Podiatry Administrator/Clinic Assistant - Part time
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an organised and friendly Clinic Assistant/Administrator to support the Podiatry Department in Witney, with some work in Abingdon. Duties primarily involve administrative tasks like arranging appointments, handling enquiries, and ordering supplies. The role also includes assisting patients and preparing clinic rooms, with full training provided for clinical support tasks. The successful candidate will work independently and as part of a small team, maintaining confidentiality.
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education to include 5 GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of using Microsoft Office
- Experience of office / administration work including knowledge of Data Protection and confidentiality
- Customer service experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using EMIS
- Previous NHS experience
- Technical Expertise/ Competence
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Attention to detail - eg. meticulous when checking information is correct
- Quaifications
- Good standard of general education to include 5 GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of using Microsoft Office
- Experience of office / administration work including knowledge of Data Protection and confidentiality
- Customer service experience
- Experience of using EMIS
- Previous NHS experience
- Technical Expertise/ Competence
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Attention to detail - eg. meticulous when checking information is correct
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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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Podiatry Administrator/Clinic Assistant - Part time
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
Are you an organised administrator with great people skills looking for a new opportunity?
The Podiatry Department is responsible for treating foot problems and promoting foot health. We require an enthusiastic and friendly Clinic Assistant/administrator to work with podiatrists in our community clinic in Witney.
This role will be based at the Windrush Medical Practice with at least one day a week in Abingdon Community Hospital.
The successful candidates will need to work on their own initiative and as part of a small team, be flexible, have a caring attitude and maintain confidentiality at all times. Excellent organisational skills are essential and experience of working with the elderly and in an NHS setting would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
Duties areprimarily administrativeand include receptionist work -
- arranging patient appointments
- dealing with telephone and postal enquiries
- ordering supplies as well as generally assisting patients attending for treatment and preparing the room and equipment used by the podiatrist.
Applicants**** must be IT literate. Assistance within the clinic/surgery setting will be required, including assisting the podiatrist at nail surgery sessions. Full in-service training will b
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