Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Podiatrist to join our friendly and supportive Harrow Podiatry Service. This is a 22.5-hour-per-week, fixed-term opportunity covering a period of career break, based at Alexander Avenue Health and Social Care Centre, HA2 9DX.

You will work with a diverse patient population, providing high-quality assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients with a range of podiatric needs. Working autonomously and alongside experienced colleagues, you will play an important role in delivering safe, effective and person-centred care closer to home.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop your community podiatry experience while contributing to the continued development and transformation of services across Harrow. You will work collaboratively with podiatry colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team, using your clinical expertise to make a meaningful difference to patient outcomes and experience.

At CLCH, we are committed to supporting your professional development, with opportunities to strengthen your clinical skills, expand your knowledge and gain valuable experience within a diverse community service.

If you are passionate about community podiatry and looking for a flexible role where you can develop professionally while making a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Podiatrist, you will:

• Provide high-quality podiatric assessment, treatment and ongoing management for patients with a range of clinical needs, ensuring care is safe, evidence-based and person-centred.
• Manage your own clinical caseload with appropriate autonomy, using clinical reasoning to develop effective treatment plans and recognising when specialist advice, escalation or onward referral is required.
• Work collaboratively with podiatrists, multidisciplinary teams, healthcare professionals and partner organisations to provide coordinated and seamless care for patients.
• Supervise and appropriately delegate clinical activities to junior clinicians and Podiatry Assistants, supporting safe and effective service delivery.
• Support and mentor podiatry students during clinical placements, contributing to their learning, development and clinical experience.
• Liaise with Highly Specialist Podiatrists and other clinicians when managing patients with complex needs, ensuring appropriate specialist input and continuity of care.
• Manage a domiciliary caseload where required, providing podiatry assessment and treatment within patients' homes.
• Work flexibly across community clinics and settings in response to service and patient needs, effectively managing a busy and varied workload.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, professional practice and patient care in line with CLCH policies and clinical governance requirements.

About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme \*T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: Apply through our website

Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential

• BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
• Evidence of continual professional and personal development
• Registration with the Health Professions Council
• Certificate in local anaesthesia

Desirable

• Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry

Experience
Essential

• Post graduate clinical 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
• Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS environment
• Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
• oExperience of service development

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
• Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
• Knowledge of foot orthotic design and manufacture
• Knowledge of CoP code of conduct
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities - theory and practice
• Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice
• Knowledge of treatment options and skills required in the management of High risk tissue breakdown
• Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues and treatment development
• Effective oral, listening and written communication in order to negotiate and persuade patients and carers compliance and commitment to their treatment and care plans
• Ability to evaluate patients concerns and needs and propose effective solutions
• 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
• Organisational and planning skills to manage your own work time and domiciliary caseload
• To be competent in the use of treatment and diagnostic tools (including, Doppler, scalpel techniques, syringe etc)
• oIT Skills including use of Internet, e-mail, Word Processing

Desirable

• Presentation Skills / Experience at delivering Health Promotion
• Ability to manufacture simple insoles

Key Attributes
Essential

• Ability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workload able to cope with the demands of moving between sessional clinics, on foot, by transport. This may include carriage of clinical equipment on home visits.
• Performing clinical treatments in physically restricted work positions requiring repetitive fine movements
• Car Driver with access to a vehicle

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.