# Band 7 Specialist 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-7-specialist-wound-care-podiatrist/0a8b40e4-aed1-4fb3-914b-9bf2f779fb09 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-specialist-wound-care-podiatrist/0a8b40e4-aed1-4fb3-914b-9bf2f779fb09.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Podiatrist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed term) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T13:41:22.536Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hampstead_London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Health_Professionals/Allied_Health_Professionals-v8022725 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8022725?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting time to join Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, providing care to over 1.6 million people annually across Barnet, Chase Farm, and the Royal Free Hospital. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Specialist Wound Care Podiatrist to join our Hampstead team. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality, evidence-based wound care within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. You will assess and manage complex foot wounds, including those related to diabetes, vascular disease, and infection. Working closely with vascular, diabetes, and infectious diseases teams, you will support integrated care and improved outcomes. The role includes contributing to clinical practice development, mentoring junior staff and students, and participating in service development, audit, and quality improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate Trust values, strong clinical decision-making, and significant wound care experience, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Commitment to innovation and professional development is essential. If you meet the criteria, we welcome your application: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs ### Main duties of the job To work as a member of an acute foot multidisciplinary team based at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. To provide a highly specialised wound care assessment within the outpatients, inpatients, and emergency care settings. Patients will include those with long term conditions, such as diabetes and renal disease. Patients may also be very complex with multiple co-morbidities.  To formulate a clinical diagnosis and treatment plan as an autonomous practitioner.  To use clinical judgement and discretion in the advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex pathologies, which puts them at increased risk of amputation, morbidity and mortality.  To provide advanced wound care techniques in their practice, including casting, negative pressure wound therapy and larval therapy.  To work towards achieving competencies in advanced, specialised care, such as independent prescribing.  To mentor students, and supervise, teach and appraise junior podiatrists.  To share the responsibility for operational management of the podiatry department, participate in service development, and participate in evidence-based projects. ### 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. ## Job Details This is an exciting time to join Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, providing care to over 1.6 million people annually across Barnet, Chase Farm, and the Royal Free Hospital. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Specialist Wound Care Podiatrist to join our Hampstead team. This is an excellent opportunity to deliver high-quality, evidence-based wound care within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. You will assess and manage complex foot wounds, including those related to diabetes, vascular disease, and infection. Working closely with vascular, diabetes, and infectious diseases teams, you will support integrated care and improved outcomes. The role includes contributing to clinical practice development, mentoring junior staff and students, and participating in service development, audit, and quality improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate Trust values, strong clinical decision-making, and significant wound care experience, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Commitment to innovation and professional development is essential. If you meet the criteria, we welcome your application: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs ## Job Description To work as a member of an acute foot multidisciplinary team based at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.To provide a highly specialised wound care assessment within the outpatients, inpatients, and emergency care settings. Patients will include those with long term conditions, such as diabetes and renal disease. Patients may also be very complex with multiple co-morbidities. To formulate a clinical diagnosis and treatment plan as an autonomous practitioner. To use clinical judgement and discretion in the advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex pathologies, which puts them at increased risk of amputation, morbidity and mortality. To provide advanced wound care techniques in their practice, including casting, negative pressure wound therapy and larval therapy. To work towards achieving competencies in advanced, specialised care, such as independent prescribing. To mentor students, and supervise, teach and appraise junior podiatrists. To share the responsibility for operational management of the podiatry department, participate in service development, and participate in evidence-based projects. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - - Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of working at a band 6 level or above in an acute hospital setting with a high risk caseload - - 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 and neurovascular tests - - Experience of acute and chronic at risk wound care management - - Awareness/experience of setting & maintaining clinical standards and clinical audit - - Evidence of contribution to change within the workplace - - Understanding of role of podiatry within current evolving health environment - - Previous experience of junior staff & student supervision/ clinical education - - Actively involved in teaching to the multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - - Evidence of presentation of own research/project work ### 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 - - Knowledge of recent developments in the profession - - Knowledge and understanding of the NICE Diabetes guidelines and NSF in diabetes - - 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 - - To be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence - - Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing **Desirable** - - Good presentation skills ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - - Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate - - Ability to work both independently and as part of a team - - 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 & professional Qualifications **Essential** - - BSc Degree in Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior to 1992) - - Health Professions Council (HPC) registration - - Certificate in local anaesthesia - - Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development **Desirable** - - Evidence of study or intention to study to masters level qualification - - Non-Medical Prescribing qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10310014) - [person specification (pdf, 224.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10310015) - [functional requirements (pdf, 100.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10310016) ## 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.