Band 7 Advanced Podiatrist - Team Lead
The closing date is 25 September 2025
Job summary
Solihull Community Podiatry is seeking an Advanced Podiatrist (Locality Lead) to join our innovative service at 0.9WTE. The post holder will lead, develop, and deliver high-quality specialist podiatry care in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, focusing on prevention, early intervention, reducing health inequalities, and integrating digital health solutions.
You will provide advanced clinical expertise in managing complex and high-risk foot conditions, including diabetes, vascular disease, wound care, and MSK pathologies, leading on limb salvage and wound management pathways in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The role includes driving service development, quality improvement, and supporting workforce growth through supervision, mentoring, and training of junior staff, students, and apprentices.
Working autonomously as a source of expert advice across the system, you will also contribute to audits, service evaluations, and research to embed evidence-based practice. This senior role requires excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and organisational skills, alongside a strong commitment to patient-centred care and continuous service improvement.
Interviews will be held on 10th October.
Main duties of the job
As Locality Lead within Solihull Community Podiatry (0.9WTE), you will provide advanced clinical care to patients with complex and high-risk foot conditions, including diabetes, vascular disease, wound care, and MSK pathologies. Using your degree in podiatry, HCPC registration, and postgraduate or Level 7 specialist training, you will apply advanced podiatric knowledge, clinical reasoning, and diagnostic skills to manage complex caseloads and lead on wound management and limb salvage pathways.
You will use your significant post-registration experience to drive service development, audit, and quality improvement projects, embedding evidence-based care and aligning with NHS Long Term Plan priorities. You will contribute to digital health innovation, virtual care models, and sustainability initiatives to improve access and outcomes.
As a senior clinician, you will supervise and mentor staff, students, and apprentices, providing education, training, and leadership to develop the workforce. You will act as a system-wide expert, work collaboratively across MDT and ICS networks, and maintain accurate clinical records, ensuring safe, patient-centred, and equitable care.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
16 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9012453
Job locations
Solihull Community Nursing
Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4BN
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Solihull Community Nursing
Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4BN
Employer's website
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