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Job summary
Podiatrist Band 6 Clinical Podiatrist - Hillingdon Community Services
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Podiatrist to support the Hillingdon team for 17 hours a week (0.45 WTE). This role can be spread across two or three days a week and may be suitable for a Podiatrist looking for a part-time role.
The Podiatry Service in Hillingdon is well established and provides a high level of training, clinical supervision and support.
The successful applicant must be motivated to learn and develop due to the increased complexities of patients through continual professional learning.The successful candidate will be working with a team of Specialist Podiatrists and prescribers and will be referring into our multidisciplinary foot team at our local Hospital.
The role will involve assessing and treating a range of patient groups including those in the "at risk" and "high risk" categories, focusing on the management offoot pathologies in a variety of settings including housebound patients and supporting nail surgery clinics
This is a Permanent Position.
If you would like to talk to someone about this vacancy please contact:
Email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
To be part of a highly motivated team. Working independently in a variety of community, domiciliary settings, providing a high standard of care.
To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care plans for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute, chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management.
The post holder will be expected to plan and manage their own cases, which will include providing specialist care for patients with Diabetes, Rheumatology, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Biomechanical problems, following clinical pathways and sign posting to appropriate onward referrals.
About us
There's a place for you at CNWL
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
333-G-HC-1674
Job locations
Eastcote Health centre
Abbotsbury Gardens
Eastcote
HA5 1TG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To be responsible/accountable for the assessment diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide range of clinical needs:
2. This includes: patients with medical condition that affect the feet such as patients with Diabetes at different risk categories, Chronic Neuropathy; Chronic diseases including; e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis; Vascular problems, Terminally ill patients and patients with Physically/Mental Health/Learning Difficulties.
3. To be responsible for the assessment of new patients with subsequent development of individual care packages and provision of the appropriate footcare education advice to patients
4. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric Care to a variety of patients with a wide and high range of clinical needs including: Biomechanical conditions
Diabetes
Chronic neuropathy
Connective tissue disorders
Nail surgery
Vascular Problems
Wound management/ tissue viability
Mental Health issues
Vulnerable patients
5. Able to carry out a foot ulcer risk assessment and ulcer management, including the identification of vascular insufficiency, neurological deficit, significant foot deformity, trauma or increased foot pressures.
6. Understanding of the wound healing process and its potential complications and carryout sharp debridement wounds, wound bed management and use of appropriate dressing. Recognise sign and symptoms of wound infection and manage appropriately. To recognises the need, and refers the patient, for advanced management.
7. To preform basic biomechanical examination, produce temporary insoles and refer appropriately.
8. To perform comprehensive assessment of the diabetic/high risk foot including: providing a
full annual review assessment to including sensory, vascular analysis (ABPIs as required).
9. To Understand an refer appropriately for investigations as required e.g. microbiology, radiology
10. To use the decision-making process to identify when patients require the intervention of other professional and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed departmental referral pathways e.g. acute wound care/biomechanics.
11. To participate/carry out nail surgery.
12. To be actively involved in the provision of Foot Health Education advice to patients, relatives and carers
13. Care will be provided mainly in a range of primary care settings, involving working on your own in community clinics, patients homes, ward rounds, hospital setting and residential homes for the elderly.
14. To have the capability to move and handle patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound often in confined spaces.
15. To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination which involves highly skilled debridement techniques of acute/chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often for long periods.
16. To follow departmental Policies Procedures and Guidelines but have the discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
17. To undertake other work or duties across the whole service, as directed by the Team Leaders.
18. To actively be involved in support student/ apprentice training and staff from other disciplines.
19. To support Footcare Assistants and band 5 Staff.
20. To be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence.
21. To implement in day to day work Trust values in delivery care to the Trust diverse population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To be responsible/accountable for the assessment diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide range of clinical needs:
2. This includes: patients with medical condition that affect the feet such as patients with Diabetes at different risk categories, Chronic Neuropathy; Chronic diseases including; e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis; Vascular problems, Terminally ill patients and patients with Physically/Mental Health/Learning Difficulties.
