High Risk Foot Clinical lead

NHS; Oldham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Oldham is seeking a Clinical Lead Podiatrist to oversee high-risk foot care. This full-time role requires exceptional leadership skills and a commitment to quality podiatry care. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with standards and managing a specialist clinical caseload. Experience in clinical leadership is essential. Competitive salary offered and opportunities for professional development are provided.

Qualifications

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical lead within a specialty.
• Experience of appraisal, objective setting and of performance management of staff.
• Knowledge of standards for better health and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical leadership and ensure compliance with care standards.
• Monitor and improve standards of care through audits and supervision.
• Undertake a specialist clinical caseload using developed assessment skills.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical decision-making

Audit and evaluation

Complex patient management

Education

Degree/Diploma in Podiatry

Leadership course

Non Medical Prescriber

Job description

Job summary

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.

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 working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-OCO-P369-25

Job locations

ICC

New Radcliffe St, Oldham

Oldham

OL1 1NL

Job description Job 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

Job description Job 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

• Degree/Diploma in Podiatry
• Leadership course e.g. Accelerated leadership Development Programme
• Non Medical Prescriber

Desirable

• Working towards MSc or equivalent experience in area

Professional Registration Essential

• State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Podiatry

Experience Essential

• 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

• oEvidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base.
• oKnowledge of standards for better health/clinical governance and their professional implications.
• oEvidence of leadership skills.

Desirable

• oEvidence of managing a budget.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Podiatry
• Leadership course e.g. Accelerated leadership Development Programme
• Non Medical Prescriber

Desirable

• Working towards MSc or equivalent experience in area

Professional Registration Essential

• State Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Podiatry

Experience Essential

• 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

• oEvidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base.
• oKnowledge of standards for better health/clinical governance and their professional implications.
• oEvidence of leadership skills.

Desirable

• oEvidence of managing a budget.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ICC

New Radcliffe St, Oldham

Oldham

OL1 1NL

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ICC

New Radcliffe St, Oldham

Oldham

OL1 1NL

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)