Podiatrist

Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate Podiatrist looking for an exciting opportunity to grow and make a real difference in the community? Come join our forward thinking Harrow teams at CLCH!

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Models of Care: Be part of a service that's evolving to meet the changing needs of our community, with a focus on population health and integration with primary care.
• Supportive Leadership & Team: Work alongside a dynamic and inclusive group of professionals, backed by a Senior Management Team that encourages fresh ideas and new ways of working.
• Professional Development: Enjoy a supported environment where you'll have the chance to learn, lead, and develop in your Band 5 role perfect for new graduates or those seeking a new challenge with view of .

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

• Deliver High-Quality Clinical Care: Provide day-to-day podiatry services, ensuring the needs of patients are always your top priority.
• Lead with Compassion: Demonstrate empathetic leadership skills, inspiring colleagues by modelling excellent clinical practice and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Drive Transformation: Contribute to the creation and rollout of new care models, positively impacting and enhancing the patient experience throughout Harrow.

Collaborate Across Sectors: Partner with local CCGs, PCNs, the Local Authority, and acute

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

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Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For:

• A qualified Band 6 Podiatrist with a passion for community-based care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and motivate others, while remaining open to learning and growth.
• A team player whos excited to innovate, embrace new ideas, and help shape our evolving services.
• A commitment to inclusive and person-centred care, ensuring every patient feels seen, heard, and supported.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification Education/Qualification

• 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
• Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry

Experience

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

Skills and Knowledge

• 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
• 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)
• IT Skills including use of Internet, e-mail, Word Processing
• Ability to manufacture simple insoles

Key Attributes

• 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.
• Ability to multi-task and concentration in order to apply continued diagnostic and analytical skills throughout the working day
• Ability to cope with patients anxieties and employ tactical techniques in order to help support patients and allay anxieties
• Adaptable to a variety of working environments and the ability to cope with sometimes distressing settings and work tasks including wound care , neglected feet and exposure to malodour, body fluids including blood and wound exudate .
• 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)

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.

Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre

£42,939 to £50,697 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

824-ONW-

Job locations

Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre