Podiatry Team Lead H&R

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

**Permanent role or 12 month secondment opportunity**

Previous applicants need not apply

Due to forthcoming retirement of existing team lead, we are recruiting, to the role of Podiatry team lead for Hambleton and Richmondshire (H&R) locality.

The H&R team consists of 9 Podiatrists supported by 2 Assistants/apprentices and 1 A&C staff and we provide service to 14 clinic locations in this area.

We will welcome applications from HCPC registered Podiatrists, who are looking for a step up from a band 6 post or a sideways move for existing band 7 into a team lead role in a service with a good reputation for quality provision to our patients and good support for staff and career development.

Good diagnostic and clinical skills are essential, as well as good organisational and time management skills are critical to this role and you should have the ability to work on your own as well as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder, if full time, will be approximately 60:40 clinical: leadership. The clinical work will be to an advanced level in either Diabetes/High Risk or Biomechanics dependent on successful candidates skills

The leadership component will involve ensuring effective delivery of the podiatry service to the sites within the H&R team area. The recruitment of staff, managing leave, individual development reviews, patient flows and safe service.

The role will be supported by 2 principal Podiatrists, the Podiatry Professional Lead the other Podiatry team leads,

While previous leadership experience will be an advantage the successful will be supported in developing their leadership skills, both with trust delivered modules and access to various NHS leadership programs.

While we are recruiting to a full-time role, part time of 22.5+ hours a week or job share would also be considered.

This post will be based in Bedale, but the post holder may be expected to work at other locations, as such car driver or ability to travel is essential. There is also the opportunity for some of the non-clinical role to be undertaken via remote working.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute/community trust providing a range of community services across the North East of England.

The Podiatry Service employs 65 Podiatrists and covers the majority of the 3000 square miles of North Yorkshire and York area and is provided from over 60 clinical locations.

The service is managed in 4 Locality based teams.

In addition, our "one service" model provides seamless care for patients with acute Diabetes and other high-risk complications into the MDFT in our own Hospital and under service level agreement into York, Scarborough, Northallerton and Malton Hospitals. For this vacancy there will also be the opportunity to work in your relevant specialty either in the MSK or Diabetes and High-risk clinics.

HDFT Podiatry service worked closely with Huddersfield University in developing the Podiatry apprentice programme and currently have 4 apprentices at different stages in their degree, the team lead role will continue with the liaison with Huddersfield.

The Podiatry service is proactively increasing its research capacity with current involvement in a number of research projects with academic partners. In addition, we will support our staff to develop their own research interests, application for funding etc.

Date posted

22 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

421-CCS-4213A-A

Job locations

Podiatry Department,

Glebe House Surgery

Bedale

DL8 2AT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with the support of the wider Podiatry leadership team you will be responsible for the delivery and development of the Podiatry service in the H&R team.

Please note we are also recruiting to a team lead role for the Harrogate Podiatry team, if candidates are looking to apply for both posts, please submit an application in response to both adverts, we plan to hold the interviews on the same day, so there will not be a requirement to be interviewed twice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with the support of the wider Podiatry leadership team you will be responsible for the delivery and development of the Podiatry service in the H&R team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MSc Degree
Post Graduate education to Masters or Masters Accredited Level in appropriate field.
Registered with HCPC

Desirable

Leadership of Management training/qualification
Teaching Education Certificate
Training in the appropriate use of radiology and other investigations relating to Diabetes and High risk patients e.g. Ultra sound, x-ray

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MSc Degree
Post Graduate education to Masters or Masters Accredited Level in appropriate field.
Registered with HCPC

Desirable

Leadership of Management training/qualification
Teaching Education Certificate
Training in the appropriate use of radiology and other investigations relating to Diabetes and High risk patients e.g. Ultra sound, x-ray

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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