Podiatry Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a fixed-term Podiatry Assistant role covering maternity leave, working Monday to Friday across clinics in Colchester, Clacton, and Harwich, and supporting home visits. The role involves assisting podiatrists with delegated clinical tasks like redressing and wound care, and requires an experienced Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker with a full driving licence and access to a vehicle. It offers an opportunity to develop skills within a specialist podiatry service, working with patients of all ages and a wide range of foot health needs.
Essential criteria
- Previous general office experience
- Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information and data
- Experience of using Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
- Previous secretarial support experience
- Experience in health care as an assistant
- Excellent numeracy and literacy
- Competent IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel
- ECDL or similar
- Knowledge of office administration and office equipment
- Knowledge of Microsoft packages, including diary management
- Understanding of patient needs and NHS
- Awareness of Health & Safety relevant to role
- Understanding of Information Governance
- Previous general office experience
- Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information and data
- Experience of using Microsoft packages
- Previous secretarial support experience
- Experience in health care as an assistant
- Excellent numeracy and literacy
- Competent IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel
- ECDL or similar
- Knowledge of office administration and office equipment
- Knowledge of Microsoft packages, including diary management
- Understanding of patient needs and NHS
- Awareness of Health & Safety relevant to role
- Understanding of Information Governance
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Podiatry Assistant
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Fixed-Term Maternity Cover | Monday to Friday | Colchester, Clacton & Harwich
Are you an experiencedHealthcare Assistant (HCA) or Care Worker looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist clinical service?
Our friendlyPodiatry Service is looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our team on afixed-term basis to cover maternity leave .
You will work alongside our podiatrists, supporting patients in clinic and assisting with delegated clinical tasks, includingredressing and wound care . You will also have the opportunity to support our team duringhome visits , providing care to patients in their own homes.
The role will involve working across our clinics in Colchester, Clacton and Harwich , as well as supporting home visits.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are therefore essential for this role.
What we offer
Monday to Friday working
No weekend or bank holiday working
The opportunity to gain experience within a specialist podiatry service
A varied role working with patients of all ages and with a wide range of clinical needs
Support and supervision from an experienced podiatry team
A friendly and collaborative working environment
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