Job summary
Full Time | Sevenoaks Hospital | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT)

Take the next step in your podiatry career with a team that invests in you.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Podiatrist looking to develop your clinical skills within a supportive, innovative and forward-thinking service? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

At Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, you'll be part of a highly respected Podiatry Service that offers a unique breadth of experience, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine difference to people's lives every day.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Podiatrist, you will provide high-quality assessment, treatment and management of foot health conditions across a variety of settings, including:

• Community clinics
• Hospital sites
• Patients' homes

No two days are the same. You'll work with a diverse patient population, helping people improve their mobility, maintain independence and enhance their overall quality of life.

About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Details
Date posted: 28 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year
pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 846-7818466-TS-C
Job locations: Sevenoaks Hospital
Hospital Rd
Sevenoaks
TN13 3PG
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• HCPC registration
• Degree or equivalent in Podiatric Medicine
• Completion of post-graduate 'induction' training
• Full UK/EU driving licence

Desirable

• Diabetic Foot Module or willingness to successfully complete.

Experience
Essential

• Proven record of providing high quality podiatric care for high risk patients and using biomechanical skills to provide effective chair side and prescribed orthotics

Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical Governance and professional standards
• Health & Safety roles and responsibilities for clinical practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Sevenoaks Hospital
Hospital Rd
Sevenoaks
TN13 3PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
West Kent Podiatry Team Lead
Lisa Day
lisaday@nhs.net

Details
Date posted: 28 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year
pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 846-7818466-TS-C
Job locations: Sevenoaks Hospital
Hospital Rd
Sevenoaks
TN13 3PG
United Kingdom