Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for x2 motivated and skilled Band 6 Specialist Podiatrists to join our CLCH Podiatry Service within the Inner North West Division, Inner Community Sites. We are offering the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship a funded, Level 6 postgraduate qualification. Key points:

• Funded through the apprenticeship levy, not self-funded
• Around 18 months, delivered as blended learning (online + in person)
• Some universities offer a podiatry-specific version (Coventry University is one example)
• Needs HCPC registration and two years' post-qualification experience, and the Trust's support to take it on.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a podiatrist who is looking to develop their specialist clinical skills while working as part of a supportive, experienced and forward-thinking community podiatry team. You will provide high-quality care to patients with a wide range of medical and podiatric needs, including those identified asat risk and high risk, while supporting seamless care across community, primary care and specialist services. As part of the role, you will participate in CLCH's Band 6 rotational programme, gaining experience across areas such asbiomechanics, wound care and nail surgery clinics. You will autonomously assess, diagnose and treat patients, develop tailored treatment plans and support patients and carers with education, self-care and agreed care outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role

• Autonomously assess, diagnose and treat patients with a wide range of medical and podiatric conditions, including those with at-risk and high-risk foot needs.
• Develop and deliver tailored treatment and specialist care plans, using appropriate treatment options to support safe and effective patient care.
• Participate in the Band 6 rotational programme, including specialist clinical areas such as biomechanics, wound care and nail surgery clinics.
• Triage new referrals, identify urgent or high-risk cases and prioritise treatment appropriately.
• Deliver care across a range of community settings, including clinics and patients' own homes.
• Work collaboratively with GP practices, community nursing, tissue viability, diabetes, vascular, social care and wider MDT services to support coordinated patient care.
• Provide advice, education and health promotion to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
• Support service development through clinical governance, audit, supervision, mentoring, policy development and continuous improvement activity.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job description

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

Application Form

Essential

• BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or equivalent
• Evidence of continual professional and personal development
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Annotation in POM-S/A

Desirable

• Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry
• Interest in undertaking study and developing towards enhanced clinical practice within 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
• Experience of contributing to service improvement, audit, education, supervision or project work within podiatry or wider AHP service.

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
• Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
• Knowledge of foot orthotic design and manufacture
• Knowledge of RCoP 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

Desirable

• Ability to manufacture simple insoles

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

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