Diabetic Foot Screening Project Lead

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

This post has been created utilising investment from Calderdale Integrated Care Board (ICB) to improve the uptake of annual diabetic foot screening in Calderdale. The project aims to improve patient compliance in Calderdale to bring it in line with the national average of 70%, and improve clinical outcomes for patients through supporting access to the necessary services.
The post holder will lead on work to analyse the diabetic foot screening service in Calderdale, identify current limitations and implement strategies to optimise service delivery into the future. The post holder will support the Podiatry Team Lead for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, and work in partnership with multiple stakeholders including Calderdale Primary Care Networks (PCN), General Practitioners, Practice managers and specialist diabetes nurses to establish initiatives across these organisations to improve access and optimise compliance with diabetic foot screening in Calderdale.
To work with a range of stakeholders across the ICB who have responsibility for improving the experience and clinical outcomes for diabetic patients.
To work in collaboration with the Outpatient Therapy services manager and Podiatry Team lead to co-ordinate, design and deliver the project specifically on the provision and optimisation of diabetic foot screening in Calderdale.
To identify the current barriers to accessing diabetic foot screening for Calderdale patients.
To work with PCNs on improving planning and optimisation of the service.
To establish a model for year-on-year diabetic foot screening service planning to ensure long term compliance above national average in Calderdale.
To establish the scale of health inequalities in compliance with foot checks and implement strategies to address health inequalities where they are identified.
This post will work in the Community Division at CHFT which predominantly provides support to the Calderdale area.

The Community Division is a forward looking team which engages in developing services in the Health economy.

• To set up, facilitate and maintain project groups related to diabetic foot screening. Providing notes, action logs and sharing regular communications.
• To establish how to analyse the effectiveness of the current service and undertake the analysis with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide specialist management and performance reporting for the project to the project stakeholders, which will include both internal and external colleagues.
• To seek out, receive and analyse highly complex information.
• To provide a range of specialist reports as required for Trust and ICB level meetings and committees.
• To provide up to date and timely information on the progress of the project to the outpatient therapy service manager, podiatry team lead and ICB diabetes program lead as required.
• To use project plans and mapping to manage the project independently, and ensure it is on track as well as managing interdependencies. This will involve liaising with the ICB programme lead to provide objective, insightful and up to date views on the progress of all key actions.
• To monitor the delivery of the project in line with the organisational plan.
• To develop and implement a strong governance process for the project to support assurance to the ICB and PGPA (Pennine GP alliance)
• To lead at all levels through influence within the organisation and across the Calderdale PCNs.
• To provide specific project management and support for the delivery of the project KPIs.
• To work closely with colleagues, both within the trust and across Calderdale PCNs to deliver the outputs of the action plans.
• To draft applications for any local or National funding that may become available that could support the project.
• To ensure engagement with clinicians, managers and external stakeholders to achieve support for the project.
• To identify hard to reach patient groups in different localities and make recommendations to improve attendance from them.
• To develop the quality and equality impact assessments associated with any service changes and ensure they are taken through the agreed trust process.

Please refer the Job description for details