247743 Head of Podiatry
Posted 7 hours 27 minutes ago by NHS National Services Scotland
The NHS Lothian Podiatry Team is a highly motivated team with a vision of a modern, quality service with learning at its core, improving the foot health of our communities. We are hosted by West Lothian Health & Social Care Partnership. The single system service covers Edinburgh, East, Mid and West Lothian.
Our leadership team and service are seeking a dynamic, inspirational Head of Service to support the transformational change agenda. The role involves positioning the service organisationally alongside the leadership team, operationally managing, and continuing to support the culture of improvement.
Applicants should be experienced in operational management, professional development, and strategic influencing.
Our AHP strategy aims to cultivate AHP potential in NHS Lothian:
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit Disclosure Scotland Changes.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.