# Trainee Advanced Practitioner - HIDS > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-advanced-practitioner-hids/e94a9ca2-107e-4242-8da2-5566cfca3ea9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trainee-advanced-practitioner-hids/e94a9ca2-107e-4242-8da2-5566cfca3ea9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - **Town:** Welwyn Garden City - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Podiatrist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T12:10:36.564Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford_other_sites_West_Herts/Hertfordshire_Community_NHS_Trust/Podiatry/Podiatry-v8036502 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036502?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hct.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a  Band 7 Trainee Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist to work as part of Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) covering West Hertfordshire. This is a new role for our service and you will progress to a Band 8a on completion of the course. HCT has a number of people in AP roles so there will be support for you. This role will involve attending university one day a week with the rest of the training provided internally and on the job. The role will involve working across the 4 pillars of care- Clinical Practice, Leadership and management, Education and Research. The successful applicant needs to either be a non medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training to become a non medical prescriber (supported by us) as part of the Advanced Practitioner training. HIDS provides podiatry to people with diabetes from 10 clinical sites and works in an integrated way with West Herts Teaching Hospital Trust consultant team to provide MDFT and in- patient ward rounds as well as community clinics. This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Podiatrist. The base for this role is negotiable within West Herts but will involve working mainly at Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead General Hospital ### Main duties of the job During the training period of this post, the post holder will increasingly learn to apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the WHTH and community podiatry, as well as other relevant healthcare environments. During the time as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner the post-holder will work under decreasing supervision & with increasing independence to act as an autonomous practitioner, exercising expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with complex presentations and multi pathologies. The post holder will increasingly learn, with decreasing supervision required, to be an expert resource, provide a visible clinical profile, have both advisory and clinical input into patient care within the in-patient units; this includes provision of expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team including medical and allied health staff to (with supervision) manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses. As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this post-holder will provide learning to other staff and students within the clinical area. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the job description for further details Key Working Relationships - Clinical Lead: Diabetes - Advanced Clinical Practitioners - HCT Medical Lead - WHTH In-Patient Units medical, nursing, allied health professional & non-clinical staff - Clinical Quality Lead - Adult Specialist Service Manager - HCT AHP Lead ## Job Details We are looking for a Band 7 Trainee Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist to work as part of Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) covering West Hertfordshire. This is a new role for our service and you will progress to a Band 8a on completion of the course. HCT has a number of people in AP roles so there will be support for you. This role will involve attending university one day a week with the rest of the training provided internally and on the job. The role will involve working across the 4 pillars of care- Clinical Practice, Leadership and management, Education and Research. The successful applicant needs to either be a non medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training to become a non medical prescriber (supported by us) as part of the Advanced Practitioner training. HIDS provides podiatry to people with diabetes from 10 clinical sites and works in an integrated way with West Herts Teaching Hospital Trust consultant team to provide MDFT and in- patient ward rounds as well as community clinics. This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Podiatrist. The base for this role is negotiable within West Herts but will involve working mainly at Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead General Hospital ## Job Description During the training period of this post, the post holder will increasingly learn to apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the WHTH and community podiatry, as well as other relevant healthcare environments. During the time as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner the post-holder will work under decreasing supervision & with increasing independence to act as an autonomous practitioner, exercising expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with complex presentations and multi pathologies. The post holder will increasingly learn, with decreasing supervision required, to be an expert resource, provide a visible clinical profile, have both advisory and clinical input into patient care within the in-patient units; this includes provision of expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team including medical and allied health staff to (with supervision) manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses. As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this post-holder will provide learning to other staff and students within the clinical area. ## Responsibilities Please see the job description for further details Key Working Relationships Clinical Lead: Diabetes Advanced Clinical Practitioners HCT Medical Lead WHTH In-Patient Units medical, nursing, allied health professional & non-clinical staff Clinical Quality Lead Adult Specialist Service Manager HCT AHP Lead ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate - Communicate or receive complex and sensitive information - Knowledge of barriers to understanding & ability to explain complex issues simply. - Ability to establish positive relationships and mutual respect with people at all levels ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience within the NHS - Experience of working with different professional disciplines - Evidence of management and leadership in complex & changing organisation circumstances. - High level of knowledge and understanding of NHS, social care and education policy as relevant and directives and implications for the business unit - Working knowledge of electronic patient record system. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Degree and/or master’s degree in podiatric medicine - Registration with HCPC as a Podiatrist - Certificate in Local Anaesthesia - Post registration experience within multidisciplinary diabetic foot teams - Diabetic foot module or equivalent course **Desirable** - Prescriber’s course - Teaching and assessing qulification ## Documents - [hct benefits (pdf, 588.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2511) - [recruitment guide for candidates (pdf, 303.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2407) - [trainee advanced practitioner jd (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324724) - [job description supplementary information (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2599) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.