Band 6 Team Leader Podiatry

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.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

Please Note:

For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

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

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…