Job Title: Specialist Podiatrist Long Term Conditions
Band: 7
Grade / Contract: Podiatrist Grade Band 7; 9 month Fixed Term; Part time 30 hours/week
Location: Chalkhill Primary Care Centre – Welford Health Centre, Town Wembley, Middlesex
Salary: £55,524 – £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
Closing date: 01/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
This 9 month secondment will cover maternity leave. It offers part time flexible working and opportunities to develop clinical and leadership skills within a community podiatry service.
Key responsibilities
* Providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex and high-risk foot conditions
* Supporting service delivery and contributing to the ongoing development of podiatry services
* Participating in leadership activities and quality improvement initiatives
* Contributing to education and training for colleagues and students where appropriate
* Engaging in research and service development projects to improve patient outcomes
* Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated care
Benefits
* Access to a wide range of learning opportunities, including courses, workshops and a supportive network
* Flexible working arrangements to support work life balance
Person specification
Education / Qualification
* BSc Degree in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
* Evidence of continual professional development portfolio, including postgraduate course attendance
* Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) with annotations POM-A, POM-S, and Independent Prescriber (or willingness to train)
* Ionising radiation (medical exposure) regulations certificate – IR(ME)R and proficiency in using PACS
* Training in requesting and interpretation of investigations relevant to foot complications
* Education in advanced podiatric practice such as MSc in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
Experience
* Substantive experience of working at a band 6 level or above
* Experience of case management of a high-risk caseload: leadership of a Vascular and/or Woundcare patient pathway
* Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
* Experience of clinical supervision, and leading, teaching & mentoring others
* Experience of continuous quality improvement, clinical pathway improvement, & service development
* Knowledge of audit and risk assessment
* Understanding and application of Clinical Governance principles in the three domains of quality
* Understanding of equality and diversity and its implications in care provision
* Experience working in a fast-paced NHS environment and managing competing demands
* Experience of line management of others, including sickness absence management
* Practical application of National high-risk foot and lower limb prevention strategies, including The National Woundcare Strategy Programme
Skills & Knowledge
* Ability to professionalise safeguarding and distressing or uncomfortable situations, e.g. terminally ill patients, recognise and report abuse of others, providing guidance to team members where appropriate
* Ability to analyse patients concerns, needs, and propose a range of effective solutions with adaptive communication styles
* Ability to undertake sustained intricate work using sensitive diagnostic tools and a range of surgical instruments, for example the management and debridement of tissue viability/wounds
* Ability to apply biomechanics knowledge to a wound care setting, for example offloading, casting
* Adaptability to a variety of working environments including the patients own homes if required
* Ability to cope with sometimes distressing settings and work tasks including wound care, necrotic tissue, neglected pathology and exposure to malodour, body fluids including blood and wound exudate
* Ability to reflect on own practice as well as seek and accept feedback
* Passion for own and professional progression, forward thinking and innovative
* Ability to understand, appreciate and articulate implications of data, and apply the learning to staff rota management and job planning, directing others as required
* Planning, organising, and chairing team meetings
* Development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures
* Experience of the review and updating of clinical systems templates
* Ability to understand business continuity plans
* Experience of implementation of Patient Group Directives to improve patient care pathways
Key Attributes
* Able to communicate with respect and discuss successfully difficult topics of conversation in planning patient care and through staff management
* Capability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workload
* Able to cope with demands of moving between sessional clinics, including carriage of clinical equipment
* Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for business purposes (unless disability qualifies under Equality Act 2010)
* Performing clinical treatments in physically restricted positions requiring repetitive fine movements
* Ability to appreciate, empathise and be sympathetic to challenging and difficult situations and manage them with professionalism and maturity
CLCH Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* 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
* Challenge misconceptions about disability and foster an inclusive culture for everyone
CLCH is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Legal Disclosures
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.
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