Bank Podiatrist

Job Summary

Asses, diagnose, implement, and develop individualized assessment and treatment programmes for patients presenting with foot pathologies and medical needs across clinical, domiciliary, hospital and other settings, with a patient‑centred, multidisciplinary approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and treatments of podiatry patients in clinics, nursing homes and patient homes.
• Provide specialist care for systemic diseases, immunosuppressive disorders, vascular and neurological disorders, dermatological disorders, chronic pathologies, emergency treatments, wound management, musculoskeletal disorders, paediatric conditions, deformities, nail and skin pathologies.
• Develop and implement tailored podiatric care plans, with regular review and coordination of further interventions.
• Ensure timely and appropriate referrals to other specialists (GPs, District Nursing, Hospital Acute Foot Clinic, Social services, voluntary organisations).
• Treat patients with special needs, house‑bound, children, elderly, vulnerable groups and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise in managing serious high‑risk pathologies (e.g., infected foot ulcers) and undertake specialist diabetes and high‑risk sessions.
• Administer local anaesthesia injections and manage anaphylactic emergencies.
• Prescribe, fabricate and evaluate chair‑side insoles/orthotics, exercise and stretching regimes, and bespoke orthoses.
• Perform minor surgery assessments and treatments (nail surgery, electro‑surgery).
• Work autonomously across Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust sites as required.

Qualifications

Essential

• State registration to HPC.
• Podiatry Diploma/Degree.
• Local anaesthesia administration certificate.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Full driver’s licence.

Desirable

• IRMER certificate.
• POMs certificate.
• Evidence of CPD portfolio.

Essential Skills

• Ability to diagnose, construct, document, implement and evaluate care plans using a holistic approach.
• Strong decision‑making and organisational skills, especially for high‑risk caseloads.
• Proficiency in electronic records (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent verbal and written communication across all age groups and professional contexts.
• Expertise with specialist diagnostic & therapeutic equipment (doppler ultrasound, neurothesiometer, gait analysis systems).
• Manual dexterity, hand‑eye coordination, keyboard activity.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 year postgraduate experience treating high‑risk caseloads (wounds, diabetes).
• Experience in minor surgical procedures, biomechanics, local anaesthesia injection, full patient assessment and coaching.

Desirable

• 2 years postgraduate experience with diabetic and ischemic foot ulceration.
• Involvement in health education and clinical coaching.
• Specialist podiatry training (surgery, diabetes, R.A.).

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (exceptions 1975). Current UK professional registration is required. Please see NHS Careers website for details.

Employer Details

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Lewisham Hospital, NHS Trust
Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6LH

Website: https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/