Podiatry Team Lead

Job summary
Are you an experienced and motivated Podiatrist ready to take the next step in your leadership career? We are seeking a dynamic Podiatry Team Leader to provide clinical and operational leadership across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg footprint.

In this key role, you will lead and support a skilled podiatry team, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of patient-centred care in line with local service protocols and professional standards. You will oversee the day-to-day organisation of service delivery, ensuring podiatric interventions are delivered efficiently, competently and consistently.

As Team Leader, you will champion clinical governance, driving audit activity, quality improvement initiatives and compliance with organisational and professional requirements. Working closely with the Clinical Lead for Podiatry Services, you will contribute to the wider management of services, helping to shape strategy, influence service development and support the transformation of community-based care pathways.

You will also play an important role in fostering a culture of learning and innovation, supporting research and development activities, encouraging participation in audit and research, and promoting continuous professional development and academic progression within the team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking leader who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care, developing staff and shaping the future of podiatry services across CTM.

Main duties of the job
Provide clinical and operational leadership to a locality podiatry team, ensuring the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of podiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment across community settings. Oversee day-to-day service delivery, allocating workload appropriately to maximise efficiency and patient outcomes.

Lead on clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, and risk management, ensuring compliance with professional, organisational, and statutory standards. Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical guidelines, care pathways, and service protocols.

Supervise, support, and appraise staff, promoting continuous professional development, competency achievement, and performance improvement. Facilitate education, training, student supervision, and induction of new staff.

Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead and Deputy Head to contribute to service planning, strategy, and resource management, ensuring alignment with Health Board priorities.

Act as a key communication link within the multidisciplinary team, representing podiatry services and ensuring effective engagement with patients, carers, and partner agencies.

Maintain personal clinical competence as an autonomous HCPC-registered practitioner, undertaking clinical duties as required and ensuring accurate, confidential documentation in line with policy.

About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• o We listen, learn, and improve
• o We treat everyone with respect
• o We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• BSc (Hons) in Podiatry Medicine or equivalent Diploma qualification including certificate of competency in use of local anaesthetic.
• Professional Registration with the HCPC.
• Pertinent Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate learning and experience.

Desirable

• Management and Leadership qualifications or evidenced experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of aspects of staff/people management procedures and skills.

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in an appropriate clinical Podiatric position.

Desirable

• Experience of enabling others development and performance management consistent of that of a clinical role.

Aptitude and Abilities
Essential

• Excellent Communicator.
• Able to work flexibly and multitask, priorities and manage time to meet role demands.
• Self-confident.
• Emotionally resilient.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B1) are Desirable for this Role.

Values
Essential

• Additional demonstrable qualities that may be beneficial to the role, e.g. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).