Foot Care Assistant | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,948 - £29,468 p.a. inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6373879/196-LIS8601 |
Summary
• 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
• To carry out and prioritise own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions as delegated by the podiatrist
• To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols as appropriate
• Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision – using initiative
• To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters
• To assist with the care of patients as appropriate
• To assist the therapist with individual and group treatments / exercise and/or clinics
• To be able to recognise change in the condition or reaction of a patient with guidance from therapists and to watch the patient response to any treatment undertaken
• 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
Foot Health provides clinical services at the acute hospital sites as well as the community in Lambeth and Southwark boroughs. The services provide a full range of podiatry services available within the scope of an HCP registered Podiatrist, which include outpatient and domiciliary visits. The department provides specialist and generalist podiatric care across a multitude of sites including 2 acute units, 12 health centres, 12 general practices and countless residential and nursing homes, homeless shelters, patients homes and Brixton prison.
The team comprises of approximately 40 clinical staff and a team of 8 administrators.
As well as covering podiatry, the Foot Health service also manages Podiatric Surgery in a day case unit for Lambeth and Southwark.
1. Duties and Responsibilities
• To assist podiatrist to carry out foot care and health promotion activities
• Carries out delegated foot care in community or hospital settings
• Organises and assists in podiatric clinics
CLINICAL
• To carry out and prioritise own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions as delegated by the podiatrist
• To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols as appropriate
• Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision – using initiative
• To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters
• To assist with the care of patients as appropriate
• To assist the therapist with individual and group treatments / exercise and/or clinics
• To be able to recognise change in the condition or reaction of a patient with guidance from therapists and to watch the patient response to any treatment undertaken
• 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
MANAGEMENT
• To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of all equipment used to report defects in equipment
• To maintain and order stocks of equipment
• To assist with non-clinical induction of assistants and students as required
• Responsible for maintenance of accurate patients records using appropriate/current information systems
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jul 2024
• To treat own delegated workload of patients and maintain associated patient records
• To carry out and prioritise own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions as delegated by the podiatrist
• To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols as appropriate
• Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision – using initiative
• To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters
• To assist with the care of patients as appropriate
• To assist the therapist with individual and group treatments / exercise and/or clinics
• To be able to recognise change in the condition or reaction of a patient with guidance from therapists and to watch the patient response to any treatment undertaken
• 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
Foot Health provides clinical services at the acute hospital sites as well as the community in Lambeth and Southwark boroughs. The services provide a full range of podiatry services available within the scope of an HCP registered Podiatrist, which include outpatient and domiciliary visits. The department provides specialist and generalist podiatric care across a multitude of sites including 2 acute units, 12 health centres, 12 general practices and countless residential and nursing homes, homeless shelters, patients homes and Brixton prison.
The team comprises of approximately 40 clinical staff and a team of 8 administrators.
As well as covering podiatry, the Foot Health service also manages Podiatric Surgery in a day case unit for Lambeth and Southwark.
1. Duties and Responsibilities
• To assist podiatrist to carry out foot care and health promotion activities
• Carries out delegated foot care in community or hospital settings
• Organises and assists in podiatric clinics
CLINICAL
• To carry out and prioritise own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions as delegated by the podiatrist
• To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols as appropriate
• Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision – using initiative
• To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters
• To assist with the care of patients as appropriate
• To assist the therapist with individual and group treatments / exercise and/or clinics
• To be able to recognise change in the condition or reaction of a patient with guidance from therapists and to watch the patient response to any treatment undertaken
• 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
MANAGEMENT
• To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of all equipment used to report defects in equipment
• To maintain and order stocks of equipment
• To assist with non-clinical induction of assistants and students as required
• Responsible for maintenance of accurate patients records using appropriate/current information systems
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jul 2024