Job requirements
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Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience/Skills
Aware of Health and Safety Legislation
- Experience/Skills
Awareness of COSHH
- Experience/Skills
Basic keyboard skills
- Experience/Skills
Good communication skills
- Personal Qualities
Good team worker
- Personal Qualities
Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Education/Qualification and Relevant Experience
Good standard of education including Maths and English
- Education/Qualification and Relevant Experience
Level 2 qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education/Qualification and Relevant Experience
Experience of working in a care setting
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, adaptable individual to join our caring, progressive Podiatry team in Cornwall, passionate about providing clinical excellence. As a podiatry support worker your responsibilities will vary, assisting podiatrists in clinics, mainly in specialised care such as wound management and nail surgery. The role encompasses enabling the team to provide a calm, safe and friendly environment for patients.
This post will primarily covering central / north and east localities but support at other sites will be required.
The successful candidate will also help promote foot health advice to patients, carers, groups and other interested parties, and participate in audits of service standards.
You will work alongside experienced podiatrists and be encouraged in your own development. We offer clinical supervision, peer review and in-house CPD, plus further training opportunities supported via an individually allocated fund.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to work as part of the Podiatry Team to provide general assistant tasks in accordance with Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust protocols and standards. These tasks may include:
- General social interaction with patients, talking, observing and escalating concerns
- Wiping down of equipment used between patients
- Meet and greet
- Unpacking weekly stock orders and ensuring stock is rotated and in date
- Carrying out delegated duties under the supervision of our trained and experienced staff
- To report any concerns or issues to senior staff in charge
- To make or receive telephones calls to admin, patients, patient’s carers or GP surgeries
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
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.
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This advert is for Podiatry General Support Worker with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,272 Per Annum/Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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