Role Summary
Are you a Senior Healthcare Support Worker ready for a new challenge? Take the next step in your career and join our supportive, friendly team providing specialist podiatry (foot) care.
Grow your skills and experience in this varied role, with lots of funded training and development opportunities. Your working pattern will be Monday – Friday, visiting patients in their homes and in different clinic locations.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
About the Role:
Job Title: Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Podiatry)
Location: Eastern Locality, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
As a Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Podiatry), you will make a difference caring for our patients, many of whom require ongoing footcare for high-risk conditions, such as Diabetes.
You will be looking after patients with a variety of foot conditions in a range of settings. Duties may include:
- Providing clinical support to podiatrists, including assistance in ulcer/wound care and surgical clinics
- Running your own footcare clinics and domiciliary visits, providing nail care under the guidance of a podiatrist
- Assisting in the day-to-day running of clinics, including preparation of clinic rooms, ensuring smooth operation of multi-disciplinary team clinics, managing stock, and handling clinical administration
- Assisting with patient care and education, providing wound dressings, and liaising with other departments
About You:
- A caring, motivated individual with excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Level 3 qualification in healthcare
- Good time management and IT skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment
Training and development opportunities:
- Comprehensive training aligned with the AHP Support Worker Competency, Education, and Career Development framework
- Potential opportunities for career progression to an Assistant Practitioner or Podiatry Apprenticeship in the future
Support and Wellbeing:
- Tailored induction and a dedicated ‘buddy’ to help you find your feet in first few days and weeks
- Guidance and support from your manager with regular 121s and appraisals
- Trust wide health and wellbeing events and activities
Working Hours:
A healthy work-life balance is essential, and Devon is a great place to enjoy it. There are opportunities for full-time (37.5hrs per week) or part-time hours and have permanent and fixed term 12 month roles available. We have a flexible working policy that we are happy to discuss to establish suitable options for you and the department.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week for the substantive position and 37.5 hours and 22.5 hours on a fixed term basis.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Laura Brown, Community Podiatry Service Manager on laura.brown@nhs.net, 01392 356127
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
