Wound Care Specialist Podiatrist

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Band 7 professional to deliver expert care and guidance in treating complex conditions. The role involves training and mentoring staff while ensuring high-quality services. This position supports collaborative partnerships to enhance patient care and requires strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of management and clinical leadership.
• Evidence of influencing and negotiating with others.
• IT literate.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and guidance in treating complex conditions.
• Responsible for the delivery of specialist training.
• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk assessment

Education

Degree or equivalent

Registration with relevant professional body

Master's degree or equivalent

Post registration qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will provide expertise and advice in the treatment of highly complex conditions, undertaking treatments as required. In addition the post holder will use their expertise to be a source of training and mentorship to those within the immediate team/area and as necessary, more widely.Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the Sefton Place area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

Main duties of the job

Principal Responsibilities:- Provide care, advice and guidance in the treatment of others, when dealing with complex highly specialist conditions.- Responsible for the delivery of identified specialist training.- Work in partnership with the other services/stakeholder partnership agencies to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.- Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its patients/clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.- Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.- Develop partnerships and joint working with service users and stakeholders to improve patient/client care.- Work in partnership with other organisations to support the effective and co-ordinated provision of health and social care services.- Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.- Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.- Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of service users

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-CC7302916

Job locations

Netherton Health Centre

Magdalen Square

Liverpool

L30 5SP

Job description Job responsibilities

Provide care, advice and guidance in the treatment of others, when dealing with complex highly specialist conditions.

Responsible for the delivery of identified specialist training.

Work in partnership with the other services/stakeholder partnership agencies to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.

Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its patients/clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.

Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.

Develop partnerships and joint working with service users and stakeholders to improve patient/client care.

Work in partnership with other organisations to support the effective and co-ordinated provision of health and social care services.

Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.

Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.

Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of service users.

Act as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.

Act as a role model to others ensuring that patients receive the most effective care possible.

Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the target population.

Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.

Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to others when managing complex and highly complex situations.

Assess patient conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex care, drawing on specialist services as required.

Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient/client, where appropriate.

Provide support in managing patients/clients with chronic diseases.

Following holistic assessment of need, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients and carers.

Implement and evaluate care delivery for patients/clients with identified needs.

Direct and support the management of complex and highly complex, continuing care packages.

Ensure that all clinical activity provided by the team directly reflects the core objectives of health promotion, supported self-care, disease specific management, management of long term conditions and end of life/palliative care.

Set objectives, by which performance will be monitored.

Work with the Service Lead to deliver local based services, by participating in meetings and communicating the outcomes to others.

Provide reports to the service lead on activity as requested.

Actively participate in policy and service development authoring protocols as required.

Undertake clinical/service improvement audits.

The post holder will utilise data and data tools (including databases) to produce appropriate monitoring reports on both patient care and service outcomes and produce appropriate communication for patients.

Communicate at all levels of the organisation to a variety of health and social care professionals to provide best outcomes for patients/clients.

Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making and reflective skills to ensure own professional development.

Create an environment in which learning and practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated.

Facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.

Provide support to team members holding responsibility for mentoring students.

Undertake the training and development of other clinicians.

Monitor and maintain standards of patient/client care delivery. Including maintaining and monitoring of clinical competency and standards of record keeping.

In conjunction with the service lead, ensure systems are in place for the ongoing review and assessment of care provision and delivery.

Deliver clinical training and supported experience, identified via Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).

Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the service lead.

Report any incidents as per Trust policies and support or undertake any investigations as delegated by the service lead.

Monitor and ensure that the quality of the patient care delivered by those to whom training is provided is evidenced based and supported by best practice, through the use of audit, caseload and clinical supervision.

Participate in patient satisfaction reporting to improve patient care.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Job description Job responsibilities

Provide care, advice and guidance in the treatment of others, when dealing with complex highly specialist conditions.

Responsible for the delivery of identified specialist training.

Work in partnership with the other services/stakeholder partnership agencies to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.

Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its patients/clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.

Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.

Develop partnerships and joint working with service users and stakeholders to improve patient/client care.

Work in partnership with other organisations to support the effective and co-ordinated provision of health and social care services.

Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.

Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.

Challenge professional and organisational boundaries to ensure that the role is focused on meeting the needs of service users.

Act as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.

Act as a role model to others ensuring that patients receive the most effective care possible.

Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the target population.

Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.

Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to others when managing complex and highly complex situations.

Assess patient conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex care, drawing on specialist services as required.

Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient/client, where appropriate.

Provide support in managing patients/clients with chronic diseases.

Following holistic assessment of need, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients and carers.

Implement and evaluate care delivery for patients/clients with identified needs.

Direct and support the management of complex and highly complex, continuing care packages.

Ensure that all clinical activity provided by the team directly reflects the core objectives of health promotion, supported self-care, disease specific management, management of long term conditions and end of life/palliative care.

Set objectives, by which performance will be monitored.

Work with the Service Lead to deliver local based services, by participating in meetings and communicating the outcomes to others.

Provide reports to the service lead on activity as requested.

Actively participate in policy and service development authoring protocols as required.

Undertake clinical/service improvement audits.

The post holder will utilise data and data tools (including databases) to produce appropriate monitoring reports on both patient care and service outcomes and produce appropriate communication for patients.

Communicate at all levels of the organisation to a variety of health and social care professionals to provide best outcomes for patients/clients.

Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making and reflective skills to ensure own professional development.

Create an environment in which learning and practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated.

Facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.

Provide support to team members holding responsibility for mentoring students.

Undertake the training and development of other clinicians.

Monitor and maintain standards of patient/client care delivery. Including maintaining and monitoring of clinical competency and standards of record keeping.

In conjunction with the service lead, ensure systems are in place for the ongoing review and assessment of care provision and delivery.

Deliver clinical training and supported experience, identified via Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF).

Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the service lead.

Report any incidents as per Trust policies and support or undertake any investigations as delegated by the service lead.

Monitor and ensure that the quality of the patient care delivered by those to whom training is provided is evidenced based and supported by best practice, through the use of audit, caseload and clinical supervision.

Participate in patient satisfaction reporting to improve patient care.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience.
• Registration with relevant professional body.
• Evidence of CPD/short courses.
• Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
• Appropriate prescriber
• Master's degree or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• Post registration qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Knowledge/ Experience Essential

• Experience of management and clinical leadership.
• Experience of successful multiagency working.
• Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients / carers / colleagues.
• Understanding of multiagency working.
• Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
• IT literate.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload.

Desirable

• Research skills

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Risk assessment skills.
• Ability to understand and analyse complex data.
• Self-management and Date motivation skills.
• Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
• Report writing skills
• Ability to travel to work across boundaries.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience.
• Registration with relevant professional body.
• Evidence of CPD/short courses.
• Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
• Appropriate prescriber
• Master's degree or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• Post registration qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Knowledge/ Experience Essential

• Experience of management and clinical leadership.
• Experience of successful multiagency working.
• Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients / carers / colleagues.
• Understanding of multiagency working.
• Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
• IT literate.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload.

Desirable

• Research skills

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Risk assessment skills.
• Ability to understand and analyse complex data.
• Self-management and Date motivation skills.
• Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
• Report writing skills
• Ability to travel to work across boundaries.

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.

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.

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Netherton Health Centre

Magdalen Square

Liverpool

L30 5SP

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Netherton Health Centre

Magdalen Square

Liverpool

L30 5SP

Employer's website

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