations, make onward referrals to vascular services, refer into the Diabetes MDT service and acute services. You will attend handover with the district nurses and manage your own domiciliary ulcer caseload.

You will undertake clinical audit and there is the opportunity to become involved in Quality Improvement projects.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We Listen
• We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This position will be based in the community and will involve regular travel throughout the Borough of Greenwich to different clinic sites and to visit patients in their own homes & care and nursing homes.

Clinical

• 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 & soft tissue pathology & care of foot problems resulting from neglect & lack of self-care.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, developing & agreeing treatment plans individually with clients. Support from senior staff is provided.
• To develop treatment plans and discharge plans through an agreed contract with each client, and to follow through the treatment plan with an end result of improved foot pathology & discharge where appropriate.
• To assess all clients at every visit and refer to specialist services as appropriate.
• To prescribe, and manufacture, orthoses/insoles/appliances/and shoe adaptations when required using the laboratory equipment.
• To prescribe, manufacture and fit chair side biomechanical and functional devices when clinically indicated.
• To participate in the work of specialist teams when and where required, undertaking a high risk patient caseload. To rotate through the three Podiatric Specialist teams (wound care, musculoskeletal & surgical) to constantly update clinical skills & knowledge to a high standard.
• To work within patient homes, and other environments of poor conditions, with exposure to bodily fluids.
• To be responsible for protection of health and wellbeing of all clients. Alert others to concerns where protection may be required for both children and vulnerable adults.
• To appropriately refer clients to specialist teams within the department whenever needed (for nail surgery, biomechanical assessment etc.) and appropriately refer clients within primary care, Community or Acute for investigation, diagnosis or treatment.
• Dealing sensitively and appropriately with a client caseload with complex health needs, assisting individuals to manage their health needs effectively.
• To work within primary, secondary and community care teams to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to improvement of foot pathology.
• Always aiming to achieve with each client maximum independence through self-care and effective client management.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Podiatrist
• BSc (Hons) Podiatry
• Post graduate qualifications in relevant area

Training and Experience

• Worked as a band 5 podiatrist for a minimum of 14 months
• Previous NHS experience in wound care
• Domiciliary and Nursing Home Experience
• Experience with Research/audit/ Qi

Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills - written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Previous wound care/ high risk foot experience
• Drivers Licence and access to vehicle

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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