Clinical Support Officer - Podiatry

The Community podiatry service are looking to recruit a new clinical support officer.
This clinical post is vacant due to internal promotion,
The Community podiatry service provide clinics in Clacton, Colchester and Harwich, as well as home visits for housebound clients across North East Essex.
We assess and treat a wide range of foot conditions, and all ages.
You will join our growing team of podiatrists, apprentice podiatrists, and associate practitioners, who together provide assessment, education and treatment to our patients. Your role will be to assist in clinic where an assistant is needed, such as nail surgery and wound dressing clinics.
Once trained, you will also complete post nail surgery checks and redressings, under the direction of the podiatrist. You will also manage our stock levels, ordering items for stock, and specific items as required. Training on all systems used will be provided, but a confident grasp of basic IT skills is essential.
You will at times need to provide reception cover, and assist in referral and appointment management.
Good interpersonal skills are essential, to support effective communication with service users and MDT.
As a CSO you will work from our Clacton or Colchester base but will be expected to cover all areas as needed by the service (this is preplanned). A car driver and access to a car is desirable., + Clinical duties including redressing post surgery
+ Stock management and ordering
+ To work closely with the Podiatry Team during Nail Surgery Clinics - assisting in clinic and doing simple redressing under delegation.
+ Assist with short return clinics
+ Arranging periodic reviews
+ Preparing dressings boxes for podiatry clinics
+ Management and tracking of equipment availability.
+ Working closely with the Admin teams, including appointment booking, accepting referrals and possible reception cover., Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A, Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
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Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.
Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due Home Office eligibility.
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