# Band 6 Wound care Podiatrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-wound-care-podiatrist/b3f05518-66fe-49bf-9de4-b2cbf9e655aa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-wound-care-podiatrist/b3f05518-66fe-49bf-9de4-b2cbf9e655aa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Podiatrist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T11:50:38.319Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Health_Professionals/Allied_Health_Professionals-v8232301 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232301?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, providing care to more than 2 million people each year across our hospital sites at Barnet, Chase Farm, and the Royal Free Hospital. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Wound care Podiatrist to join our podiatry department at our Hampstead site. You will provide evidence-based wound care interventions, contribute to patient education, and support the prevention of complications through effective clinical management. You will also work closely with multidisciplinary teams, providing specialist support to vascular, diabetes, and infectious diseases services. The successful candidate will demonstrate our Trust values and meet the responsibilities outlined in the job description and person specification. If you believe you meet the criteria and would like to join the Royal Free at this exciting time, we would welcome your application. For more information about this post please contact adam.farr@nhs.net and to find out more about working with us, please visit: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs ### Main duties of the job To take responsibility for the provision of specialist, evidence-based podiatry to the Acute Foot Multidisciplinary Team. To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other health care professionals to ensure seamless delivery of care for all patients. To be able to work independently in assessment and diagnosis and provide quality treatment to high-risk patients on an acute setting. To be able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and their carers. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - A broad range of post graduate experience including acute wound care and evidence-based practice - Evidence of continuing professional development - Experience of minor surgical procedures - Experience assessing, diagnosing and treating patients as part of an acute care team - Active contribution to service improvement **Desirable** - Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education - Presentations or teaching to patient groups and other healthcare professionals. ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Core skills in Podiatry, knowledge of acute foot conditions and wound management - 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 - Advanced clinical treatment skills - Positive attitude to change - Excellent time management and organisational skills - Ability to work within Trust policies, including clinical governance, data protection, equal opportunities, and health and safety, to meet the differing needs of the patient - To manage stressful situations by remaining calm, objective and professional at all times - Able to carry out concurrent activities (multi-tasking) and work in an unpredictable working pattern - Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing - Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments. ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Ability to motivate others - Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be accountable for actions - Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role - Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately ### Education and professional qualifications **Essential** - Diploma or BSc in Podiatry - Registration with the Health Professions Council - Certificate in use of Local Anaesthesia **Desirable** - Relevant post graduate qualifications eg SOCAP diabetic foot module ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543779) - [person specification (pdf, 112.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543780) - [functional requirements (pdf, 100.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543781) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.