Podiatry Assistant

Job overview

The Podiatry Department provides a comprehensive service to patients throughout North Cumbria. As a band 3 Podiatry Assistant, the post holder will maintain and be responsible for delivering ongoing foot care to patients, while escalating care to the podiatrist which falls out with their scope of practice. As well as providing foot care and footwear education to patients and their carers. The post holder will support nail surgery clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Provide delegated podiatric/foot care to patients. Including care of nails using appropriate podiatric equipment, post-operative nail dressings for at risk patients.
• Assist with vascular assessments, which may involve the use of specialist equipment
• Provide basic wound care for high risk or acute patients under the supervision of a podiatrist and using wound care app to record consultations.
• Prepare and Assist the podiatrist during specialist treatments e.g. nail surgery
• Renewal of palliative and functional insoles or silicone devices that have previously been prescribed by a podiatrist.
• Provide support to registered podiatrists in high risk clinics.
• When indicated refer patients to the podiatrist where more specialist treatment is needed.
• Work in a variety of clinics, residential care homes and patients own homes.
• Maintain a level of clinical stock at main clinics.
• Care of instruments and equipment, in line with departmental and Trust guidelines.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with departmental guidelines and Trust policy.
• Input data for new and existing patients on the electronic health record and update patient’s details
• Maintain an efficient filing system and storing patient’s records in accordance with the trust policy on confidentiality.
• Deliver health education talks to individuals and groups of patients, carers and health care professionals if delegated by the podiatrist.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).  Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information. This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this.  For further information please see the attached Care Certificate document attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.