East London NHS Foundation Trust • London E1 4DG
About this role
Band 6 Specialist Homelessness Podiatrist
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative podiatrist to work within our Specialist Podiatry Service in Tower Hamlets.
The Band 6 Homelessness Podiatrist will deliver specialist podiatry care to individuals that reside in Tower Hamlets as well as individuals experiencing homelessness, targeting a highly vulnerable and hard-to-reach population within Tower Hamlets.
The role focuses on
- Early intervention
- Prevention of foot complications
- Management of acute and high-risk foot conditions
- Facilitating access into mainstream podiatry and wider healthcare services
This post plays a critical role inreducing health inequalities, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, and acting as agateway into healthcare servicesfor a marginalised cohort.
You will also be involved daily in our
Emergency Clinic at 8
30am Monday-Friday which provides Gold standard active wound care
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Delivery
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Providepodiatric assessment and treatment within
- Hostels
- Temporary accommodation
- Outreach/community settings
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Manage
- High-risk foot conditions
- Soft tissue lesions and infections
- Diabetic foot complications (in line with service scope)
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Identify and escalate
- Red flag conditions
- Suspected infection, ischaemia, or tissue loss
Outreach & Engagement
- Deliverproactive outreach clinics to improve access for individuals who do not engage with traditional services
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Build relationships with
- Hostel staff
- Support workers
- Voluntary sector organisations
- Encourage uptake of podiatry and wider health services
Health Promotion & Prevention
- Providefoot health education tailored to the homelessness population
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Promote
- Basic foot care
- Footwear advice
- Early help-seeking behaviours
- Support prevention of conditions such as:• Trench foot
- Infection
- Ulceration
The successful candidate will be required to state three reasons why they should be shortlisted for this post.
For an informal discussion please contact arthur.okoye@nhs.net
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Key Skills & Attributes
- Strongclinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Ability to workautonomously in community/outreach settings
- Experience managinghigh-risk and complex foot conditions
- Excellentcommunication and engagement skills, particularly with vulnerable populations
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Understanding of
- Health inequalities
- Safeguarding
- Trauma-informed care
Impact of the Role
This role directly contributes to
- Reducing health inequalities in Tower Hamlets
- Preventingavoidable foot complications and amputations
- ReducingA&E attendances and hospital admissions
- Improvingaccess to healthcare for a marginalised population
Please be advised that application from applicants who have applied for this role within the last 6 months will not be considered
This advert closes on Thursday 7 May 2026