OverviewCome and start your career in podiatry with Guy''s and St Thomas'' and join our team of 30 podiatrists where you will have the opportunity to gain skills across a broad spectrum of podiatry specialisms. We work from several sites across both Southwark and Lambeth, the largest of which has 6 couches, so there are opportunities to work alongside and learn from our senior colleagues.

Newly qualified podiatrists will join the Trust''s Preceptorship Programme. In addition to clinics, you would be undertaking two days of home visits per week. For this we provide a car and remote IT devices to help make things easier for you. We offer training and mentorship within our general clinics, wound care, MSK and nail surgery. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest NHS Trust providers with the support and opportunities that this provides. We welcome applications from new graduates.

We are a large community based service comprised of thirty podiatrists and two podiatry assistants who work across nine clinical sites in the central London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. We have a fantastic, diverse and friendly team and we work closely with hospital based teams at Guy’s and St Thomas’. The hospital sites offer multidisciplinary team wound care and review, musculoskeletal services including shock wave therapy and podiatric surgery. We schedule regular education sessions to enhance our knowledge as a team and hold quarterly team meetings alongside the hospital based team.

Responsibilities

Undertake risk assessments before each treatment with particular reference to infection control and to assure patient and personal safety.

Undertake medical and physical assessments to determine all the factors affecting the patient’s foot health in the context of their social history and ability to self care.

Using assessment information, determine if patients are eligible for NHS care or home visits.

Provide a diagnosis of the presenting problem, if necessary following discussion with more experienced podiatrists and explain the diagnosis to the patient and discuss treatment options.

Work effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team and independently as required in primary care and secondary care settings to include clinics, health centre community clinics, residential homes for the elderly, patient’s homes and rotations. Some of these may be in isolation, requiring autonomous practice guided by senior podiatrists, departmental protocols, national guidelines and best practice. This may involve working under conditions including poor lighting/heating/ventilation and poor hygiene.

Undertake with support from senior podiatrists specialised diabetic screening and review clinics, performing vascular and sensation testing using Doppler and monofilaments. Identify risk categories and formulate treatment plans, including taking swabs (ulcers) for microbiological screening. Communicate highly specialised health education and compliance needs by negotiation, persuasion and explanation of treatment options. Complete and forward foot health assessment details to GPs, District nurses, consultants. Liaise with acute and primary care sites and within the trust with other health care workers and consultant teams regarding clinical care; look to all opportunities to be involved in greater multidisciplinary working.

Undertake on a daily basis essential administrative tasks including statistical collection and analysis as agreed, returning all information requested in a timely manner.

Be actively involved in the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.

Follow departmental policies, procedures and guidelines, but have the discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.

Be flexible and provide cover for other podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence for all clinical areas and any other duties required by the head of Podiatry.

Work in liaison with clerical support staff to ensure a well organised patient focussed appointment system.

Evaluate and review treatment outcomes and implement discharge policies for those patients meeting the discharge criteria with guidance and support from senior podiatrists.

Continually review patient’s progress and refer as necessary to other health care professionals and podiatry clinical specialist leads to ensure appropriate care is provided.

Liaise with voluntary and statutory bodies when necessary to ensure patient needs are addressed.

Maintain accurate patient records including assessment and treatment plans in accordance with departmental and professional guidelines.

Ensure that the condition of clinical rooms is maintained in accordance with infection control and trust guidelines.

Take an active role in planning and delivering health promotion and training events within the service and organisation, including promoting the department’s services to other healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate patients are referred to the service.

Assist with teaching and mentoring of students from various universities on clinical placement within the foot health department, ensuring safe and effective treatment.

Undertake a domiciliary caseload of two days a week and implement effective administration in accordance with department guidelines on domiciliary caseload management.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025

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