Podiatry Assistant

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

[email protected]

Job description

To provide high quality foot treatment to maintain patients 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.

Person specification

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

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.

About the employer

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes: