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We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join South Manchester Podiatry Service as a Podiatry Assistant. You will assist the Podiatrist in a range of clinical settings including assisting with management of high risk patients who may have complex wounds, assisting in nail surgery clinics. You will also be responsible for the management and treatment of your own patient caseload of vulnerable patients both in clinic and in the community (in patients own home).
We are looking for an individual who can work autonomously and as part of the wider podiatry team. In return, we will offer support and full training to undertake the role for the successful candidate.
The post holder will be required to travel between community settings; access to a car is essential.
Main duties of the job
Providing foot health, nail care and education to a caseload of patients in our community clinics or in the domiciliary setting. You will be able to work in clinic both independently and as part of the team.
You will be provided with training in order to provide foot care, routine nail care and gain an understanding of common nail disorders, foot related pathologies and anatomy to identify when to refer onward to the podiatry colleagues.
You must be able to demonstrate excellent manual dexterity skills to carry out routine nail care safely to a caseload of at-risk patients with foot conditions.
You will be required to support procurement processes with the service to ensure clinical stock and sterile instrumentation is maintained.
Each week your role will require supporting our podiatrists by assisting with minor surgical interventions (nail surgery).
You will receive training on an electronic patient record keeping system which means adhering to service use records policy on our clinical system (EMIS). This will include relevant administration support of any care you provide and to communicate with other health professionals and colleagues.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English
* Must be able to complete portfolio / NVQ level training or equivalent
Experience
* Experience dealing with the public and/or patients.
* Working within a healthcare setting
Personal Attributes
* Ability to travel across clinical sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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