Team Lead

The Podiatry Service is looking for a motivated, well-organised individual to take on the role of Team Lead in one of our four locality teams. This post is open to internal or external staff looking to develop their career into a management post, or current managers looking for a new challenge.

 If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs then we want to hear from you.

**Benefits of working for CPFT include**:
Annual leave allowance 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)

Pension scheme

Flexible job share opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Staff discount schemes

Professional development via the CPFT Academy which provides in-house training programmes

Dedicated Wellbeing Service

Counselling service

Team Leads play an important role in the days to day delivery and governance of the service, supporting staff well-being alongside being involved in staff development and service redesign and development.

As well as the Team Lead, directly managing a team of staff based in a locality, the role is combined with a speciality focus dependant on the individuals clinical skillset. The individual will work to provide clinical expertise in their field to Band 6 specialists, alongside clinical support and CPD to the wider team of Podiatrists. The Team Lead will be responsible for monitoring and reviewing their speciality pathways and processes to ensure a quality service for patients, with the assistance of the wider management team.

W e will provide the necessary support to ensure your development within your role. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To be responsible for the assessment diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with specialised complaints who may also have a wide range of clinical needs including:
High Risk Diabetes

Muscular Skeletal Conditions

Chronic disease e.g. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Vascular problems

Wound management/tissue viability

Terminally ill patients

To have responsibility for the planning and development of aspects of specialised care in their jurisdiction.

In collaboration with the service lead and other leads, to assist in the drafting of protocols, development of audit tools and liaison with multi-professional teams.

To provide updates when requested across podiatry and specialised services to staff, in relation to new developments within the field.

To participate in education programmes for appropriately qualified staff and students of approved schools of Podiatric Medicine. To encourage individual development in the assessment and diagnosis of, and selection of interventions for patients with specialised pathology, running rotation clinics for staff as required. This will ensure the department maintains the highest levels of skills and competencies for this work.

To attend postgraduate course and conference, as appropriate, to maintain and update knowledge to the highest level.

To support junior staff where necessary to ensure standards are met.

To review the appropriateness of patient and health education information within the specific work area.

To attend staff meetings and play an active role in the operational and strategic management of the service.

To be responsible for the assessment of new patients with subsequent production of individual care packages and treatment plans, including the provision of appropriate footcare education.

To identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialists by following agreed referral pathways e.g. acute woundcare, biomechanical evaluation or surgical intervention.

To be actively involved in the development and implementation of departmental procedural guidelines.

To be responsible for the maintenance and security of stock, continuously reviewing the formulary of devices and updating to maximise effectiveness and cost-efficiency.

To follow departmental clinical guidelines but have the discretion to interpr