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Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

🌟 Part Time Specialist Podiatrist – Join Our Friendly & Forward-Thinking Team! 🌟

👣 Are you ready to step into your next challenge? We are looking for a Specialist Podiatrist to join our supportive, innovative team at NELFT , delivering first-class care across Redbridge & Waltham Forest .

You will be part of a service that is not only busy and dynamic , but also proud to serve a diverse, multicultural community . From treating foot ulceration to supporting patients with diabetes, vascular conditions, and autoimmune diseases – your skills will make a real difference every day.

🚗 As this role spans clinics, community hubs, and home visits, being a car driver is essential.

• 👩⚕️ Delivering specialist wound care to high-risk patients across community, hospital & domiciliary settings.
• 🦶 Providing expert treatment in community settings to support patients with complex podiatric needs.
• 📚 Creating and following evidence-based care plans to ensure the highest standards of treatment.
• 🤝 Mentoring and supporting colleagues, sharing knowledge & contributing to our positive team culture .
• 💬 Building strong, positive relationships with GPs, other health professionals, and patients to deliver seamless care.

👉Please refer to the attached Job Description & Personal Specification for full details.

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

• 🌍 Be part of a friendly, diverse & supportive team of Podiatrists, Assistants, and Apprentices.
• 📍 Our Head Office is at Hainault Health Centre with great transport links, plus clinics across Redbridge & Waltham Forest.
• 💻 Work in a digital-forward service with full laptop access & IT support.
• 🎉 Enjoy 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata).
• 🌱 Comprehensive induction, CPD opportunities & career development support.
• 💙 Wellbeing programmes, active staff networks & a Just & Compassionate Culture.

• ✨ We are kind
• ✨ We are respectful
• ✨ We work together with our communities

👣 We are looking for a HCPC-registered Podiatrist (BSc in Podiatry) with 2+ years’ NHS experience – confident in managing foot ulceration and excited to develop your career within a supportive, forward-thinking team.

👉 If you are looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your growth is encouraged, and your work truly matters – we would love to hear from you!

• BSc Diploma / Degree in Podiatric Medicine
• Evidence of continual Professional Development
• Evidence of post graduate training or equivalent experience (diabetic foot module)
• Registration with HCPC

• Minimum of 2 years working in the NHS as a podiatrist
• Experience of communicating across internal and external boundaries
• Experience of governance , quality and audit
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience in treating diabetic foot ulceration

• An awareness of NHS priorities

• Knowledge of current NHS strategy , and clinical governance priorities

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
• Enthusiasm, integrity, confident, positive attitude
• Commitment to own development
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational and clinical skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to balance competing priorities to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload

• Applicant will need to be car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonable adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant) and access to a car for work purposes. As they will need to travel throughout the area and provide podiatry for a domiciliary high risk caseload
• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT :

• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term / chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.