Podiatry Assistant

7 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Podiatry Assistant Practitioner to join our innovative Podiatry team. Your role will include working alongside the podiatrist, independently running your own footcare clinics and managing a domiciliary caseload.

The role is varied and includes nail care, undertaking foot assessments, taking bloods, assisting with nail surgery and wound care clinics to name but a few. You will be part of the wider podiatry team working within Salford Royal Hospital, Salford community clinics and patients own homes so being a car user is essential for this role.

To undertake this role, you will need to complete (unless already completed) the Royal College of Podiatry Assistant Practitioner training course as well as phlebotomy competencies. You will be assigned a mentor to guide you through the training.

**The Podiatry Assistant will**:

- Working under the direction of a Podiatrist to provide appropriate treatment and dressing procedures in both acute and community settings
- To assist at nail surgery sessions including maintenance of a sterile field and preparation of local anaesthesia injections
- To carry out venepuncture for the podiatry service
- To assist in appointment scheduling and reception duties as required
- To provide nail care in clinic and domiciliary situations in line with individual treatment plans this will include patients whose medical conditions may put their lower limbs “at risk”
- To maintain clear, accurate and full patient records, this will include electronic patient records

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Salford is the place, which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.

Home to the Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Greater Manchester Trauma Hospital and the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Salford is improving care for some of the sickest patients in the region, and delivers a range of acute, community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

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