Job summary
We are looking for a enthusiastic, motivated and caring individual to support the Community Podiatry Service in the delivery of quality foot care across the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
You will be supporting the team in delivering high quality care to our patients, while simultaneously being supported to achieve your personal best.
The team delivers the full scope of podiatric disciplines, therefore the role will be varied and interesting.
We would love to hear from you if you would like to join us.
- To assist the provision of a high standard of therapy services to patients within GSTT and to undertake duties to support the smooth functioning of the department and service
- To treat own delegated workload of patients and maintain associated patient records
- You will be working within a team but also autonomously
- Must have good communications skills
Main duties of the job
To organise and assist in podiatric clinics:
- To carry out and prioritise your own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions as delegated by the podiatrist. These patients will be seen in various clinic locations as well as within the patient's own home
- To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols as appropriate
- Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision - using initiative
- To manage and maintain stock levels for our clinics by liaising regularly with our procurement department
- To assist with our nail surgery clinics
- To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters
- To demonstrate an awareness and an ability to manage clinical risk
- To comply with the Health and Safety Regulations
- To be able to cope with occasional, potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner
- To attend mandatory training
About us
We are a large community based service comprised of thirty podiatrists and two podiatry assistants who work across the central London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. We have a fantastic, diverse and friendly team and we work closely with those in the hospital based teams at Guy's and St Thomas'. The hospital sites offer multidisciplinary team wound care and review, musculoskeletal services and podiatric surgery.
We schedule regular education sessions where we can all come together to enhance our knowledge as a team and have quarterly team meetings alongside the hospital based team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post entails treating patient in both clinical and home visit settings.
See Job description, person specification and function requirement for full details.
Please note that the vacancy may be closed early if a lot of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post entails treating patient in both clinical and home visit settings.
See Job description, person specification and function requirement for full details.
Please note that the vacancy may be closed early if a lot of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Driving licence
- Undertaken RCOP podiatrist clinical assistant course
Experiences
Essential
- Working in health care setting
Desirable
- Assessing and treating patients
- Experience working in hospital setting
- Experience of working within a Domiciliary setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to recognise and respond to the needs of an unwell patient
- Ability to priortise work load
- Able to work under pressure
- Good communication skills
- Understanding confidentiality within the work place
- Previous experience of working with the public
- High standard of written and spoken English
- Ability to undertake at least 2 days a week domiciliary caseload
Desirable
- Knowledge of workings of out-patient department
- Knowledge of IT systems
- Previous experience of working as part of a team.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Driving licence
- Undertaken RCOP podiatrist clinical assistant course
Experiences
Essential
- Working in health care setting
Desirable
- Assessing and treating patients
- Experience working in hospital setting
- Experience of working within a Domiciliary setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to recognise and respond to the needs of an unwell patient
- Ability to priortise work load
- Able to work under pressure
- Good communication skills
- Understanding confidentiality within the work place
- Previous experience of working with the public
- High standard of written and spoken English
- Ability to undertake at least 2 days a week domiciliary caseload
Desirable
- Knowledge of workings of out-patient department
- Knowledge of IT systems
- Previous experience of working as part of a team.
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
