Are you a motivated podiatrist looking to develop your skills within a supportive, forward‑thinking service? Our KCHFT Podiatry Service offers an exciting opportunity to work across a wide range of clinical environments while being part of a friendly, multidisciplinary team.
We provide community podiatry, podiatric surgery and orthotics manufacturing to commissioning groups and acute trusts across Kent. Our service includes four community podiatry teams, a specialist orthotics manufacturing facility and a dedicated podiatric day surgery unit — giving you exposure to a rich variety of clinical pathways and development opportunities.
As a Podiatrist, you’ll deliver high‑quality foot health care in diverse settings including community clinics, hospital sites, patients’ homes, residential and nursing homes, prisons and KMPT locations across Kent and Medway. You’ll work Monday to Friday, with some sites offering extended hours to support flexible working and patient access.
This is a fantastic role for someone who wants to build strong clinical foundations, work collaboratively with experienced colleagues and make a real difference to patients’ mobility, independence and wellbeing.
We’re seeking a highly motivated, professional HCPC‑registered podiatrist with solid graduate clinical experience and a passion for delivering high‑quality podiatric care. This role involves working with patients who have pathological foot conditions or who are at risk of developing serious foot health complications, making your clinical expertise genuinely impactful.
You’ll use excellent diagnostic and assessment skills to provide a wide range of podiatry treatments, including biomechanical interventions and wound care, across a variety of community settings in Kent. Accurate and effective documentation of all patient interventions is essential, ensuring continuity and safety across the service.
You’ll also play an active role in supporting podiatry assistants, students and administrative colleagues, offering guidance, advice and professional insight wherever needed. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within the podiatry team and wider department are key to succeeding in this role.
This is an excellent opportunity for a podiatrist who wants to grow clinically, contribute to a supportive multidisciplinary service and make a meaningful difference to patient wellbeing.
If you’re enthusiastic, compassionate and ready to grow within a service that values innovation and professional development, we’d love to welcome you to our team.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
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