Podiatry Apprentice

Job overview

East Lancashire Hospitals trust Podiatry service provides a dynamic, flexible, responsive and solution focused holistic service for a patient  case load including Diabetes, Vascular Disease, Connective Tissue Disease, Rheumatological conditions and Wound care.

Main duties of the job

The Podiatry service undertakes primarily at risk clinical work including woundcare, nail surgery and biomechanics.  The Podiatry service does not proved a social nail cutting service.

As a result of Apprentice Post within the NHS we have an exciting opportunity that has arisen within the East Lancashire Hospitals trust for the full time position of Apprentice Podiatrist.

the post holder will be employed for the period of the apprenticeship within ELHT and will undertake study at the University of Huddersfield as part of this apprenticeship.

This is a developmental role. You will work towards successful completion of a BSc (Hons) degree in podiatry and recognized by the Health care professions council (HCPC) as an Allied health Professions Podiatrist.  You will develop and maintain knowledge, skills and competencies related to the role of Podiatrist with the service and through completion of the Podiatry training program which includes working in clinic and community care settings and delivery of direct person- centered care. Whilst undertaking this training you will work within the service as a podiatry assistant.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Apprentice Podiatry program combines and integrates both academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers.  As an apprentice podiatrist you will be based, as an employee, within ELHT working in clinical and community settings in order that you gain a wide appreciation of many health and care contexts to enable you to fulfill all the requirements of the BSc (Hons) Podiatry program.