Specialist Podiatrist

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is actively seeking a Specialist Podiatrist to join their innovative team aimed at redefining podiatry services. This role includes comprehensive patient care, research commitments, and opportunities for professional growth in London's vibrant healthcare sector.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Single occupancy accommodation in Central London

Support with gaining driving license

Car lease scheme

Training, support, and development in your career

Qualifications

• At least 2 years clinical experience in NHS podiatry.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for patients with diverse podiatry needs.
• Involve in patient education and audit processes.
• Participate in research one day per week.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Adaptability

Service development

Education

BSc Degree in Podiatric Medicine

Evidence of continual professional development

Registration with the Health Professions Council

Certificate in local anaesthesia

Job description

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Main area Specialist Podiatrist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (3 positions; Parsons Green, St Charles or Lisson Grove) Job ref 824-INNER-7231624-A

Site Parsons Green Health Centre Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 per annum, inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 04/07/2025 23:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

Do you feel like it’s time to make a change? Not only to your career, but to the way in which we provide podiatry?

The Podiatry Service in CLCH is dedicated to change and innovation and we are looking for new members of the team who are excited by doing things differently and breaking down the traditional divisions within the profession. Our goal is to create a new care pathway that makes targeted use of clinical sciences to develop clear patient centred, evidence-based packages of care for all appropriate referrals to the podiatry service. This work will inform projects to share learning through presentation and publication, so this role provides one day per week dedicated to research.

As London's largest NHS Trust dedicated to community healthcare we offer leadership, learning and career opportunities for community healthcare professional that few can match. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

We have three vacancies for this opportunity, all of which will work in the North West Inner division of CLCH NHS Trust, which covers the tri-borough area of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.

Main duties of the job

So what do you need to join our team?

To be have at least 2 years clinical experience in providing NHS podiatry
To have a BSc and evidence of post registration CPD
An excellent sense of professional curiosity
Experience in service development and/or patient experience in Podiatry, including audit, patient stories and patient education
You will need to be able to adapt to a fast moving service, work autonomously, and possess the clinical skills and ability to work independently and as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team
Candidates should have excellent communication skills, comprehensive clinical assessment skills and the ability to provide care as determined by clinical assessments.
To have strong relationship building skills to work positively in your nursing team, multidisciplinary teams and with patients.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
• Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
• Evidence of continual professional and personal development
• Registration with the Health Professions Council
• Certificate in local anaesthesia
• Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry

Experience

• Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
• Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
• Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted
• Experience of working in an NHS environment
• Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
• Experience of service development

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of service development
• Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
• Knowledge of foot orthotic design and manufacture
• Knowledge of CoP code of conduct
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities – theory and practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice
• Knowledge of treatment options and skills required in the management of High risk tissue breakdown
• Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues and treatment development
• Effective oral, listening and written communication in order to negotiate and persuade patients and carers compliance and commitment to their treatment and care plans
• Ability to evaluate patients concerns and needs and propose effective solutions
• Ability to undertake intricate work in using sensitive diagnostic tools and a range of surgical instruments. e.g. in the management and debridement of poor tissue viability wounds and nail surgery
• Organisational and planning skills to manage your own work time and domiciliary caseload
• To be competent in the use of treatment and diagnostic tools (including, Doppler, scalpel techniques, syringe etc
• IT Skills including use of Internet, e-mail, Word Processing
• Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice
• Knowledge of research processes
• Experience in research / literature reviews
• Ability to manufacture simple insoles
• Evidence of active involvement in Research & Development activity (desirable)

Other

• Ability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workload able to cope with the demands of moving between sessional clinics, on foot, by transport. This may include carriage of clinical equipment on home visits.
• Performing clinical treatments in physically restricted work positions requiring repetitive fine movements.
• Ability to multi-task and concentration in order to apply continued diagnostic and analytical skills throughout the working day
• Ability to cope with patients anxieties and employ tactical techniques in order to help support patients and allay anxieties
• Adaptable to a variety of working environments and the ability to cope with sometimes distressing settings and work tasks including wound care , neglected feet and exposure to malodour, body fluids including blood and wound exudate .
• Driving license and access to a car

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.