Podiatry Team Lead - Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Locality

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Podiatry Team Lead for their Scarborough locality. This role requires strong clinical skills and leadership ability, offering opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a positive impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Podiatrist, looking for a step up from a band 6 post.
• Previous leadership experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to provide robust leadership and act as a role model.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the podiatry service to the sites in the area.
• Manage staffing, patient flows, and ensure quality care.
• Engage in clinical work approximately 80% of the time.

Skills

Good diagnostic and clinical skills

Good organisational and time management skills

Leadership capabilities

Education

Post Graduate education to Masters or Masters Accredited Level in appropriate field

Registered with HCPC

Certificate in local analgesia administration

Teaching Education Certificate

Tools

Training in the appropriate use of radiology and other investigations

Job description

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to reflect our values in everything we do - Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

“We are committed to providing the best possible levels of healthcare and we can only do this with the help of our incredible colleagues. We have a Strategy that is designed to empower, excite and mobilise everyone in the Trust behind a common purpose and that supports our cultural values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.”

Podiatry Team Lead - Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Locality

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Podiatry Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible) Job ref 421-PSC-3042RR-A

Site Podiatry Department, Town Scarborough Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are recruiting, to the role of Podiatry team lead for our Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale locality.

The team consists of 19 Podiatrists supported by 5 Assistants/apprentices and 4 A&C staff. We provide podiatry services into a number of community sites and into Scarborough Hospital and Malton Hospital.

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. You should have the ability to provide robust leadership and act as a role model.

Main duties of the job

The post holder, if full time, will be approximately 80:20 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 area. The recruitment of staff, managing leave, individual development reviews, patient flows and safe service.

The role will be supported by the Senior Leadership Team, consisting of two Principal Podiatrists, the Professional Lead and three other Podiatry Team Leads,

While previous leadership experience will be an advantage the successful candidate 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 Spring Hill House, Scarborough, but the post holder will 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.

Working for our organisation

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 and Plymouth Universites in delivering 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.

Detailed job description and main 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 Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale team.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Certificate in local analgesia administration
• Post Graduate education to Masters or Masters Accredited Level in appropriate field.
• Registered with HCPC
• 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Emma Noe Job title Head of Podiatry Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07733 300290 Additional information

Happy to discuss on phone, but please e-mail first to arrange convenient time for both of us.