Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Principle Service Lead

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Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic clinician to join the Integrated Community Services Division Leadership Team working alongside other Allied Health Practitioners and Principle Service Leads. You will be responsible for all aspects of podiatry and other AHP services management including leading a team, providing expert clinical guidance and direction, and engaging with partner agencies including Social Services, GP's, community and voluntary services/agencies.

The post includes a mix of clinical and management responsibilities based on service needs, working across both hospital and community settings. You will manage a caseload, providing a highly specialist podiatric and therapeutic service to people with diverse presentations and complex medical , physical and psychological needs, and provide expert clinical guidance to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and other professionals within Bolton FT NHS Foundation Trust.

f you are ready for the next step in your career progression and want to be part of an organisation with a people centred culture that offers excellent professional development opportunities then this is the job for you!

Main duties of the job

To undertake a service leadership role in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, developing and evaluating the services.
To ensure effective, efficient delivery of services.
To provide a Clinical Lead role providing direction and professional advice on all matters relating to podiatry services.
To performance manage the service and take appropriate effective action when necessary, liaising with the Service Manager and producing regular performance reports, ensuring early escalation of any issues.
To be responsible for Clinical Governance meetings and aspects of the service including managing departmental research and audit activities timely and effectively.
To maintain and develop communication networks with key players within partner agencies including Bolton FT NHS Foundation Trust, Social Services, GP's, community and voluntary services/agencies to develop policy and procedure for multi-professional practice for people.
To undertake a balance of clinical and managerial roles as service needs demand.

About us

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to the people of Bolton, delivering care at Royal Bolton Hospital, in a range of community venues and in people's own homes. We are one of the North West's busiest acute NHS foundation trusts, serving people across Bolton and other parts of Greater Manchester and the surrounding area. We have over 6,000 substantive staff, working across 25 sites in Bolton and providing clinics for various specialties in neighbouring areas, including sexual health services and breast screening. Our organisation has a'Good' overall rating from the CQC, and was last inspected in May 2023. We aim to:

Improve care, transform lives
Be a great place to work
Be a high performing, productive organisation
Be an organisation that's fit for the future
Be a positive partner

The Integrated Community Services Division places an emphasis on avoiding hospital attendances and admissions by responding to health and social care issues in our community, which includes providing intensive therapy and reablement packages to support our patients' independence. We have more than 940 staff who help to deliver 40+ services, including IV therapy, diabetes and homeless and vulnerable adults.

Date posted

13 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-103-IC-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered AHP with leadership experience
Registered with HCPC
Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist short courses equivalent to Master's degree level / or Master Degree or relevant experience
Evidence of continuous and current clinical, professional, leadership and academic development relevant to clinical fields

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of leading service developments and understands priorities within the service
Well established theoretical knowledge of an area of specialized podiatry

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working at a band 7 level and leading and supervising staff
Experience of clinical audit and service evaluation and change management
Experience of effective team working across settings

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates ability to effectively lead a team and to work collaboratively with a range of colleagues

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered AHP with leadership experience
Registered with HCPC
Evidence of successful completion of highly specialist short courses equivalent to Master's degree level / or Master Degree or relevant experience
Evidence of continuous and current clinical, professional, leadership and academic development relevant to clinical fields

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of leading service developments and understands priorities within the service
Well established theoretical knowledge of an area of specialized podiatry

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working at a band 7 level and leading and supervising staff
Experience of clinical audit and service evaluation and change management
Experience of effective team working across settings

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates ability to effectively lead a team and to work collaboratively with a range of colleagues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)