Specialist Podiatrist

Job overview

Newham’s Podiatry Service are recruiting for Band 6 podiatrists, full-time (Monday to Friday 9-5) or part-time.

We are calling on enthusiastic Podiatrists who are:

• seeking a role as a Specialist Podiatrist where you can use and develop your skills and knowledge across the full range of our services.
• looking for an opportunity to further develop your career and be an active team member.

Date                    :            21st January 2026

Time                    :             09:00 am – 16:00 pm (Come prepared to be interviewed on the day)

Morning registration: 9:00 AM -10:00 AM (We wont accept candidates for the morning session after this time)

Morning Interview    : 09:30 am - 12:30 pm

Afternoon registration: 12:30 - 13:15 pm (We wont accept candidates for the afternoon session after this time)

Afternoon Interview   : 13:15 - 16:00 pm

Address           :           Trust HQ, 9 Alie Street, London, E1 8DE

Role                   :           Specialist Podiatrist

The event is an all day event. Candidates need to register for either the morning session / the afternoon session. Failure to register during the registration periods will mean inability to take part in interview.

Please note: You will need to complete an application. Once the shortlisting process has been completed, we will send you an invitation to attend an interview on the designated day.

Main duties of the job

• We focus on a short-term treatment planning approach to manage patient care and maximise patient input into their care, to enable us to effectively and efficiently manage caseloads
• We will help you identify your knowledge, skills and developmental needs, which will become part of your annual training plan.
• You will work in a supportive team of passionate Podiatrists, interacting and collaborating with a wide range of health professionals and clinical specialties working with our service.
• You will receive clinical and management supervision to support you in your induction and further development
• In turn, you will use your clinical and management experience and skills to supervise staff and podiatry, medical and nursing students
• You will undertake a rotation into Nail Surgery, MSK, High Risk Foot, Triage and other specialised clinics. We will support agreed training, which may include the Diabetic Foot Module.
• There will be opportunities to participate in service development including QI projects

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 Responsible for assessment and treatment of a range of patients ensuring full patient/carer involvement and consent in goal setting to develop individual treatment plans to meet their podiatric need.  To undertake comprehensive yearly foot screening including assessment of neurological, vascular and biomechanical status enabling risk status to be determined using appropriate care pathway.  Following assessment, refer the patient to appropriate specialist services as required  Responsible for evaluating outcomes and develop treatment appropriately.  To be able to apply advanced clinical reasoning to develop and progress treatment plans