Location
Earls Court Medical Centre, Earls Court Road, London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£35,000 per annum

About the Role
As a Podiatrist within the Primary Care Foot Health Service, you will assess and treat patients presenting with a range of routine podiatry and foot health needs. Your responsibilities will include delivering routine nail care and nail reduction procedures, managing corns and calluses, and undertaking basic diabetic foot screening and risk assessments in line with local protocols. You will identify and escalate patients with diabetic foot complications, infections, vascular compromise, or other high-risk foot conditions according to local pathways. Complex or non-routine cases will be escalated to the Lead FCP Podiatrist or appropriate specialist services.

You will provide foot health education and self-management advice to patients and carers, refer patients appropriately into specialist podiatry services, GP services, and secondary care pathways, and promote mobility, independence, and preventative foot health interventions. Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with HCPC, Royal College of Podiatry, and Promni Health standards is essential.

Service delivery includes running podiatry clinics across designated Primary Care Network sites, supporting the reduction of waiting times, improving patient access, contributing to service activity and quality targets, ensuring efficient use of clinical appointment capacity, and participating in audits, quality improvement projects, and service development initiatives.

Team working is key, collaborating with GPs, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Care Navigators, First Contact Practitioners, and wider multidisciplinary teams. You will participate in regular clinical supervision with the Lead FCP Podiatrist, escalate clinical concerns appropriately, support a positive team culture, and share learning and best practice.

Professional development is encouraged through annual appraisals, personal development planning, maintaining an up-to-date CPD portfolio, attending mandatory and service-specific training, maintaining HCPC registration and professional standards, and participating in clinical audits and reflective practice activities.

Experience
Experience in delivering high-quality patient-centred podiatry care within a clinical setting is desirable. Ability to work independently while recognising professional limitations is essential.

About you
Passionate about delivering excellent patient care with strong communication and interpersonal skills. Organised and able to manage workload effectively. Positive, professional, and flexible approach. Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. Good IT skills and ability to use digital clinical systems.

Qualifications
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Commitment to continuous professional development and maintaining professional standards.