Podiatry Assistant

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Podiatry Assistant to join our Community Podiatry Services Team at Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust. The post is full time and will require the post holder to be flexible and able to work in a variety of locations across the Trust, as the service requires.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working with senior qualified podiatrists and independently to carry out treatments for patients including health promotion. The post holder will be required to deliver high quality professional care within a variety of patient settings including; Health Centres, Clinics, Hospitals, Medical Practices, Residential Settings and Patients Homes. Thepost holder must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, initiative and team spirit, as well as be committed to patient care, assisting them in achieving their maximum potential. The post holder will be encouraged to take part in various CPD activities including clinical support, in house training during team meetings.

About us

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.