Podiatry Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

Do you aspire to work for an NHS organisation that is not only rated Good by the Care Quality Commission but are also in the HSJ best places to work list and in Stonewall’s top employers’ index? If so, look no further than Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH).  CLCH currently works across London and Hertfordshire.

As London's largest NHS Trust dedicated to community healthcare we offer leadership, learning and career opportunities for community healthcare professional that few can match. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

So what do you need to join our team?

Passionate about delivering high quality and efficient Podiatric care to our patients

We offer:

Fully supported inductions

Access to the CLCH Academy which provides continued education and training

Excellent professional development opportunities

Exclusive discounts across travel, shopping, utilities – with even more coming soon

Various Health & Wellbeing programmes to help with general, physical, and mental health

Staff networks that celebrate and support cultural diversity and inclusivity

Travel discounts including season tickets and cycle schemes

Main duties of the job

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To provide high quality nail care including, cutting and filing.

To use the scalpel after appropriate training and apply uncomplicated dressings and provide foot care advice to all patients referred to the service and assessed by a podiatrist to be suitable for Podiatry assistant practitioner input.

To assist during nail surgery sessions and support the Podiatrist in ensuring that Nail surgery appointments are booked and that essential referral & consent forms are completed appropriately.

Support the Podiatry team in gathering patient outcome information using Pascom 10 following Nail Surgery.

Provide and promote holistic patient/person-centred care and support, demonstrating duty of care and safeguarding of individuals.

Demonstrate competence in a range of relevant technical and administrative procedures relevant to their role boundaries and scope of practice.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.