Team Lead Podiatrist/ High Risk Specialist

Company Description The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA FT) was formed by bringing together Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and has been working as a group since 2016. With around 20,000 colleagues, the NCA provides a broad range of community and hospital services to over one million people across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, and Salford, as well as specialist care across Greater Manchester and beyond. Services are delivered in people’s homes, in community settings, and across four hospitals: Salford Royal Hospital, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary, and Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. The Trust aims to save and improve lives by working with partners to enhance population health and by delivering consistently high standards of care and patient experience every day.Role Description The Team Lead Podiatrist/High Risk Specialist is a full-time, on-site role based in Oldham, providing advanced podiatry care to patients with complex and high-risk foot conditions, including those related to diabetes and vascular disease. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading and coordinating a multidisciplinary high-risk foot service, undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and delivering specialist interventions such as biomechanical analysis and orthotic prescription. The role involves supervising and mentoring podiatry staff and learners, overseeing clinical governance and service development, and ensuring evidence-based practice is maintained and audited. The postholder collaborates closely with medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, contributes to patient education and prevention initiatives, and supports pathway improvements to reduce complications, hospital admissions, and amputations.Qualifications Clinical expertise in podiatry, including assessment, diagnosis, and management of high-risk foot conditions.Foundational knowledge in medicine relevant to multidisciplinary care of complex and long-term conditions.Skills in biomechanics for gait analysis, pressure assessment, and functional evaluation of the lower limb.Experience in orthotics, including design, prescription, and fitting of foot and ankle devices.Specialist knowledge and experience in diabetes-related foot complications and prevention strategies.Degree-level qualification in Podiatry (or equivalent) and registration with the appropriate professional and regulatory body (e.g., HCPC or equivalent).Demonstrated leadership abilities, including team supervision, service coordination, and contribution to quality improvement.Strong communication, interpersonal, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and support patient education.Experience in an NHS or similar healthcare setting and involvement in clinical audit, research, or guideline development is advantageous.