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Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Substantive experience of working at a band 6 level or above.
- Experience
Experience of case management of a high risk caseload: leadership of a Vascular and or Woundcare patient pathway.
- Experience
Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working.
- Experience
Experience of clinical supervision, and leading, teaching & mentoring others
- Experience
Experience of continuous quality improvement, clinical pathway improvement, & service development
- Experience
Knowledge of audit and risk assessment.
- Experience
Understand and apply principles of Clinical Governance within the 3 domains of quality.
- Experience
Understand equality and diversity and its implications in care provision.
- Key Attributes
Able to communicate with respect, and discuss successfully, topics of conversation that can be challenging in planning patient care and through staff management.
- Key Attributes
Ability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workloads
- Key Attributes
Able to cope with the demands of moving between sessional clinics. This may include carriage of clinical equipment.
- Key Attributes
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)
- Key Attributes
Performing clinical treatments in physically restricted work positions requiring repetitive fine movements.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to professionally process safeguarding and distressing or uncomfortable situations, e.g. terminally ill patients, recognise report abuse of others, providing guidance to team members where appropriate.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to analyse patients concerns, their needs, and propose a range of effective solutions with adaptive communication styles
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to undertake sustained intricate work in using sensitive diagnostic tools and a range of surgical instruments, for example the management and debridement of tissue viability/wounds etc.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to apply biomechanics knowledge to a wound care setting, for example offloading, casting etc.
- Skills & Knowledge
Adaptability to a variety of working environments including the patients own homes if required.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to cope with sometimes distressing settings and work tasks including wound care, necrotic tissue, neglected pathology and exposure to malodour, body fluids including blood and wound exudate.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to reflect on own practice as well as seek and accept feedback.
- Skills & Knowledge
Passion for own and professional progression, forward thinking and innovative
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to understand, appreciate and articulate implications of data, and apply the learning to staff rota management and job planning, directing others as required.
- Education/Qualification
BSc Degree in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent.
- Education/Qualification
Evidence of continual professional and personal development portfolio, including postgraduate course attendance
- Education/Qualification
Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) with annotations POM-A, POM-S, and Independent Prescriber (or willingness to train).
Desirable
13 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in a fast-paced NHS environment and managing competing demands.
- Experience
Experience of line management of others, including sickness absence management.
- Experience
Practical application of National high risk foot and lower limb prevention strategies, including The National Woundcare Strategy Programme
- Key Attributes
Ability to appreciate, empathise and be sympathetic to challenging and difficult situations and help manage them with professionalism and maturity.
- Skills & Knowledge
Planning, organising, and chairing team meetings.
- Skills & Knowledge
Development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures.
- Skills & Knowledge
Experience of the review and updating of clinical systems templates.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to understand business continuity plans.
- Skills & Knowledge
Experience of implementation of Patient Group Directives to improve patient care pathways
- Education/Qualification
Ionising radiation (medical exposure) regulations certificate- IR(ME)R and proficient in using PACS.
- Education/Qualification
Training in requesting and interpretation of investigations relevant to foot complications
- Education/Qualification
Education in advanced podiatric practice such as MSc in Podiatric Medicine or equivalent.
- Education/Qualification
Leadership qualification/course.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Podiatrist with a passion for high-risk foot care and an interest in developing your leadership skills? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and supportive podiatry team in Brent and Harrow Specialist Care
This role is available as a 9-month secondment to cover maternity leave part-time and flexible working options available. You will be part of a forward-thinking service that values innovation, collaboration and continuous professional development.
You will be supported in this role to grow across all four domains of practice: clinical care, leadership, education and research. Dedicated support is provided by senior colleagues, Service Lead and a Practice Development Podiatrist who works across the organisation supporting our services.
This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career while contributing to high-quality patient care within a community-focused service.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will deliver high-quality podiatry care, with a focus on high-risk patients, while developing your leadership and service improvement skills.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex and high-risk foot conditions
- Supporting service delivery and contributing to the ongoing development of podiatry services
- Participating in leadership activities and quality improvement initiatives
- Contributing to education and training for colleagues and students where appropriate
- Engaging in research and service development projects to improve patient outcomes
- Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver coordinated care
You will also benefit from:
- Access to a wide range of learning opportunities, including courses, workshops and a supportive network
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
The role may involve working across different community locations within Brent.
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 Specialist Podiatrist Long Term Conditions with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Podiatrist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata). The contract type is 9 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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