Podiatry Apprentice

East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Podiatry service provides a dynamic, flexible, responsive and solution focused holistic service for a patient caseload including patients with Diabetes, Vascular Disease, Connective Tissue Diseases, Rheumatological conditions and Wound care conditions.

The Podiatry Service works very closely with primary and secondary care and social care and works with a wide range of health care professionals including Consultants, GPs, Social Services, District Nurses, Treatment Room staff, Nursing Staff.

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

As a result of a new initiative for apprentice posts within the NHS we have an exciting opportunity that has arisen within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust for the position of a full time apprentice Podiatrist.

The post holder will be employed for the period of the apprenticeship with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (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 recognition 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 within the service and through completion of the Podiatry training programme 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.

East Lancashire is a great place to live and work short rail journeys to the vibrant cities of Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds but also within a short distance to stunning countryside and areas of natural beauty ideal for walking and cycling.

The successful applicant will have a corporate and local departmental induction with a dedicated mentor and will have a 6 month Preceptorship period during which they will complete a competency framework.

You will receive support from your locality Team Leader and Clinical Specialist Podiatrist within the team.

The apprentice Podiatry programme 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 programme.