Foot Health Practitioner - Development Role

Job Title: Foot Health Practitioner

• Development Role Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes DBS Check Level: Enhanced Both Lists Salary Range: £49,070.86 to £55,626.26 Contract Type: Permanent Full time/Part Time: Full Time Term Time only post: No Driving Licence Required Training may be available for a suitable applicant Advert Closing Date: 30/10/2026 Job Purpose The Foot Health Practitioner is an autonomous, non-registered clinical practitioner who delivers skilled foot health assessment and treatment within an agreed scope of practice under podiatry professional governance. The role provides preventative, maintenance and risk-based foot health care across outpatient, inpatient, community and domiciliary settings, with a particular contribution to diabetic foot pathways and patients with long-term conditions. The post holder exercises clinical judgement within defined protocols, manages risk, recognises deterioration and escalates appropriately to registered clinicians. The role contributes directly to patient safety, prevention of avoidable deterioration, service capacity, and system efficiency, supporting timely access to podiatry services for patients referred from general practice, hospital specialties and diabetes services. For an informal discussion regarding this role please email v.grey@health.gov.je Statutory Responsibilities Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time. This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.

Qualifications

Essential RQF Level 4 Foot Health Practitioner qualification, or equivalent recognised foot health qualification, or demonstrable equivalent competence with commitment to achieve RQF Level 4 within an agreed timeframe. Desirable Additional training in wound care, diabetes, vascular awareness, or phlebotomy. Knowledge Essential Knowledge of foot health pathology, diabetic foot risk, infection control principles, safeguarding requirements, clinical governance, scope of practice and escalation processes.

Desirable Knowledge of multidisciplinary diabetic foot pathways and community and hospital referral processes. Technical Work Based Skills Essential Competence in scalpel debridement of callosities within agreed protocols. Ability to work autonomously within scope, including the appropriate use of wound care. Accurate use of electronic patient record systems.

Ability to work across clinic, ward, community and domiciliary settings. Driving licence. Diserable Phlebotomy competence or willingness to undertake training. Competence in advanced wound dressing selection within protocol. Additional advice for patients receiving supplementary podiatric care, including the use of orthoses.

General skills / attributes Essential Effective communication skills. Empathy and ability to reassure patients. Good organisational and time management skills. Ability to recognise limits of competence and escalate appropriately. Professional, flexible and patient-focused approach. Desirable Experience contributing to service improvement, audit activity or pathway development.

Experience Essential Patient-facing clinical experience in a healthcare or foot health setting, including autonomous working within scope and experience of multidisciplinary team environments. Desirable Experience supporting people with diabetes or long-term conditions. Experience across clinic, ward and community environments.

Safeguarding The post holder will have regular contact with adults who may be at risk. The role requires the ability to recognise safeguarding concerns, act in accordance with organisational policy, and escalate concerns appropriately. Job Description To view full job description please click here Personal Attributes and Behaviours To view full personal attributes and behaviours please click here Jersey Public Service Careers Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers.

We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career. To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements.

This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community. For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks. Extraordinary, every day.