Podiatry Team Lead
The closing date is 30 April 2026.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Podiatry Team Lead in Worcestershire, covering Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Tenbury.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to provide excellent leadership within one of the community podiatry teams promoting clinical excellence across the county. You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role.
You will be provided with support and training to assist with the role as team lead including coaching and enhancing your leadership skills. Support will be provided by the other podiatry teams leads across the county.
You will be a key member of the podiatry service across Worcestershire. You should be an effective communicator with the drive and enthusiasm to work with your team members to expand their roles. You should be able to negotiate and collaborate effectively with senior clinicians and other team leads and facilitate the delivery of excellent care. You will also need to be able to manage information to inform service development and to demonstrate achievement of target.
Main duties of the job
* Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
* Be responsible for the leadership of the Podiatry Team within Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Tenbury.
* Contribute with other team leaders to the development of the Podiatry service across the county.
* Take responsibility for a delegated budget, performance management issues, recruitment and retention within a designated part of the service.
* Be responsible for the supervision and appraisal of senior Podiatrists within the team.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide high quality patient focused care through assessment, development and delivery of individual intervention programmes.
* Manage concerns with team members’ performance/absence in line with the Trust policies. Ensure service continuity through monitoring leave and sickness and highlight issues.
* Ensure that key performance indicators are met within the team around patient waiting times. Contribute to the prioritisation and allocation of referrals and caseloads for all members of the team. Ensure that the allocation of staff, duty rotas and annual leave entitlement is sufficient to meet service needs and report problematic staffing levels to the appropriate manager.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Job responsibilities
* Demonstrate leadership skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in partnership with the team, other professionals and agencies.
* Work under pressure, manage workload and meet deadlines, have prioritisation skills and a positive attitude and solution focused approach to the delivery of this role.
* Meet full requirements and refer to attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Podiatry
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / CPD maintained in portfolio
* Will provide original certificates to verify qualifications at point of offer
* Relevant validated clinical leadership course
Additional Criteria
* Committed to service development
* Ability to meet travel requirements of the post
Experience
* A minimum of 5 years post graduate experience including work in a variety of specialities
* Experience of leadership
* Experience of supervision of junior staff and students
* Experience of audit
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to challenge poor behaviour
* Effective time management
* A positive attitude and ability to act on feedback
Knowledge
* Excellent knowledge of Podiatry in relevant areas
* Knowledge of IT skills
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata for part time
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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