Band 8a Clinical Lead Podiatry

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK. We deliver care to more than 1.6 million people each year across our three main hospital sites: Barnet, Chase Farm, and the Royal Free Hospital.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Wound care Podiatrist to lead our podiatry department at our Hampstead site. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of podiatrists, ensuring high standards of clinical care and service delivery.

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. You should have proven experience in team leadership and a willingness to embrace innovative approaches to service development and patient care. An Independent prescribing qualification would be advantageous in this role.

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 [email protected] and to find out more about working with us, please visit: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will demonstrate our Trust values and meet the responsibilities outlined in the job description and person specification. You should have proven experience in team leadership and a willingness to embrace innovative approaches to service development and patient care. An Independent prescribing qualification would be advantageous in this role.

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.