Head of Podiatry and AHP Clinical Delivery Group Lead in Wales

We are seeking an innovative and strategic individual to lead the podiatry services for Cardiff and Vale UHB. This role is responsible for the strategic direction, professional and clinical leadership of podiatry services across the life course and through prevention, community, in-patient and tertiary provision. Our award-winning Rehabilitation Model drives development of our services and we increasingly deliver practice through interprofessional AHP teams.

As well as leading podiatry, this role provides senior leadership to a range of clinical services and professional staff within integrated AHP clinical teams. This role provides expert clinical and professional leadership supporting the delivery of podiatric care and rehabilitation. It works closely with other senior leaders to align the strategic agenda with the delivery of therapy services providing high value, integrated, person-centred services and enabling our teams to thrive through fulfilling and rewarding job roles.

The role requires a leader with excellent communication and influencing skills, extensive experience of successfully innovating across a broad range of services with other professionals and service users through a co-productive approach. We are committed to developing our workforce and there are extensive opportunities to be involved in education and development programmes, service improvement and research. We welcome enquiries and encourage a visit to find out more.

Main duties of the job

• Provide professional leadership for all podiatry staff, ensuring maintenance of professional standards and codes of practice.
• Lead the development of a strategic vision for podiatry that is owned by staff and aligned to UHB strategy.
• Ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, effective and person-centred care across the AHP Clinical Delivery Group in line with quality standards.
• Hold responsibility for an annual budget and lead financial management processes within the areas of responsibility.
• Provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership to promote a culture of education, research, innovation and continuous improvement across podiatry and AHPs more widely.
• Ensure robust clinical governance, in line with policies, standards and guidance.
• Contribute to strategic planning across the Directorate, leading business and workforce planning supporting recruitment and professional development, ensuring a sustainable workforce for the future.
• Establish effective communication systems and promote podiatry and AHPs in senior health and multi-agency forums.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Education

• Diploma/degree in podiatry leading to HCPC registration
• Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education
• Evidence of a management/leadership training portfolio
• MSc relevant to job role
• Member of relevant professional body

Experience

• Experience in a Podiatry/AHP managerial/leadership role
• Experience of leading service delivery to recognised healthcare quality standards.
• Experience of having supervised and managed staff who are directly accountable to the post holder.
• Evidence of innovation and leading change management in operational practice
• Experience of managing substantial service change.
• Evidence of delivering service change through a co-productive approach.

Skills and attributes

• The ability to facilitate reflective practice and learning in others
• The ability to manage complex workforce issues
• The ability to act as mentor and supervise other senior colleagues from own and other AHP groups
• The ability to represent AHPs in senior health and multi-agency arenas
• The ability to lead and work effectively in a collaborative and complex environment
• The ability to create service documentation to a corporate standard
• Good organisational and self-management skills prioritising and managing complex work responsibilities
• The ability to demonstrate highly developed negotiation skills
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver a service in line with healthcare quality standards
• Awareness of relevant national and local clinical guidelines and ability to apply these to service context

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.