Podiatry Assistant

Great news An opportunity has arisen for Podiatry Assistant practitioners in our Podiatry service. The role is varied and includes nail care for people with problematic / pathological toenails, undertaking foot assessments for people with diabetes, assisting with nail surgery, wound care clinics to name but a few. You will be part of the wider podiatry team and see patients who have been referred to you by a Podiatrist as well as new patients within your competencies. You will work on your own mainly and have your own caseload but will be required to work under direction of the Podiatrist / Team Lead.

To undertake this role, you will need to complete the College of Podiatry Assistant Practitioner training course, as well as undertake several modules of in-house training and competency assessment to ensure you are skilled and safe in undertaking the tasks that will be required. All training is in-house and will be assessed in-house too. You will be assigned a mentor to take you through the training but will start treating patients usually within the first 6 weeks of commencing. You will start your role on band 3 level but will move to band 4 on qualification from the Royal College of Podiatry Assistant Practitioner training course (even if all other modules have not been completed).