Podiatry Assistant

Are you passionate about Podiatry? Would you like to work for one of the top 10 NHS Community trusts whose vision is to be the best local healthcare provider and a great place to work?

Derbyshire Community Health Services Podiatry Team wants to hear from you

We are looking for enthusiastic Podiatry Assistant to join our Podiatry Service in Derbyshire. What can DCHS Podiatry offer you?
- The opportunity to work in varied settings across the beautiful county of Derbyshire, including Hospitals, Health Centres and patient’s homes.
- The opportunity to provide a quality, good value service to a wide variety of patient types and develop working relationships with other services, trusts and our Podiatric Surgery team.
- An annual appraisal and personal development plan. DCHS pledges to engage, involve and support staff to reach their full potential.
- Supportive Mentorship and CPD arranged by the Podiatry Service in addition to the essential learning required by the trust.
- To become part of our Team. To have involvement in team meetings and the opportunity to make valuable contributions to the team meetings, staff forums and via Staff Surveys and Pulse Checks.
- We have an opportunity currently for a permanent post, full and part time hours considered. Work locations bases are available across the whole county.

**For further details/informal visits contact**:
To provide and undertake programmes of Podiatry care as delegated by a podiatrist to patients who have an assessed level of need.

To implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs devised by a specialised podiatrist for approximately 50% of a working week.

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are will be provided in a range of community settings, some of which may be in isolation, but always within telephone contact of a senior qualified podiatrist

**Examples**: Health Centre Community Clinics

GP Practice Clinics

Hospital based Community Services

Domiciliary Visits

Hospital Ward visits

Physical/Mental Health/Learning Difficulties

Social Services Establishments

To be part of a highly motivated team, providing a high standard of clinical care.

As part of the Podiatry Team and Wider Trust, contribute to the development and adhere to the Podiatry Department and Trust policies, strategies and objectives.

Clinical Scope of Practice of the Podiatry Assistant
- General Nail Care
- Renewing silicone devices previously prescribed by a Podiatrist.
- To carry out diabetic assessments as delegated by a Community Podiatrist
- To assist in Wound Care Clinics
- To assist in Nail Surgery and provide Nail Surgery Post-operative Dressings.
- To deliver patient education including Foot care advice, Neuropathy and Ischaemia advice, Footwear check and advice.
- Patient preparation for clinical procedures.
- Clinical Environment Preparation.
- To be able to deliver Basic Life Support.
- Participating in cleaning rotas.
- Participate in Decontamination of instruments.

Administrative duties
- Information Management
- Record Keeping using computerised patient record system
- Changing appointments
- Caseload Management
- Nail surgery Audit
- Stock Ordering
- Undertake clinical and technical audits