Podiatrist - Primary Care Foot Health Service

Are you passionate about helping people maintain mobility, independence and quality of life through proactive foot health management? We are looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join our growing primary care podiatry services. Working within Primary Care Networks (PCNs), you will provide high-quality foot health assessment and treatment, supporting patients with routine podiatry needs, preventative interventions and early identification of foot-related complications.

This is a part-time role to join our established and experienced team for 18.75 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading NHS clinical service providers and play a key role in delivering accessible, patient-centred podiatry services within primary care.

Main duties of the job

• The Podiatrist will provide routine podiatry treatment, preventative foot health interventions and follow-up care within Primary Care Networks and GP practices.
• Patients will typically be referred into the service following triage, assessment or referral from the First Contact Podiatrist, GP or other appropriate healthcare professional.
• The role focuses on routine podiatry interventions, preventative foot health care, diabetic foot screening, nail surgery services, patient education and the identification of patients requiring escalation to specialist services.
• The post holder will work under the clinical leadership of the Lead FCP Podiatrist and contribute to the wider delivery of podiatry services across the PCN.

About us

Founded in August 2020 as Primary Care Physio, we rapidly grew to become one of the UK's largest fully managed NHS clinical service providers. Today, Promni Health supports over 1,000 GP practices, serves a patient population of more than 9 million people and delivers over 1 million patient consultations annually. We work exclusively with the NHS to deliver high-quality clinical services across primary care, community and neighbourhood health systems. Our services are recognised nationally for innovation, quality and workforce development. We directly employ over 400 clinicians including First Contact Practitioners, Enhanced Practice Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists and Advanced Practitioners.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Practice
• Assess and treat patients presenting with a range of routine podiatry and foot health needs.
• Deliver routine nail care and nail reduction procedures.
• Provide corn and callus management.
• Undertake basic diabetic foot screening and risk assessment in accordance with local protocols.
• Identify and appropriately upscale patients presenting with diabetic foot complications, infection, vascular compromise or other high-risk foot conditions in accordance with local pathways.
• Escalate patients presenting with undifferentiated, complex, high-risk or non-routine presentations to the Lead FCP Podiatrist or appropriate specialist service in accordance with local pathways.
• Deliver foot health education and self-management advice to patients and carers.
• Refer patients appropriately into specialist podiatry services, GP services and secondary care pathways following assessment and treatment.
• Recognise red flag presentations and upscale appropriately in line with local pathways and governance procedures.
• Promote mobility, independence and preventative foot health interventions.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in accordance with HCPC, Royal College of Podiatry and Promni Health standards.
• Deliver care in accordance with evidence-based practice and professional guidelines.
• Service Delivery
• Deliver podiatry clinics across designated Primary Care Network sites.
• Support the reduction of waiting times and improve patient access to podiatry services.
• Contribute to achievement of service activity and quality targets.
• Ensure efficient utilisation of clinical appointment capacity.
• Participate in service audits, quality improvement projects and service development initiatives.
• Team Working
• Work collaboratively with GPs, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Care Navigators, First Contact Practitioners and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision with the Lead FCP Podiatrist.
• Escalate clinical concerns and complex cases appropriately.
• Support a positive team culture and contribute to service improvement discussions.
• Share learning and best practice with colleagues.
• Professional Development
• Participate in annual appraisal and personal development planning.
• Maintain an up-to-date CPD portfolio.
• Attend mandatory training and service-specific training programmes.
• Maintain HCPC registration and professional standards.
• Participate in clinical audits and reflective practice activities.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Passionate about delivering high-quality patient-centred care.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently whilst recognising professional limitations.
• Organised and able to manage workload effectively.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Positive, professional and flexible approach.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Good IT skills and ability to use digital clinical systems.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Current HCPC registration as a Podiatrist.
• Member of the Royal College of Podiatry or willingness to become a member.
• Experience
• Demonstrable podiatry assessment and treatment skills.
• Knowledge of diabetic foot screening and risk assessment principles.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
• Experience working within primary care or community services.
• Experience using EMIS and/or SystmOne.
• Experience delivering diabetic foot screening clinics.
• Nail surgery qualification and/or previous experience undertaking nail surgery procedures.
• Experience participating in audit or service improvement projects.

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.