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Podiatry Apprentice

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust • Level 5 • Hertford, England, United Kingdom • £25.15k - £27.60k / year • 1m ago

We are recruiting suitably qualified, enthusiastic individuals to undertake a podiatry degree through an apprenticeship scheme running in collaboration with the University of East London starting in September 2025.

The successful candidates will work within East and North Hertfordshire

The Apprenticeship is four years in duration and on completion of a BSc (Hons) degree in Podiatry will allow you to progress into a HCPC registered podiatry role and remain at the trust as a qualified Podiatrist

To qualify for the apprentice program the successful candidate must meet the following criteria:

Be over 18 years old

Resident in the UK for the last 3 years

Should have GCSE's level 2/Grade C in Maths and English

Successfully completed study at Level 3 including a science.

Podiatrists are registered healthcare professionals specialising in the lower limb (feet, ankles, legs) providing high quality hands on clinical care. Podiatrists work with people of all ages and provide advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of problems affecting the foot and lower limb.

For more information about Podiatry as a career see:

What is a podiatrist (rcpod.org.uk)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGLx6qwZOs

A car driving licence and use of a car are essential to fully benefit from all training opportunities.

The Podiatry Apprenticeship combines full time employment, work-based learning and academic study at Foundation Degree Level (Level 5). Apprentices will work in a supported learning environment with our friendly supportive team to develop their clinical competencies and knowledge related to the role of a Podiatrist. You will be patient facing from the start- so that you can apply and develop your new knowledge and skills with increasing confidence.

Your clinical days at the Trust will be diverse.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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To work within Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Podiatry Service to provide clinical care to patients within East and North Hertfordshire.

To gain knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised treatment plans for a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management.

To manage your own clinical caseload, providing treatment for patients referred by a podiatrist.

To implement individualised treatment programs for patients

To provide appropriate education to patients and carers to assist with the delivery of their treatment program and to empower the patient to participate in their self-care.

To gain experience during the period of the apprenticeship in a wide variety of clinical areas including diabetes, rheumatology, biomechanics, tissue viability, nail surgery and wound management.

To provide appropriate administrative duties including completion of the clinical record, clinical monitoring and ordering of stock and supplies, and to ensure patients views are recorded via comment cards and patient surveys.

To provide basic footcare to a delegated caseload including the use of a scalpel after appropriate training.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.