Podiatry Assistant

The post holder will carry out treatment plans devised by the registered Podiatrists in clinics, patients own homes, care homes and nursing homes across various sites in Stockport.

They will assist the Podiatrists with minor surgery and act as a clinic assistant as requested.

They provide foot health information to patients, carers’, general public

They will monitor stock levels of podiatry equipment informing Podiatrists when stock levels run low.

Full or part time considered
- Under the direction of a qualified registered podiatrist provide podiatric care to patients and implement packages of care.
- Prepare patients for treatment ensuring a safe environment.
- To be able to accurately report back to the podiatrist any work undertaken.
- Monitor stock and keep up-to-date with documentation i.e. filing and photocopying.
- To assist patient with independent prescribed practice provided by qualified podiatrists.
- To work alongside podiatrists/other assistants to run patient activity groups when required.
- To attend domiciliary visits to provide delegated podiatric care to patients.
- To liaise with podiatrist and co-ordinate delivery of orthotic devices.
- To assist podiatrist in nail surgery clinics and maintain documentation required for these clinics
- To be required to work alone in line with relevant policies.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.