Podiatry Operational Lead

Looking for your next leadership step in Podiatry? We have the perfect opportunity.

We’re seeking a motivated Band 7 Podiatrist with a passion for leadership, service improvement, and clinical education to join us as our Operational Lead.

This is a pivotal role where you’ll work closely with the Service Clinical and Operational Lead (CLOP) in delivering high\-quality, patient\-centred care by monitoring performance against key indicators, analysing capacity and demand, and driving service improvements to enhance outcomes and patient experience.

You’ll bring your specialist expertise in high\-risk foot management, working across complex clinical and domiciliary caseloads. A key part of the role includes contributing to MDT diabetes foot clinics within secondary care, collaborating closely with diabetes and vascular teams.

Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You’ll work alongside clinical leads, providing specialist advice to stakeholders and play a central role in developing education, training, competency frameworks, and clinical governance. You will also support supervision and professional development across the workforce.

If you’re a clinician with strong leadership skills to shape service delivery and make a meaningful impact across Bristol, North Somerset \& South Gloucestershire, we would love to hear from you.

This role is eligible for our Relocation Package

You will provide strong operational and clinical leadership within the Podiatry Service, supporting the Podiatry CLOP to deliver safe, effective, and high\-quality care. They will lead on service performance, including monitoring KPIs, analysing capacity and demand, and driving continuous service improvement to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

You will maintain a complex clinical caseload, providing specialist assessment and management of high\-risk foot conditions across clinic and domiciliary settings. They will contribute to multidisciplinary working, including diabetes foot clinics, supporting coordinated, patient\-centred care.

The role includes line management of staff, workforce planning, recruitment, and performance management, ensuring effective deployment of resources and equitable service delivery. The post holder will oversee day\-to\-day operations, including clinic capacity, rota coordination, and estate issues, proactively resolving challenges and escalating risks as required.

They will lead on clinical governance, including audit, quality improvement, and incident management, embedding learning into practice. As a visible clinical leader, they will provide supervision, mentorship, and education to develop workforce capability and promote evidence\-based practice.

Working collaboratively across BNSSG, they will implement service developments and organisational change, ensuring a consistent and responsive podiatry service.

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care \& health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27\+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Important Information:

This post is eligible for our \*Relocation Package\* \- for more information please reach out to sirona.recruitment@nhs.net

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted

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