Podiatry Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Gateshead Podiatry Team. The successful applicant will work within Gateshead, providing care to patients in a variety of settings. This role has a focus on the treatment of patients using therapeutic interventions following standardised pathways of care.

We are looking for someone with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills. Previous experience of working in the NHS and the use of EMIS patient record systems would also be desirable. The post involves providing podiatry care in clinical, domiciliary and hospital settings under the direction of the qualified podiatrist. We do provide an induction and ongoing support process to ensure staff meet the high standards expected from this service. As this is a community post, successful applicants must have the ability to travel across the whole of Gateshead independently in order to fulfil the needs of this role. Lone working and problem solving skills are key components of this role. Please see the job description for the definitive qualifications, knowledge and skills required for this post.

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of acute and community services from our facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bensham Hospital and Blaydon Primary Care Centre. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

As a group, we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry.

Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham - and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people.

This band 4 post will involve supporting the qualified podiatrists in the following areas:

- Nail surgery
- Dressings
- Scalpel skills
- General wound care
- Diabetic annual review assessments
- Biomechanics