Senior Podiatrist

To work as part of the Podiatry team delivering care to a multi‑cultural and diverse population, working to provide a high standard of podiatry intervention within the following service areas: routine care, nail surgery; domiciliary care, MSK foot, and diabetic services.

Enfield Community Podiatry Services is a modern, forward‑thinking department, which offers a wide range of advanced therapeutic treatments to its users. We are seeking a podiatrist with excellent skills to join our small but committed and supportive clinical team. The department delivers a community service and is part of the Royal Free Hospital family and has close working links with both North Middlesex Hospital and the Royal Free Hospitals diabetic MDTs.

1.1 To perform comprehensive podiatric assessment of adults and children with diverse presentations and complex physical and medical conditions, and to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

1.2 To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type depending on rotation, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions including peer and case reviews. Access to advice and support from a more senior podiatrist is available when required.

1.3 To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

1.4 To participate in evidence‑based audit or a project to further own and the team’s clinical practice within each rotation. Make recommendations to clinical lead or manager where appropriate. Contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols with support and guidance from more senior staff.

2.1 To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.

2.2 To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies. To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis of their condition.

2.3 Formulate and deliver individual podiatric treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence‑based practice and treatment options.

2.4 To take delegated responsibility from senior team members for managing patients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist podiatric assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions within each service area/rotation.

2.5 To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention and, where appropriate, contribute to comprehensive discharge plans in conjunction with other members of the podiatry team and or multi‑disciplinary team.

2.6 Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

2.7 Use a range of verbal and non‑verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients and carers to progress treatment programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.

2.8 Evaluate patient progress, reassess and modify treatment programmes as required leading to discharge and self‑care where appropriate.

2.9 To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, in line with Trust policies and procedures.

2.10 To deal sensitively with patients who have high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, mental health conditions, or limited mobility or potentially limb threatening conditions.

3.1 To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, and in line with Trust policies and procedures.

3.2 To work within Trust clinical guidelines, national and professional body guidelines and standards, and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.

3.3 When working in the community and domiciliary settings, to work as a lone practitioner with telephone support from a more…