Podiatry Assistant

Job summary

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.

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 caseload of patients in our community clinics or in the domiciliary setting. You will be able to work in clinic both independently and is 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 caseload 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.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & 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 & staff experience, operational effectiveness & 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 & 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.