Specialist Podiatrist

Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, effective and compassionate podiatric care and supporting patients across Merton to improve their foot health, mobility and quality of life?

This is an exciting time to join our thriving Merton Podiatry Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Podiatrist to join us as we continue to develop our services and introduce new ways of working.

You will have the opportunity to develop your specialist skills through clinical rotations in areas including biomechanics, wound care and nail surgery, while providing high-quality care to a diverse patient population, including patients with complex and high-risk needs.

We are committed to your professional development, with access to training, learning opportunities and resources through the CLCH Academy, alongside opportunities for career progression and flexible working.

Our transformation plans include further integration with primary care, development of planned and unplanned care models, staff development and a greater focus on population health.

We welcome applications from experienced Podiatrists, as well as newly qualified Podiatrists Band 5 looking for an exciting opportunity to develop towards a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist through our service development pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Work alongside the Specialist Podiatrist, Clinical Lead and wider healthcare professionals to provide seamless, safe and high-quality patient care.
• Undertake specialist clinics as part of a clinical rotation and CPD programme, including Biomechanics, Wound Care and Nail Surgery clinics.
• Autonomously assess, diagnose and manage patients presenting with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate clinical assessment and diagnostic techniques.
• Deliver specialist podiatric interventions including sharp debridement, local anaesthesia, calculation of maximum safe doses, nail surgery and the appropriate use of caustic treatments.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, including GPs, Practice Nurses, Community Nursing, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths and consultant-led secondary care teams, including Rheumatology and Diabetes.
• Take an active role in planning and delivering health promotion, education and training across the service and Trust.
• Promote the Podiatry Service to healthcare professionals and the wider community to support appropriate referrals and access to the service

Please note : This role involves a mix of clinic and domiciliary work, and the successful candidate will be required to undertake visits within patients' homes and clinic settings.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking full-time, part-time or compressed working hours, and flexible working arrangements can be discussed.

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

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991)
• Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
• Evidence of continual professional and personal development
• Certificate in local anaesthesia

Desirable

• Evidence of post grad training in specialist area(s) 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
• Experience of service development

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 CoP code of conduct
• Understanding of Clinical Governance - theory and practice
• Knowledge of treatment options and skills required in the management of High-risk tissue breakdown.
• 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

Key Attributes
Essential

• Ability to cope with a busy demanding, 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 cope with patient's anxieties and employ tactical techniques 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.

Desirable

• 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)

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.