# Podiatry Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/podiatry-assistant/c1b9453c-f2b2-4bdd-b0e7-f772e46a5d71 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/podiatry-assistant/c1b9453c-f2b2-4bdd-b0e7-f772e46a5d71.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £27106.00 to £28850.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T08:23:46.969Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8316437 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8316437?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Surrey Downs Health & Care B3 Podiatry assistant We have an exciting opportunity for a Podiatry assistant to join Surrey Downs Health & Care Podiatry team. The role will include working as part of the Podiatry team providing foot care and education advice to a dedicated caseload of patients referred by a podiatrist. They will also assist the podiatrists whilst working in foot clinics for diagnostics, simple wound dressings and as an assistant in nail surgery. The service is delivered in community clinics, community hospital sites and in care home and domiciliary settings, the successful candidate will be expected to work across these sites and have access to own car. Full training and development support from our inclusive and friendly team will be given. For more information please contact Laura Price Clinical lead Podiatrist laura.price29@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job - To provide a range of clinical, diagnostic and administrative functions - To work as an integral member of the podiatry team, providing a high standard of foot care to a pre-assessed caseload of patients. - To assist podiatrists to carry out foot care and health promotion activities, to maintain or improve health, independence and quality of life. This requires a general knowledge of all aspects of podiatric practice to know when to refer patients, and successfully manage own caseload. - Organise and assist in podiatric clinics. This may include clerical duties such as pre and post op organisation of nail surgery for example. - Diagnostic tests as directed by Podiatrists using equipment such as Doppler or toe pressure machines, reporting findings to Podiatrist. - To undertake defined administrative responsibilities e.g. stock management for the department, orthotics, ordering and dispatch, collating audit data. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide high quality foot treatment to maintain patient’s mobility, independence and prevention of hospital admission. To carry own patient caseload, continually assessing and treating routine patients, following patients individual treatment plans after they have been assessed by a podiatrist. These plans include utilising a variety of podiatric skills and being able to manage non routine situations as they arise. Monitor and evaluate progress, making minor alterations to treatment programmes as required. Undertake risk assessments when carrying out domiciliary visits, and working with challenging clients / in different environments. Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing the podiatrists of any problems. Meeting regularly with an assigned lead to assess progress and review development of clinical skills. To provide support in dressings clinics including carrying out simple re-dressing procedures and postoperative advice as set by podiatrists. To ensure best practice when exposed to unpleasant working conditions including, maintaining infection control standards and working in accordance with Trust Health & Safety Guidelines. The role includes a wide range of support tasks in addition to patient focused time. All of the tasks are important to ensure the service runs smoothly and that patients receive the best possible service. Good communication and people skills are at the core of all of the duties involved in this post. To attend specialist clinical sessions gaining knowledge and experience in more advanced areas of podiatric practice. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to convey tasks and actions to colleagues and service users. - Ability to assist patients to achieve safe working environments for treatments to be carried out. - Ability to perform treatments in a Application Form & Interview variety of settings such as clinics, residential homes, patients’ own homes and nursing care sites. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Car Driver (Full Licence) with access to a car for business use - Evidence of secondary education including English & Mathematics at C or above **Desirable** - Podiatry assistant or health care equivalent qualification equivalent to NVQ level 3 or equivalent demonstrable previous experience or completion of a local competency ### Experience/ Knowledge **Essential** - Commitment to continuous learning and development **Desirable** - Previous experience working within a health/care setting Previous experience as a Podiatry Assistant with own caseload Electronic patient record knowledge Experience in ABPI/vascular checks Experience in assisting in Nail Surgery clinics ## Documents - [podiatry assistant band 3 (pdf, 960.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10637528) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.