Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Podiatry Assistant, . Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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About Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Rochdale, OL11 1HR, UK
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Podiatry Assistant Practitioner to join our innovative Podiatry team. Your role will include working alongside the podiatrists, independently running your own footcare clinics and managing a domiciliary caseload.
The role is varied and includes:
- Nail care
- Undertaking foot assessments
- Taking bloods
- Assisting with nail surgery and wound care clinics
You will be part of the wider podiatry team working within clinics and patients' own homes so being a car user is essential for this role.
To undertake this role, you will need to complete (unless already completed) the Royal College of Podiatry Assistant Practitioner or equivalent training course as well as venepuncture competencies. You will be assigned a mentor to guide you through the training.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
- Working under the direction of a Podiatrist to provide appropriate treatment and dressing procedures in both acute and community settings
- Assisting at nail surgery sessions including maintenance of a sterile field and preparation of local anaesthesia injections
- Carrying out venepuncture for the podiatry service
- Assisting in appointment scheduling and reception duties as required
- Providing nail care in clinic and domiciliary situations in line with individual treatment plans; this will include patients whose medical conditions may put their lower limbs "at risk"
- Maintaining clear, accurate and full patient records, this will include electronic patient records
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including:
- A fantastic annual leave allowance
- Flexible working opportunities
- Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities
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Job Description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.
Job Responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 3 A-Levels or Health and Science T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) or level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway or willingness to work towards this)
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience in health, therapeutic, rehabilitation, and/or social care setting
- Basic understanding of evidence-based practice and up-to-date knowledge of relevant literature
- Evidence of therapy skills competencies
- Evidence of clinical skills competencies
Desirable
- Venepuncture training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities
- Effective organizational skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable, and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs
- Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently using own initiative
- Good time management
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team, and service
- Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
- Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/registered practitioner instructions
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Person Specification
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities
- Effective organizational skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable, and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs
- Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently using own initiative
- Good time management
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team, and service
- Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
- Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/registered practitioner instructions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement..
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Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Nye Bevan House
Maclure Rd
Rochdale
OL11 1HR
United Kingdom
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