Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-INNER-8043208
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lisson Grove Medical Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Homeless and Vulnerable Adult Specialist Podiatrist
Band 7
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Podiatrist (Band 7) to lead and coordinate podiatry services for hard to reach populations within Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH).
This is a unique opportunity to deliver high quality, person centred podiatric care to individuals who face significant barriers to accessing healthcare. The post holder will act as a key link practitioner between the Homeless Health Service and Podiatry Service, supporting continuity of care and improving access to appropriate services.
The role involves autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with a wide range of complex podiatric and medical conditions, including high risk and at risk foot care. The post holder will also provide specialist advice, education and support to colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
Working in partnership with internal teams and external organisations, including community services, GPs, hostels and outreach centres, you will contribute to reducing health inequalities and promoting inclusion within healthcare services. The post holder will also play a key role in safeguarding vulnerable adults and young people, working closely with social care and partner agencies to ensure safe and effective care, to work flexibly across three London boroughs: Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham.
Main duties of the job
- Act as a specialist podiatry expert, providing clinical leadership, support and education to the podiatry team and wider multidisciplinary network.
- Work collaboratively with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure continuity of care and improve access to services for hard to reach populations, promoting inclusion and reducing health inequalities.
- Deliver education and health promotion initiatives across the clinical network, raising awareness of foot health and general wellbeing.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of services, supporting pathways that enable access to appropriate mainstream and community services, ensuring a holistic approach to patient care.
- Undertake autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of patients foot presneting with complex podiatric needs.
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Develop and implement individualised treatment plans, utilising a range of evidence based interventions for patients, including those in high risk and at risk categories.
- Provide specialist care and management for patients with complex needs, including those with diabetes, substance misuse issues, chronic neuropathy, long term conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, wound care and tissue viability concerns, and HIV.
- Work in partnership with multidisciplinary teams, social care and external agencies to support safeguarding of vulnerable adults and young people, ensuring safe, effective and person centred care.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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 or Portfolio of Post Grad Continued Development to Master accredited level Evidence of extended study into specialist care
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post grad research/publication in specialist area of podiatry
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
- Experience of service development
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 • Up-to-date knowledge of clinical issues and developments in treatment
- 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
- To be competent in the use of treatment and diagnostic tools (including, Doppler, scalpel techniques, syringe etc)
Desirable criteria
- Presentation Skills / Experience at delivering Health Promotion
- Ability to manufacture simple insoles
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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 cope with patients anxieties and employ tactical techniques in order to help support patients and allay anxieties.
Desirable criteria
- 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)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steven Lassetter
- Job title
- Podiatry Clinical Lead INW Division
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07740931585
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