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Job summary

Main area
Podiatry
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-OCO-P369-25
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
ICC
Town
Oldham
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

High Risk Foot Clinical lead

Band 8a

Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and experienced Podiatrist to join our team as the Clinical Lead for high risk foot across NCA Community and Inpatient Podiatry Service. This is a brilliant opportunity to experience a senior clinical leadership role.

Working alongside a range of professionally experienced managers in both AHPs and Nursing professions, you will be supported in your development through internal support and assurance processes and with internal and external training programmes.

This large clinical team delivers community and inpatient High Risk foot podiatry provision in a range of settings within the NCA footprint.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative clinical leader to provide ensure compliance with NCA and National standards of care for our population.

 If you are a motivated and driven clinical leader who wants to achieve high standards of quality and effective podiatry care, this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

  •        To provide effective clinical leadership and be responsible and accountable for the clinical decision, safety, co-ordination, pathway development and delivery of the podiatry services within the acute trust and in the community in accordance with set objectives, local and national targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints that ensure the delivery of high-quality person centred services that meet patient needs
  • ·            To ensure all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures
  • ·           To utilise clinical audit, research, supervision and teaching to monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.
  • ·            To undertake a specialist clinical caseload to a high professional standard using specialist knowledge from theoretical and practical experience and developed assessment and treatment skills with patients who may have complex and/or chronic presentation.

Working for our organisation

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 working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - careappreciate and inspire – to join our team.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/Diploma in Podiatry
  • Leadership course e.g. Accelerated leadership Development Programme
  • Non Medical Prescriber
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards MSc or equivalent experience in area

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Royal College of Podiatry

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of having worked as a clinical lead within a speciality
  • Interview/recruitment experience
  • Experience in audit and evaluation
  • Experience of appraisal, objective setting and of performance management of staff and students

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base.
  • • Knowledge of standards for better health/clinical governance and their professional implications.
  • • Evidence of leadership skills.
Desirable criteria
  • • Evidence of managing a budget.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Ashton
Job title
Assistant Director of AHPs
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07909222391
Additional information

[email protected]

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