Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Podiatrist to join our North Kent community service.
This senior clinical role is ideal for a confident practitioner with advanced assessment and treatment skills who is passionate about delivering high-quality care, supporting service development and leading colleagues within a community setting.
You will manage a complex caseload while providing clinical leadership, supervision and education to junior podiatrists, podiatry assistants and students. You will work both independently and collaboratively as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team.
Main Responsibility
As a Band 7 Community Podiatrist, you will:
Assess, diagnose and manage a complex and high-risk caseload
Lead on clinical decision-making for patients with wound care, diabetic foot and MSK presentations
Evaluate and monitor clinical outcomes of interventions
Develop and lead on a defined clinical specialty area
Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to junior staff and students
Deliver education sessions and service presentations
Communicate complex and sensitive information clearly to patients and carers
Maintain accurate, professional and accountable patient records
Contribute to audit, service improvement and quality initiatives
Apply service policies and governance frameworks appropriately
Work flexibly across community sites within Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a motivated and experienced clinician ready to take on a senior role within the community podiatry team.
You will:
Hold a Degree in Podiatry
Be HCPC registered
Be qualified in local anaesthesia
Have significant post-graduate clinical experience
Demonstrate strong expertise in high-risk wound management and offloading
Demonstrate strong MSK assessment skills, treatment planning and orthotic prescription
Be confident managing a complex caseload independently
Have experience supporting or supervising junior colleagues
Be confident working autonomously and prioritising workload
Have strong communication and problem-solving skills
Hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Be confident using IT systems including Microsoft Office
Package Description
As a Band 7 Community Podiatrist, you will be part of our valued team across the Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley service, delivering high-quality specialist podiatry care within the North Kent system.
You will feel valued as a Band 7 Community Podiatrist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£47,810 AFC Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees
Online and face-to-face wellbeing support including mental health, legal, financial and career coaching services
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to implement ideas that help us deliver our purpose: Changing lives through transforming health and care – backed by ringfenced innovation funding
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with the majority of services rated “Good” or “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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