Podiatry Assistant

Newcastle Hospitals; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Podiatry Assistant to start a rewarding career within the Podiatry Department. The role is 37.5 hours per week with progression to a degree apprenticeship for the right candidate.

You will work in clinics and community settings, travel between sites, support podiatrists, handle basic foot care, and develop IT skills with systems such as SystmOne and e-records. The position offers practical training and a clear career path.

Qualifications

• Good communication with colleagues and patients.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to progress to a degree apprenticeship.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to podiatry workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic foot care under podiatrists’ direction.
• Assist with wound care and dressing changes.
• Travel to clinics, care homes and domiciliary visits as required.
• Support infection control and equipment preparation.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

IT skills

Teamwork

Manual dexterity

Education

NVQ3 / A levels or equivalent

Podiatry training certificate / CACHE apprenticeship

First aid training

Tools

SystmOne

e-record

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Podiatry Assistant

The closing date is 03 November 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is keen to begin a career within the Newcastle Podiatry department as a Podiatry Assistant, with the possibility of progression to a degree apprenticeship for the right candidate. We are looking for applicants who are available to work 37.5 hours per week.

Podiatrists treat a range of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower limbs, helping a considerable number of people each day to stay healthy, mobile, and avoid more serious foot problems. This role contributes considerably to maintaining patient wellbeing and has the potential to develop into a very rewarding career.

• Interview Date Thursday 18 November 2026
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate excellent communication skills with a variety of colleagues and patients and have skills in managing noncompliance and occasional confrontation.You must have the ability to work independently but also teamwork is essential. You will be expected to work with and without direct supervision and have a keen sense of responsibility to accomplish your duties and take responsibility for your own interactions with patients and staff.

The candidate must show an aptitude for working with older people, and have good IT skills as the podiatry department use several Software packages including systmone, which is an electronic patient record and booking system, and e- recordThe work can often involve assisting with wound care- removing dressings and redressing wounds that may be unpleasant to look at.It is a very practical role, and hence candidates must be able to demonstrate manual dexterity, for example to manage podiatric instruments and drills, and to provide care / assistance for many patients each day in busy clinics, or carrying equipment out to treat patients in their own homes.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

This role is both a support role to the podiatrists with the aim of making clinics run as smoothly as possible and anticipating what the clinical staff require. You will also be trained to manage some basic foot problems, where you will have your own clinics in the community, or visiting patients in care homes, or their own homes.

There is also an element of administration such as patient record keeping, and organisational tasks. It will appeal to someone who likes to work with a wide range of colleagues and patients, likes a lot of variety in their work, and is happy to learn, whilst doing a practical job.

The department is keen to expand its training and has opportunities to progress the right candidate to a degree apprenticeship in conjunction with one of the national schools of podiatry/universities. This role is a strong foundation to begin a podiatry apprenticeship career pathway.

Podiatry Assistants are also expected to assist with the maintenance of clinical equipment and to prepare clinical areas in line with infection control guidelines.A driving licence and willingness to use a car for work is essential, as the successful applicant will be expected to travel between clinics, attend care home sessions and manage their own domiciliary caseload.

• To provide basic foot care to patients of the Newcastle Hospitals Trust Podiatry Department under the direction of the Podiatrists and to support the delivery of Podiatry services in all its dimensions.
• To provide annual Diabetic and other foot appropriate foot screening assessments following the Newcastle Foot care pathway.
• To give assistance to the patients, podiatrists and wider Diabetes Centre, inpatient or vascular team, including Doctors, to allow the smooth and safe running of the department and clinical sessions.
• Working with a team of podiatry staff supporting the provision of foot and wound care at the Diabetes Centre, hospital outpatient clinics wards, community clinics and domiciliary settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• NVQ 3 or A levels or equivalent qualification / experience
• College of Podiatry training certificate +/or CACHE apprenticeship or willing to work towards
• First aid training

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience and aptitude for working within healthcare or caring setting
• Working under pressure and responding to change
• Evidence of portfolio of CPD
• Evidence of self -directed learning
• Knowledge of Departmental , Trust and NHS policies and procedures
• Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of providing advice/ training/ education programmes
• Experience of use of computerised systems
• Awareness of the Aging process and Human Biology

Skills & Abilities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisation skills
• Good typing and IT skills
• Able to work independently but also as part of a team
• Creative hobby demonstrating creative ability/ artistic flare/ comprehension of perspective
• Ability to work under pressure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust