Band 4 Podiatry Support worker | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Podiatry Support Worker to assist registered podiatrists in delivering patient care. The role includes conducting assessments, simple dressings, and following up on patient needs. Ideal candidates are compassionate and willing to learn. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to enhance their skills in a supportive environment with training provided.

Qualifications

• Completion of tasks under the supervision of an HCPC registered podiatrist.
• Ability to identify changes in patient needs and escalate accordingly.
• Basic training in foot health screening and wound care.

Responsibilities

• Carry out delegated duties as per treatment plan.
• Complete clinical notes and manage follow-up appointments.
• Conduct basic assessments and report findings.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical note taking

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

This exciting new role as a podiatry support worker offers the right candidate the opportunity to work alongside and under the direction of registered Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered podiatrists in delivering patient centred care and treatment for a number of foot conditions.

The two roles will work across the city to deliver podiatry care in a variety of locations including health centres, patient homes, nursing and residential homes. It offers the opportunity to deliver education and act as a role model for the podiatry team. Competencies, education and training will be delivered to develop the assistant in their role. It offers the opportunity to develop and grow to consider completing a level 6 apprenticeship at a later date.

Responsibilities

1. To carry out duties delegated and trained to be undertaken by an HCPC registered podiatrist, specific to a treatment plan and clinical need of the patient. Complete clinical notes and create appropriate follow up appointments.
2. Identify when patients needs have changed and escalate back to HCPC podiatrist for further investigation and amendment to treatment plan.
3. To carry out simple dressings for post op nail surgery or non complex wound care when clinically indicated by a HCPC registered podiatrist. To provide support with complex wound care and complex patient and manual handling service needs across clinics and domiciliary settings.
4. Complete foot health screening, vascular, neurological assessments and report findings within the patient records for interpretation by a HCPC registered podiatrist.
5. Issue simple insoles and orthotics and arrange appropriate follow up review appointments. Support the orthotic workshop with simple manufacturing and administration tasks.
6. To provide advanced therapies under prescribed and directed preset dosages for extracorporeal shockwave therapy and low laser therapy following completion of mentored training from a HCPC registered podiatrist.

Be Part of Our Team

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people\'s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Important

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

As part of our commitment to be a Great Place to Work, we are actively fostering a workplace culture that is inclusive, equitable and anti-racist.

We warmly welcome applications from colleagues from ethnic minority backgrounds and across all protected characteristics, including those who have lived experiences of either physical or mental disability or impairment.

We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.

Please review the attached job description and personal specification to support your awareness of the job role

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025