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Clinical Support Worker - Podiatry

Job Introduction

Delivering Safe, Effective and Person-Centred Foot Care Services

The BSW Podiatry Service is seeking a Foot Care Assistant to support registered podiatrists in the delivery of community-based podiatry services across Swindon and surrounding care settings.

The post holder will undertake delegated clinical and non-clinical duties, including the provision of routine foot care treatments for appropriate-risk patients. The role also involves assisting podiatrists in delivering more complex interventions, including nail surgery clinics. Working within agreed competencies and under the supervision of a registered podiatrist, the successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care while escalating concerns appropriately.

Location: Swindon NHS Health Centre
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Package Description

As a Clinical Support Worker - Podiatry, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Swindon NHS Health Centre. You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £25,500 - £27,098 FTE with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Supporting the Delivery of Community Podiatry Services

• Undertake delegated clinical duties in accordance with local policies, procedures and competency frameworks.
• Deliver routine foot care interventions for appropriately assessed patients.
• Assist registered podiatrists in the assessment and management of patients attending podiatry clinics.
• Support the delivery of nail surgery procedures, including preparation of equipment, treatment environments and patients.
• Assist in the preparation and application of dressings under the direction of a registered podiatrist.
• Undertake post-procedure observations and report findings appropriately.
• Recognise and escalate concerns relating to infection, tissue viability, wound healing, circulation or deteriorating foot health.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control across all clinical areas.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, Healthcare Support, or equivalent experience.
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy.

Experience

• Experience working within healthcare, social care, or community services.
• Experience providing direct patient care.
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work within delegated care plans and agreed clinical protocols.
• Understanding of confidentiality and information governance.
• Basic IT and record management skills.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control standards.
• Ability to recognise, report, and escalate concerns appropriately.

Personal Attributes

• Compassionate and patient-focused.
• Reliable, organised, and professional.
• Ability to work independently within defined parameters.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of care.

Desirable Criteria

Qualifications

• Care Certificate.
• Foot Care Assistant qualification or equivalent training.
• Training in aseptic technique or support of minor surgical procedures.

Experience

• Experience within a podiatry service.
• Experience supporting minor surgery clinics.
• Experience working with patients with diabetes, frailty, or long-term conditions.

Knowledge

• Understanding of foot health promotion and preventative care.
• Knowledge of diabetic foot care principles.
• Understanding of safeguarding procedures.

For full details of the role,responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the attached JobDescription.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy. 

Questions About The Role? 

If you'd like to find out more about this role or need any support with your application, please contact Thomas Pritchard, RecruitmentAdvisor, on 07884 659779, or via email at thomas.pritchard@hcrgcaregroup.com. My working hours are Monday to Friday,8:00am to 4:00pm.