Band 6 Team Leader Podiatry

Job summary

Are you an experienced healthcare professional looking to take the next step in your leadership career?

We are looking for a motivated Band 6 Team Leader to support the delivery of podiatric theatre services The role includes leading theatre sessions, admitting patients maintaining clinical records, utilising electronic patient systems and running dressing clinics. You will play a vital role in delivering safe effective and compassionate care while supporting and developing the wider team

This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive service and make a real difference to patient outcomes

Apply today to become part of our dedicated team

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic motivated and experienced healthcare professional to join our Podiatry Theatre Service as a Band 6 Team Leader for Podiatric Theatre Services This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership within the podiatry theatre environment while supporting the delivery of safe effective and high-quality patient care

The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating the day-to-day running of podiatry operating theatre sessions leading a team of staff and ensuring an excellent patient experience from admission through to discharge.

In addition to theatre leadership responsibilities, the post holder will support patient admissions, maintain accurate clinical documentation, utilise electronic patient information systems and provide follow-up care within dressing and wound management clinics

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership * Lead and coordinate podiatry theatre lists and surgery, ensuring safe and efficient patient flow. * Provide day-to-day supervision and support to the multidisciplinary team. * Act as a role model, promoting high standards of patient care and professional practice. * Support service development, quality improvement and clinical governance activities. * Monitor stock levels and resources to support efficient service delivery.

Patient Care * Admit patients for podiatric surgical procedures, ensuring required documentation and assessments are completed. * Assist in pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative care. * Deliver high-quality wound care and dressing clinic services. * Provide patient education and support regarding recovery and ongoing care.

Documentation and Data Systems * Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive patient records. * Use electronic patient record systems and digital platforms for clinical documentation and administration. * Enter and monitor patient data to support service performance. * Ensure compliance with information governance and confidentiality standards.

Team Leadership and Management * Support staff development through supervision, mentorship and training. * Assist with workforce planning and roster coordination. * Participate in recruitment, induction and appraisal processes. * Promote a positive, collaborative and patient-focused culture.

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.

Job responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *NMC Registered Nurse / HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner
• *Knowledge of a broad range of theatre procedures and instrumentation/ processes equivalent to post graduate level acquired through Diploma / Degree plus experience and further study or qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge associated with the practice setting

Desirable

• *Health care leadership / management qualification

Experience

Essential

• *Recent experience within theatres working as a registered practitioner in an acute practice setting involving the supervision / education of junior staff
• *Professional portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
• *Evidence of effective multi-professional working
• *Experienced mentor / assessor / student supervisor
• *Experience of supporting the implementation change including new procedures/ processes
• *Evidence of the ability to confidently lead / coordinate a shift / area of the department
• *Evidence of the ability to organise others and forward plan and review/ adjust staff rotas
• *Experienced in learning from incidents / complaints and supporting changes in practice
• *Wide knowledge of a range or pre and post-operative care, ability to plan and organise duties / service requirements associated with physical and human resources , ability to allocate tasks / duties to a range of staff
• *Can demonstrate an understanding of human resource management associated with codes of practice / professional and Trust guidelines
• *Can demonstrate understanding of how to review/ plan staff rotas in accordance with Trust guidance / service need and mitigate workforce risks associated with staff deployment
• *Demonstrates ability , passion and knowledge of the following
• -Leadership
• -Team building / team work
• -Physical / Human Resource management
• -Change management
• -Clinical Governance / Patient Safety
• *Can demonstrate knowledge in relation to immediate incident management involving staff/ patients and the practice setting

Desirable

• *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
• *Can describe elements associated with workforce planning management
• *Can demonstrate awareness / knowledge associated with NHS policy / political awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Highly developed communication skills able to communicate sensitive information / medical conditions/ with a wide range of stakeholders
• *Well-developed persuasion / motivational and reassurance skills associated with working in a complex environment associated with planned / unplanned work based activities
• *Demonstrates the key strengths and motivators of the role within the domains of integrity, delivery and relating to others
• *Evidence of a range of post registration competencies associated with the practice setting and the ability to teach and supervise others learning new skills / procedures
• *Ability to work under pressure , be exposed to interruptions and competing priorities associated with the practice setting -- can demonstrate good use or prioritisation / delegation skills
• *Can demonstrate understanding of Mental Capacity Act/ Safeguarding principles applied to the theatre practice setting
• *Strong delegation skills
• *Well-developed leadership ability
• *Organised , proactive, reliable and approachable
• *Able to immediately and sensitively manage complex / contentious situations with staff / multidisciplinary colleagues / patients and practice
• *Flexible, reliable and adaptive approach to role -- showing commitment to role development and the development of others