Podiatry Assistant

Ncic; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including le​

Vivup counselling

Job summary

NCIC's Podiatry Department in Carlisle seeks a Band 3 Podiatry Assistant to deliver foot care and education, under supervision of a podiatrist. The role covers clinics, care homes, and patients' homes, with responsibilities in nail care, wound care, insoles, and data entry in the electronic health record.

You will work across multiple sites in North Cumbria, maintain stock, assist with nail surgery, and contribute to a diverse, inclusive team committed to safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or willingness to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent at grade C or above
• Undertaking or willingness to complete recognised Podiatry Assistant qualification or NVQ based equivalent
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide delegated podiatric/foot care to patients, including nail care
• Assist with vascular assessments using specialist equipment
• Provide basic wound care under supervision of a podiatrist
• Prepare and assist the podiatrist during nail surgery and other treatments
• Renewal of palliative/functional insoles or silicone devices
• Provide support to registered podiatrists in high-risk clinics
• Refer patients to podiatrist when specialist treatment is needed
• Work across clinics, residential homes and patients' homes
• Maintain clinical stock at main clinics
• Care for instruments/equipment per guidelines
• Maintain accurate patient records and enter data in electronic health records
• Deliver health education talks as delegated by podiatrist

Skills

Communication

Calm under pressure

Manual dexterity

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Training willingness

Education

Care Certificate or willingness to undertake

GCSE English and Maths

Podiatry Assistant qualification or NVQ

Understanding of clinical governance

Tools

EMiS Web

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

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.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

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 eligiblevacancies.

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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

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

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

*Subject to eligibility

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

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent at grade C or above
• Undertaking or willingness to complete recognised Podiatry Assistant qualification or NVQ based equivalent.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience is not essential.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Experience of working in a team.
• Experience of working as a podiatry assistant or other NHS setting.
• Experience in Booking appointments on a computer system e.g. EMiS web.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Experience of working with people with disability

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to communicate (written, verbal and non-verbal) with a variety of people, including those with communication difficulties.
• Ability to be calm under pressure, and to treat distressed or possibly abusive patients.
• Manual dexterity and good hand/eye co-ordination.
• Ability to work unsupervised, and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise own workload, and rearrange appointments where necessary.
• Ability and willingness to attend training events.

Personal Circumstances

• Ability to travel to various sites within North Cumbria e.g. clinics, hospitals, residential homes and patient’s own homes.

Other Requirements

• Act in ways that support equality and value diversity (Level 1)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Emma Kendall Job title Team Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01228 608020

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Baron Way
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Carlisle
Cumbria
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