Podiatry Apprentice

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight's Podiatry Service are looking for you!

Are you looking for a new challenge, to develop your career in the NHS and what to earn while you learn?

We are looking for people who are interested becoming a Podiatrist to begin the journey with us as a Podiatry Apprentice.

This role is a 3 year course where you will complete 1 day a week distanced learning with Plymouth University, 1 day a week work based learning with our Podiatry Team and 3 days a week working within the Podiatry team as a Podiatry Assistant embedding and using the skills you learn during the degree apprenticeship.

We pride ourselves on being a nurturing team where we encourage each other and provide peer support to ensure we deliver optimal patient centred and evidence-based care. We have a very knowledgeable and experienced team who are leaders nationally and are pivotal in ensuring that their knowledge and support is shared with the team. The department with our active research team are regularly involved in audit activity to shape the future of our services which we would actively encourage you to become involved in.

We want to invest in you by offering you mentorship, enabling you to fine tune your clinical skills which will help you to develop into the dynamic Podiatrist you want to be.

Interviews due to take place 12th June

We are happy to discuss any questions you may have regarding this apprenticeship. Please contact Robyna.johnstone1@nhs.net or lynda.fisher6@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

If successful you will be joining one of our localities within HIOWH Podiatry Mainland team. During your assistant role you will have your own foot care clinics in both domiciliary and community clinic setting, you will also support our specialist services (Nail surgery, 'At risk foot' community clinics and biomechanics)

The Podiatry Apprentice will support the delivery of safe, patient centred foot care for people with vulnerable limbs, often linked to chronic or long term conditions. Working across community clinics and patients' homes, the post holder will undertake delegated assessments, care planning, health education and routine foot care under the supervision of qualified Podiatrists.

The role supports integration across community and specialist pathways by contributing to face to face triage, promoting safe self care, escalating concerns appropriately and working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team. The apprentice will also assist with complex wound care, pressure offloading, insole manufacture and nail surgery support.

Alongside clinical duties, the post holder will participate in the Podiatry Apprenticeship Programme, combining academic study with supervised practice.

This blended approach aims to develop the knowledge and skills required for the BSc (Hons) Podiatry degree while contributing to improved patient outcomes and effective community podiatry services.

Job responsibilities

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence