You will join our Podiatry service which is delivered by Suffolk GP Federation helping patients with a range of podiatry issues.
Main duties of the job
What is the role?
* You will assist qualified podiatrists in the treatment of a diverse range of patients who may have complex needs and who are at high risk of lower limb complications.
* You will be working as part of the team to support all aspects of the podiatry service and delivery of care management.
* You will also have the opportunity to take part in nail surgery clinics.
About us
Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for Podiatry Support Workers to join our fantastic Podiatry Team.
Is it for me?
We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.
* You will need to have regular access to transport in order to support all of the locations the service covers.
What we can offer you:
* A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
* Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
* A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that gets it.
* Excellent IT teams & support giving us first-class equipment and no wait responses.
* A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Death in service cover.
* Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking.
* 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) on starting, rising to 29 days (plus bank holidays) after 5 years of service.
* Blue light card employer access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
Person Specification
* Level 3 maths and English or equivalent.
* NVQ Care Level 3 or 4 or above.
* Level 4 certificate in foot health education and training standards.
* ACCO Qualification.
* Care certificate.
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.
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