Support Worker - Diabetic Foot (Podiatry)

Job overview

There is opportunity to learn new skills or build on existing ones. The team is small but aspirational and we aim to provide a comprehensive care plan for our patients to improve outcome.

We invite applicants from across North Cumbria to apply, please note the role is split and we are seeking two applicants.

The hours will be split as follows:

1. 5hrs at Cumberland Infirmary
2. 5hrs at West Cumberland infirmary

• To assist the Podiatrists (or other healthcare practitioners) in providing high quality patient care.
• Maintain patients’ privacy and dignity at all times and provide care in a compassionate and sensitive manner.
• Be an effective part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the departmental objectives.
• Will contribute to housekeeping and other department duties as required, e.g. general tidiness, stock maintenance, clinical equipment is clean, working and stored correctly.
• Contributes to the work of the department by working under direct or indirect supervision of registered practitioners or assistant practitioners.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information, please see the additional information link which can be viewed under the “read this before applying” section.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2^nd December 2024

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

1. day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Work in customer focused / caring environment
• Ability to maintain and improve knowledge, skills and competence to ensure high standards of patient care.
• Ability to carry out routine elements of assessment to enhance the patient / client journey, following an initial assessment by a registered practitioner.
• Understanding of confidentiality

• Previous NHS employment.
• Experience using Trust IT systems e.g. EMiS Web, PAS, ICE.
• Knowledge of nursing policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• National Care certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process
• Undertaking or willingness to complete recognised Podiatry Assistant qualification or NVQ leve 3 based equivalent

Skills and Aptitudes

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
• Competent in performing physical skills e.g. NEWS2, blood Glucose, blood pressure.
• Ability to undertake Venepuncture or willingness to learn.

• IT skills.
• Keyboard skills.
• Extended Scope of practice pertinent to role.

Other requirements

• Ability to communicate with members of the public and health care providers
• Enthusiastic
• Presents self as courteous, respectful and helpful.
• Ability to work effectively under direct supervision, as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Be flexible and able to work across sites when required
• Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours

• Demonstrate understanding of Trust
• Experience of working in the Trust previously