Team Leader / Highly Specialist Podiatrist – High Risk Care

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated HCPC-registered Podiatrist to join our service as a Team Lead / High-Risk Foot Podiatrist. This exciting opportunity combines highly specialist clinical practice with operational leadership, enabling you to influence patient outcomes whilst supporting the delivery of high-quality podiatry services.

The post holder will provide clinical, professional and operational leadership within Oldham Podiatry Team whilst maintaining a specialist caseload of patients with complex foot conditions.

As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will undertake advanced assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex lower limb and high-risk foot pathology, working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to reduce the risk of ulceration, hospital admission and lower limb amputation.

The post holder will support the day-to-day management of the team, including workforce planning, staff deployment, waiting list management, performance monitoring, clinical governance and service improvement. Working collaboratively with Podiatry teams across the Northern Care Alliance, they will support service development and delivery of local and national standards.

The role also includes responsibility for staff supervision, recruitment, appraisal, education and development, whilst supporting innovation and service transformation to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to combine highly specialist clinical practice with leadership and service development within a busy and progressive Podiatry Service.

The post holder will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with complex high-risk foot conditions, helping to prevent complications, avoid hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes. Alongside maintaining a specialist clinical caseload, the post holder will lead and support the MDT, ensuring services are delivered safely, effectively and in line with local and national standards.

The role involves managing day-to-day operational issues, monitoring service performance, coordinating staffing resources and supporting delivery of clinical pathways to ensure patients receive timely access to care. The post holder will work closely with colleagues across the Northern Care Alliance, promoting collaborative working, service improvement and the sharing of best practice.

The successful candidate will play a key role in clinical governance, quality improvement, staff development and service transformation. They will provide leadership, supervision and support to colleagues, contribute to recruitment and workforce development, and help shape future service provision to meet the needs of the local population.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced podiatrist who is passionate about high-risk foot care, clinical leadership and delivering high-quality patient-centred services.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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