Podiatry Assistant

An exciting opportunity to be part of the podiatry team based at The Royal Oldham Hospital.The post holder will assist podiatrists on outpatient clinics in the Diabetes Centre and support the team on the wards.

The post holder will communicate and work closely with multidiscipliniary teams in acute and community settings.

Achievement of national Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification, or willingness to work towards is required for this role.
- To carry out screening of patients with diabetes (training available on site)
- Provide foot care advice to patients
- Prepare clinic environment following infection control protocols
- Support the podiatrists in manufacturing offloading devices

Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.