We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join East and North Herts Podiatry Team as a Podiatry Assistant.
The successful candidate will work within East and North Herts providing footcare to a dedicated caseload of patients referred by a podiatrist.
They will also assist the podiatrists working in Multi-disciplinary foot clinics and when performing nail surgery.
The service is delivered in Community Clinics, Health Centres and Acute and Community Hospital Sites. The successful candidate will be expected to work at a range of agreed clinical sites within East and North Hertfordshire.
To provide footcare to a delegated caseload
To implement individualised treatment programs for identified patients living within east and North Hertfordshire that meet the service access criteria but that do not need podiatry treatment.
To ensure the smooth running of multi-disciplinary clinics and ward rounds.
To assist during nail surgery.
To provide appropriate education to patients and carers to assist with the delivery of their treatment program and to empower the patient to participate in their self-care.
To provide appropriate administrative duties including completion of the clinical record, clinical monitoring and ordering of stock and supplies, and to ensure patients views are recorded via comment cards and patient surveys.
The successful candidate will be supported to complete the senior Healthcare Support Worker, Level 3 on the apprenticeship programme if appropriate.
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You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
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Please see attached job Description and Person Specification.
Interview date – Tuesday 23rd September
JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY:
To work within the Podiatry Service providing clinical care of a high standard to a specified patient group under the supervision of a qualified Podiatrist.
Undertake own footcare clinics to a designated group of patients as identified by a qualified podiatrist within a range of clinical settings. This may include working alone with indirect supervision.
Provide high quality healthcare advice to patients and carers as appropriate.
To prepare treatment areas, prepare patients for treatment by the podiatrist, assist under the direction of the podiatrist in minor nail surgery and perform and record appropriate diagnostic tests.
To provide appropriate administrative duties including completion of the clinical record, clinical monitoring an ordering of stock and supplies, and to ensure patients views are recorded via comment cards and patient surveys.