Highly Specialist Podiatrist

Job summaryNewham's Podiatry Service are recruiting for Band 7 podiatrists, full-time (Monday to Friday 9-5). Be part of this exciting development in a busy, progressive, and motivated team whose patients reflect the diversity of communities and their health needs in Newham.We are calling on enthusiastic Podiatrists who are:seeking a role as a Highly Specialist Podiatrist where you can use and develop your skills and knowledge across the full range of our services. self-motivated and motivated by others to provide excellent patient-centred care. looking for an opportunity to further develop your career and be an active team member.We have a fruitful and strong culture of collaborative working with Vascular services, GPs, Diabetologists, District Nursing and Tissue Viability Services, and other Therapy services.If the above is of interest to you and you would like to know more, get in touch with us now to find out more about this exciting career move. Please contact us on to speak to Marie Parchment (Clinical Lead, Foot Health)for further information or if you would like to arrange an informal visit.Main duties of the jobYou will work in outpatient High Risk Foot clinics as part of the Service Level Agreement with Barts Health as well as rotations in Nail Surgery, MSK and Community Outpatient clinics including domiciliary provision.You will need to be able to assess, create appropriate treatment plans and escalate to the appropriate services where clinically indicated.You will need excellent skills in debridement and wound management.About usOur mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.DetailsDate posted07 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary
55,524 to 62,652 a year
Per annum plus HCAS
ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time

Reference number363-CHN -Jobfair-BJob locationsThe Appleby Road Health Centre63 Appleby RoadLondonE16 1LQUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Podiatry Service is currently delivered across 3 community sites, as well as Newham University Hospital and your primary base will be at The Appleby Road Health Centre. We also provide care in Nursing Homes as well as a Domiciliary Service. We focus on a short-term treatment planning approach to manage patient care and maximise patient input into their care, to enable us to effectively and efficiently manage caseloads We will help you identify your knowledge, skills and developmental needs, which will become part of your annual training plan. You will work in a supportive team of passionate Podiatrists, interacting and collaborating with a wide range of health professionals and clinical specialties working with our service. You will receive clinical and management supervision to support you in your induction and further development You will use your clinical and management experience and skills to supervise staff and podiatry, medical and nursing studentsYou will work in outpatient High Risk Foot clinics as part of the Service Level Agreement with Barts Health as well as rotations in Nail Surgery, MSK, Community Outpatient clinics including domiciliary provision You will be involved in service development, including QI
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe Podiatry Service is currently delivered across 3 community sites, as well as Newham University Hospital and your primary base will be at The Appleby Road Health Centre. We also provide care in Nursing Homes as well as a Domiciliary Service. We focus on a short-term treatment planning approach to manage patient care and maximise patient input into their care, to enable us to effectively and efficiently manage caseloads We will help you identify your knowledge, skills and developmental needs, which will become part of your annual training plan. You will work in a supportive team of passionate Podiatrists, interacting and collaborating with a wide range of health professionals and clinical specialties working with our service. You will receive clinical and management supervision to support you in your induction and further development You will use your clinical and management experience and skills to supervise staff and podiatry, medical and nursing studentsYou will work in outpatient High Risk Foot clinics as part of the Service Level Agreement with Barts Health as well as rotations in Nail Surgery, MSK, Community Outpatient clinics including domiciliary provision You will be involved in service development, including QIPerson Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
EssentialBSc Degree In Podiatric MedicineRegistration with the Health Professions CouncilCertificate in local anaesthesiaEvidence of postgraduate trainingDiabetes Module via RCoP or equivalent qualificationUp-do date knowledge of clinical issues and recent developments in the professionKnowledge of RCoP code of conductKnowledge of audit and risk assessment
Experience
EssentialMinimum of 3 year post graduate working with a minimum of 2 years at Band 6 or equivalent within the NHS.Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot 4.Experience of delivering advanced care in of the diabetic footExperience of delivering service development projectsExperience of implementing new initiativesExperience of operational management including waiting list management, rostering, arranging meetings, training / CPD sessions.Experience of engaging patient / public in service development / improvement
Knowledge and Skills
EssentialEffective communication skills- oral, listening and written- to encourage and enable patients and carers to adhere to their treatment plansGood interpersonal skills to liaise with other disciplines, and staff within the teamExcellent psychomotor skillsAbility to undertake vascular assessment including ABPI and interpret the resultsAbility to identify appropriate investigations for patients and to interpret the results e.g. x-raysOrganisational and planning skills to manage your own work time and plan and develop the work and training of others Presentation skills to deliver Service Promotion, Health Promotion & EducationAbility to identify and solve problemsExperience of collecting, collating and reporting on service activity data
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training
EssentialBSc Degree In Podiatric MedicineRegistration with the Health Professions CouncilCertificate in local anaesthesiaEvidence of postgraduate trainingDiabetes Module via RCoP or equivalent qualificationUp-do date knowledge of clinical issues and recent developments in the professionKnowledge of RCoP code of conductKnowledge of audit and risk assessment
Experience
EssentialMinimum of 3 year post graduate working with a minimum of 2 years at Band 6 or equivalent within the NHS.Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot 4.Experience of delivering advanced care in of the diabetic footExperience of delivering service development projectsExperience of implementing new initiativesExperience of operational management including waiting list management, rostering, arranging meetings, training / CPD sessions.Experience of engaging patient / public in service development / improvement
Knowledge and Skills
EssentialEffective communication skills- oral, listening and written- to encourage and enable patients and carers to adhere to their treatment plansGood interpersonal skills to liaise with other disciplines, and staff within the teamExcellent psychomotor skillsAbility to undertake vascular assessment including ABPI and interpret the resultsAbility to identify appropriate investigations for patients and to interpret the results e.g. x-raysOrganisational and planning skills to manage your own work time and plan and develop the work and training of others Presentation skills to deliver Service Promotion, Health Promotion & EducationAbility to identify and solve problemsExperience of collecting, collating and reporting on service activity dataDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressThe Appleby Road Health Centre63 Appleby RoadLondonE16 1LQUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressThe Appleby Road Health Centre63 Appleby RoadLondonE16 1LQUnited KingdomEmployer's website