3. To be responsible for the assessment of new patients with subsequent development of individual care packages and provision of the appropriate footcare education advice to patients
4. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric Care to a variety of patients with a wide and high range of clinical needs including: Biomechanical conditions
Diabetes
Chronic neuropathy
Connective tissue disorders
Nail surgery
Vascular Problems
Wound management/ tissue viability
Mental Health issues
Vulnerable patients
5. Able to carry out a foot ulcer risk assessment and ulcer management, including the identification of vascular insufficiency, neurological deficit, significant foot deformity, trauma or increased foot pressures.
6. Understanding of the wound healing process and its potential complications and carryout sharp debridement wounds, wound bed management and use of appropriate dressing. Recognise sign and symptoms of wound infection and manage appropriately. To recognises the need, and refers the patient, for advanced management.
7. To preform basic biomechanical examination, produce temporary insoles and refer appropriately.
8. To perform comprehensive assessment of the diabetic/high risk foot including: providing a
full annual review assessment to including sensory, vascular analysis (ABPIs as required).
9. To Understand an refer appropriately for investigations as required e.g. microbiology, radiology
10. To use the decision-making process to identify when patients require the intervention of other professional and/or departmental specialist areas by following agreed departmental referral pathways e.g. acute wound care/biomechanics.
11. To participate/carry out nail surgery.
12. To be actively involved in the provision of Foot Health Education advice to patients, relatives and carers
13. Care will be provided mainly in a range of primary care settings, involving working on your own in community clinics, patients homes, ward rounds, hospital setting and residential homes for the elderly.
14. To have the capability to move and handle patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound often in confined spaces.
15. To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination which involves highly skilled debridement techniques of acute/chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often for long periods.
16. To follow departmental Policies Procedures and Guidelines but have the discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
17. To undertake other work or duties across the whole service, as directed by the Team Leaders.
18. To actively be involved in support student/ apprentice training and staff from other disciplines.
19. To support Footcare Assistants and band 5 Staff.
20. To be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence.
21. To implement in day to day work Trust values in delivery care to the Trust diverse population.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
- Evidence of CPD Portfolio
- HCPC Podiatrist Registration
- Hold a Certificate in local anaesthesia
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Podiatrist within NHS
- Also having worked in both a team and autonomously managing a caseload with the ability to 'risk categorised patients
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working across Primary and Secondary care
- Experience of treating a varied caseload of podiatry patients, including those with high-risk conditions
Desirable
- Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate student training
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Candidates should have effective organizational skills, as they will be managing their own caseload and also expected to accept responsibility for the day-to-day running of the clinics in which they work.
- Skills in assessment, diagnoses and treatment of full range of podiatry clinical skills such as basic wound care, vascular and neurological assessment, nail surgery, basic MSK
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning and decision making skills in the management of podiatric conditions including care planning and evaluation.
- Knowledge of the pathology and treatment for a wide range of podiatric conditions.
- Demonstrate ability to use vascular and sensory equipment.
- Candidates must be able to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
- Ability to undertake nails surgery assessments, procedure and post-operative care.
- Knowledge of health and Safety at work
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
Desirable
- Demonstrate working with diverse population
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
- Evidence of CPD Portfolio
- HCPC Podiatrist Registration
- Hold a Certificate in local anaesthesia
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Podiatrist within NHS
- Also having worked in both a team and autonomously managing a caseload with the ability to 'risk categorised patients
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of working across Primary and Secondary care
- Experience of treating a varied caseload of podiatry patients, including those with high-risk conditions
Desirable
- Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate student training
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Candidates should have effective organizational skills, as they will be managing their own caseload and also expected to accept responsibility for the day-to-day running of the clinics in which they work.
- Skills in assessment, diagnoses and treatment of full range of podiatry clinical skills such as basic wound care, vascular and neurological assessment, nail surgery, basic MSK
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning and decision making skills in the management of podiatric conditions including care planning and evaluation.
- Knowledge of the pathology and treatment for a wide range of podiatric conditions.
- Demonstrate ability to use vascular and sensory equipment.
- Candidates must be able to write comprehensive clinical notes, implement and evaluate care plans
- Ability to undertake nails surgery assessments, procedure and post-operative care.
- Knowledge of health and Safety at work
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
Desirable
- Demonstrate working with diverse population
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).
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Eastcote Health centre
Abbotsbury Gardens
Eastcote
HA5 1TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Eastcote Health centre
Abbotsbury Gardens
Eastcote
HA5 1TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)