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Job summary

Main area
Chiropody/Podiatry
Grade
AfC Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
384-SB-EMF18866-B4
Employer
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Guildford
Salary
£28,860 - £31,671 (per annum) pro-rata -includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/08/2025 23:59

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Therapy Assistant Practitioner Podiatry

AfC Band 4

Job overview

An existing opportunity to join a busy forward thinking Podiatry team is now vailable.

You will have the opportunity to work across the Guildford and Waverly community sites as well as the acute. You will be required to provide comprehensive foot health service for the local community and work in different clinics and home settings across the area supported by Podiatrists and podiatry assistants.

The successful candidate will progress on to taking on allocated caseload following training including a variety of patient assessments, wound care and routine treatments alongside caseload management. There will be a requirement to make patient appointments, schedule clinic alterations, ensuring clinics run smoothly and are well stocked.

Rewards and benefits include free on-site parking at community sites and internal training and development. 

Please note that interviews will be conducted between 7 and 14 days after the closing date of the job advert.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Podiatry team in delivering a high quality and effective service to patients.

Responsabilities for the role also cover:

•    Supporting the podiatrists in clinic and surgery settings.
•    Preparing the clinic for the session
•    Undertaking your own clinical caseload in clinics, ward and domiciliary settings.
•    To ensure effective communication of information to the patients, relatives, carers (with various levels of understanding), and other healthcare professionals.
•    A varied and changeable schedule of work & locations

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To provide Therapy assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Podiatry service designated by a qualified Podiatrist.
  • Assesses and treats patients without direct supervision according to team standards and protocols.
  • Flexible post working across inpatient and Community sites and home visits.
  • Working flexibly within a 5 day service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 level 3 equivalent of knowledge and experience.
  • Portfolio evidence of relevant experience/ CPD in specialist field.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to work on own initiative and recognise when to seek assistance
  • Broad experience of working as a Band 3 therapy or podiatry or HCA /CRA Assistant or Technical Instructor.
  • NHS experience within acute setting
  • Recent experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team, with an understanding of roles and responsibilities of the team.
  • Understanding of common medical conditions and terminology
  • Able to perform a basic primary assessment according to unit guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident committedStep into healthWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
James Fajo-misa
Job title
Therapies Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01483571122
Additional information

For any questions or queries, please contact James Fajo-Misa, Therapies Lead.

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