Podiatry Assistant

Job Introduction
Join us as a** Band 4 Podiatry Assistant** You will be covering Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Burscough and Tarleton. We offer **flexible hours**, along with the chance for hybrid working - working between the community and remote at home to complete administrative duties.

You will be assisting the Podiatry team in their clinical and administrative duties and contribute to the safe and smooth running the Podiatry Service.

You will be based at Bickerstaffe House, Ormskirk, working Monday-Friday between 8:30 and 4:30pm.

Main Responsibilities
As a Podiatry Assistant you will;
- assist the Podiatrists by preparing/maintaining the clinical area, equipment and stock levels.
- carry out toenail cutting, filing, nail drilling and simple wound care dressings following an individual care plan and with support from the Podiatrists.
- take responsibility for own delegated clinical caseload of patients.
- undertake treatment/intervention as required or as directed by an HCPC registered Podiatrist.

Please see job description attached for more information.

You will have a **NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.** Along with experience of working as a Podiatry or Health Care assistant.

We are looking for someone who has a flexible and adaptive approach to duties, with a general understanding of clinical conditions relevant to Podiatry.

As you will be expected to visit patients in the community
- a driving license and access to a car is an essential requirement for this post

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Package Description
As a Podiatry Assistant you’ll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group

You will feel valued as a Podiatry Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

- Band 4 salary with Group Pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission