Job summary
The Podietry team have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Podietry Service Manager for 30 hours a week. The role is integral to the podiatry service and the postholder is required to work at an advanced clinical level managing patients with highly complex diabetic foot wounds.
The Service Manager will be responsible for all aspects of the management of the podiatry service at AUH, including performance management. They will have a wide strategic view of podiatry provision across the local health economy, with specific remit for the strategic development of podiatry services withing AUH.
Main duties of the job
Operational Management Service Developments Communication Clinical Governance
Research & Development / Audit Professional Development
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification which gives a good overview of the roles and associated responsibities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification which gives a good overview of the roles and associated responsibities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc hons Podiatry or Diploma in podiatric medicine
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Podiatry
- Post-Graduation qualification in field of Diabetes - Master's level or equivalent
- Certification in Local Anaesthesia
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
- Demonstrate experience of service and policy development along with audit
- Budget Management
- Experience of People Management and Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience assessment and treating patients with Diabetes
- Demonstrate knowledge in the area of footwear and appliances in the writing of prescriptions and also in the evaluation of appliances/footwear.
- High level of knowledge in the areas of wound care.
Desirable
- Knowledge of requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations for a specialised area of work
- Non Medical Prescribe
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of ability to develop guidelines and care pathways.
- I.T Skills
- Evidence of service development / evaluation
- Evidence of complex problem solving and prioritisation of tasks
- Able to collaborate within multidisciplinary team and facilitate changes as necessary
- Ability to work under pressure along with being flexible, responsive and adaptable to the needs of the service.
Other
Essential
- Be able to work independently with specialist patient groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc hons Podiatry or Diploma in podiatric medicine
- Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Podiatry
- Post-Graduation qualification in field of Diabetes - Master's level or equivalent
- Certification in Local Anaesthesia
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
- Demonstrate experience of service and policy development along with audit
- Budget Management
- Experience of People Management and Development
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical post registration experience assessment and treating patients with Diabetes
- Demonstrate knowledge in the area of footwear and appliances in the writing of prescriptions and also in the evaluation of appliances/footwear.
- High level of knowledge in the areas of wound care.
Desirable
- Knowledge of requesting and interpreting appropriate investigations for a specialised area of work
- Non Medical Prescribe
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of ability to develop guidelines and care pathways.
- I.T Skills
- Evidence of service development / evaluation
- Evidence of complex problem solving and prioritisation of tasks
- Able to collaborate within multidisciplinary team and facilitate changes as necessary
- Ability to work under pressure along with being flexible, responsive and adaptable to the needs of the service.
Other
Essential
- Be able to work independently with specialist patient groups
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
