Podiatry Assistant

Job summary
The Podiatry Department provides a comprehensive service to patients throughout North Cumbria. As a band 3 Podiatry Assistant, the post holder will maintain and be responsible for delivering ongoing foot care to patients, while escalating care to the podiatrist which falls out with their scope of practice. As well as providing foot care and footwear education to patients and their carers. The post holder will support nail surgery clinics.

Main duties of the job

• Provide delegated podiatric/foot care to patients. Including care of nails using appropriate podiatric equipment, post-operative nail dressings for at risk patients.
• Assist with vascular assessments, which may involve the use of specialist equipment
• Provide basic wound care for high risk or acute patients under the supervision of a podiatrist and using wound care app to record consultations.
• Prepare and Assist the podiatrist during specialist treatments e.g. nail surgery
• Renewal of palliative and functional insoles or silicone devices that have previously been prescribed by a podiatrist.
• Provide support to registered podiatrists in high risk clinics.
• When indicated refer patients to the podiatrist where more specialist treatment is needed.
• Work in a variety of clinics, residential care homes and patients own homes.
• Maintain a level of clinical stock at main clinics.
• Care of instruments and equipment, in line with departmental and Trust guidelines.
• Maintain accurate patient records in line with departmental guidelines and Trust policy.
• Input data for new and existing patients on the electronic health record and update patient's details
• Maintain an efficient filing system and storing patient's records in accordance with the trust policy on confidentiality.
• Deliver health education talks to individuals and groups of patients, carers and health care professionals if delegated by the podiatrist.

About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details
Closing date: 10 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Per Annum Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 262-A-26-8332771
Job locations: North Carlisle Medical Centre, Carlisle, CA3 9JZ, United Kingdom

Benefits

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Person Specification
Essential qualifications

• Care Certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake (applicable for all non-registered support workers that provide health care)
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent at grade C or above
• Undertaking or willingness to complete recognised Podiatry Assistant qualification or NVQ based equivalent.

Desirable qualifications

• Understanding of clinical governance.

Essential knowledge and experience

• Experience is not essential.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
• Experience of working in a team.

Desirable knowledge and experience

• Experience of working as a podiatry assistant or other NHS setting.
• Experience in Booking appointments on a computer system e.g. EMiS web.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Experience of working with people with disability

Essential skills and aptitudes

• Ability to communicate (written, verbal and non-verbal) with a variety of people, including those with communication difficulties.
• Ability to be calm under pressure, and to treat distressed or possibly abusive patients.
• Manual dexterity and good hand/eye co-ordination.
• Ability to work unsupervised, and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise own workload, and rearrange appointments where necessary.
• Ability and willingness to attend training events.

Desirable skills and aptitudes

• Conflict resolution.

Essential personal circumstances

• Ability to travel to various sites within North Cumbria e.g. clinics, hospitals, residential homes and patient's own homes.

Essential other requirements

• Act in ways that support equality and value diversity (Level 1)

Disclosure and Barring Service
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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. Apply through our website.