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Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Performing clinical treatments in physically restricted work positions requiring repetitive fine movements.
- Other
Ability to cope with patients anxieties and employ tactical techniques in order to help support patients and allay anxieties
- Experience
Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience
Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
- Experience
Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
- Skills and Knowledge
Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of foot orthotic design and manufacture
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of RCoP and HCPC codes of conduct
- Skills and Knowledge
Awareness of Equal Opportunities – theory and practice
- Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice
- Skills and Knowledge
Knowledge of treatment options and skills required in the management of High risk tissue breakdown
- Skills and Knowledge
Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues and treatment development
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to evaluate patients concerns and needs and propose effective solutions
- Skills and Knowledge
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
- Skills and Knowledge
Organisational and planning skills to manage your own work time and domiciliary caseload •
- Skills and Knowledge
To be competent in the use of treatment and diagnostic tools (including, Doppler, scalpel techniques, syringe etc)
- Skills and Knowledge
IT Skills including use of Internet, e-mail, Word Processing
- Education/Qualification
BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
- Education/Qualification
Evidence of continual professional and personal development
- Education/Qualification
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Education/Qualification
Certificate in local anaesthesia
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Experience
Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience
Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to manufacture simple insoles
- Education/Qualification
Evidence of post grad training in an area of podiatry Experience
Job overview
Bank Band 6 Podiatrist (Temporary)
We are seeking motivated and experienced Band 6 Podiatrists to join our Bank team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to work flexibly across our community podiatry services, providing high-quality care while gaining experience in a variety of clinical settings.
As a Bank Band 6 Podiatrist, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of podiatrists and other healthcare professionals to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care. You will assess, treat and manage a diverse caseload, including community clinic and domiciliary patients, ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice.
You will support the development of the service by supervising and delegating work to junior clinicians, Podiatry Assistants and support staff, while also providing mentorship to students on clinical placements. Working alongside Highly Specialist Clinicians, you will recognise when specialist input is required and make appropriate referrals.
The role requires flexibility to work across different clinic locations and community settings, travelling between sites as needed. You should be an HCPC-registered Podiatrist with excellent communication, clinical decision-making and organisational skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.
Join our Bank team and enjoy flexible working while making a real difference to the health and wellbeing of our local communities.
Main duties of the job
- To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other health care professionals, organisations and agencies to ensure seamless and high quality care for all patients.
- To monitor supervise and delegate podiatry services delivered by support staff including junior clinicians, Podiatry Assistants and to mentor students during placements.
- To liaise with and refer to the direction of Highly Specialist Clinicians when necessary and as appropriate.
- To be flexible to cope with a busy varied and demanding workload where it is essential to move between sessional clinics on foot / by transport.
- To manage a domiciliary caseload as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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This advert is for Bank Podiatrist- Harrow with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Podiatrist role. The advertised salary is £22.75 (inclusive of HACS). The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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