Job overview
This Footcare Assistant Apprenticeship involves part of a highly motivated Community Podiatry Team, providing foot-care, orthotic manufacture and administrative duties. As part of the position you will need to complete Support Worker ( Foot care Assistant) Podiatry Apprenticeship level 5. In house training will be given on orthotic manufacture. While completing the apprenticeship you will be working as a foot care assistant undertaking basic nail care and orthotics/insole manufacture
This is a development post Band 3 Fixed Term with potential offer of a band 4 Footcare/Support worker post on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Main duties of the job
The service provides foot care to patients with a number of Podiatric and medical conditions such as; Diabetes, Neuropathy, Chronic diseases, ’Wound management, musculoskeletal conditions and Terminally ill patients
1. To provide nail/ core podiatry care to patients pre -assessed by a podiatrist
2. To undertake the manufacture of insoles and orthotics
3. To assist and carryout wound dressing as directed by podiatrists
4. To assist in nail surgery and undertake nail surgery dressings.
5. To provide administration support to community based podiatry service.
6. To be involved in departmental audits
7. Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promotes these on day to day basis.
8. To carry out home visits
9. Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism
Working for our organisation
CNWL (Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of of London's population, Milton Keynes and beyond.
There are excellent training and development opportunities available within CNWL in addition to local in house CPD opportunities.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority for us in CNWL we expect staff to be culturally competent, reflective and open to culturally diversity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
10. To provide nail care/dressings to patients including high risk patients within the podiatry department. Provide Core Podiatry care on completion of apprenticeship (under supervision of a podiatrist.
11. To undertake/ assist in the manufacture of insoles and orthotics following prescription by Podiatrist following inhouse training. To issue and advise on Orthotic/Insoles.
12. To identify the risk status of feet including patients with diabetes and undertake appropriate action e.g. inform podiatrist
13. To treat high risk patient with conditions such diabetes, neuropathy, wounds and other chronic diseases
14. To assist with nail surgery, preparation and dressings.
15. To be involved in infection prevention and control, health and safety; this would include cleaning the clinical areas, monitoring of appointment availability, identification of adequate stock levels, maintenance of equipment .
16. To undertake administrative duties to ensure effective patient care; e.g. stocks, accurate record keeping, keep abreast of emails, requesting and helping with appointment scheduling.
17. To ensure that Health and Safety Legislation is complied with at all times including COSHH, Temperature readings in clinic, Workplace Risk Assessment and Infection Prevention Control and waste disposal.
18. To achieve and provide evidence Support Worker Apprenticeship at level 5.
19. Complete inhouse Orthotic/insole manufacture and Care certificate completion if not held.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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