Podiatrist: Sponsorship Available

Your Healthcare CIC

Job summary

We
are seeking an enthusiastic podiatrist to join our friendly, progressive
and supportive podiatry team.This role is designed to offer a podiatrist
the opportunity to continue to build and maintain their clinical skillset
within a structured and supported environment across the whole podiatry service.

The
podiatry service operates mainly from a central hub at Surbiton Health Centre
where we operate a multi-chair clinic alongside several other community-based
health services.This ensures that all podiatrists in the team are very well
supported and can access multidisciplinary working across other health
professions such as lower limb and physiotherapy.This offers a unique learning
opportunity across our community health services.We work closely with our
district nursing and tissue viability colleagues ensuring our patients receive
multidisciplinary care delivered in the community.

Working
within this setting means you will never be working alone.Combined with a
preceptorship, there will be quarterly one to ones, clinical supervision
sessions, interdepartmental meetings, protected time for continued professional
development and annual appraisal.Our service covers nail surgery under local
anaesthesia, biomechanics with orthoses provision, core podiatry and high-risk
foot care with wound care.Our biomechanics service is fortunate to be able to
offer shockwave therapy and presents a further opportunity to the successful
candidate with rotation through all our podiatry specialisms.

Main duties of the job

As
part of the induction into this role, the successful candidate will have a
funded training opportunity of up to the value of £800 to allow them to
complete The Foot in Diabetes Module provided by the Royal College of
Podiatry.This training supports the development of knowledge and clinical
skills in the management of patients with diabetes and high-risk foot
conditions.

As
part of ongoing professional development within Your Healthcare CIC, there
may also be opportunities for the successful candidate to gain experience
working within the organisations private podiatry services.Your Podiatry
offers a range of modern treatment technologies including Lunula Laser Therapy
and Swift Microwave Therapy offering a unique experience to the successful
applicant in how a private practice operates whilst undertaking an NHS
position.

This is a permanent post for 37.5 hours
per week.The usual working hours are 08.30 to 17.00 Mon Fri with no weekend duty.

You will be based at Surbiton Health Centre
which has nearby free parking and is a 10-minute walk from Surbiton railway
station.

CLOSING DATE: 23/10/2026

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to use decision making processes to identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals.
  • Appreciation of good record keeping.
  • Awareness of health and safety.

Desirable

  • Evidence of post graduate CPD.
  • Awareness of National Service Frameworks

Qualifications

Essential

  • Podiatry diploma / degree
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • Diabetes foot module
  • Royal College of Podiatry Membership

Any Other Factors

Essential

  • Willingness to ask for and take advice.
  • Ability to make decisions, using available evidence where necessary.
  • Commitment to team work.
  • Commitment to high standard of care.
  • Commitment to personal and professional development

Desirable

  • Current driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes

Experience

Essential

  • Diabetic patient assessment.
  • Core podiatry assessment and treatment.
  • Nail surgery.

Desirable

  • Provision of high risk/ulcer treatments.
  • Biomechanics and orthotic prescription.
  • Domiciliary care provision.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Highly developed physical skills, precision hand-eye co-ordination for prolonged periods.
  • Nail surgery, health promotion, and basic biomechanics.
  • Effective communication.
  • Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
  • Positive attitude to change
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Awareness of clinical governance

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Confident and friendly.
  • Flexible.
  • Enthusiastic.
  • Approachable.
  • Reliable
  • Good time keeping.
  • Smart appearance.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.