First Contact Podiatrist
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Position Overview & Specifications
Solent Podiatry Service have exciting new opportunities for highly skilled, experienced, and motivated Podiatrists to join our team as a first contact practitioner (FCPs). The role involves working as the first point of contact for foot and ankle conditions presenting to our inner Southampton city primary care network. Additionally, you will be supported to work as part of the Solent Podiatry Community team ensuring effective integrated working and continued peer support.
Our FCP model is part of our vision for foot health services, creating greater ease of access to the right person at the right time, and where possible removing inequitable barriers to specialist, personalised foot health advice and care.
Our trust shared values (HEART - honesty, everyone counts, accountable, respectable and teamwork) support the development of a strong working culture and guides and inspires all our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do and create a great place for our staff to work, whilst ensuring we provide the highest quality of care for our patients. Our last CQC rating of 'outstanding' for care and 'good' for the other domains depict these.
The Podiatry team provides services across South East Hampshire, Fareham and Gosport, West Hampshire, Portsmouth City and Southampton City. Our main sites are within the Portsmouth and Southampton City localities; at St Mary's Community Campus and Adelaide Health Centre.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Healthcare Services & Hospitals
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for First Contact Podiatrist roles across Solent NHS Trust's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Healthcare Services & Hospitals.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £41,659 - £47,672 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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