Podiatry Degree Apprentice

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in England seeks a dedicated podiatry degree apprentice to join their integrated team in Hereford. This fixed-term role offers a fully funded path to becoming an HPCP registered Podiatrist over approximately 43 months, combining practical experience with academic modules from Plymouth University. Successful candidates will deliver essential foot care across various settings and must have strong communication skills and a commitment to personal development.

Benefits

Fixed-term apprenticeship

Full funding towards qualification

Qualifications

• Applicants are expected to demonstrate evidence of recent academic achievement (within the last 5 years).
• Experience of dealing with the public in healthcare.
• Capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder.

Responsibilities

• Deliver foot care to patients across various settings.
• Attend all online clinical modules as part of the apprenticeship.
• Gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas during the apprenticeship.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Fine motor dexterity

Ability to convey tasks and actions

Education

Grade C in GCSE English and Maths

104 UCAS points (equivalent to A levels at BCC)

Tools

Microsoft Office packages

Job description

Job Summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust Podiatry Service have an exciting opportunity for a podiatry degree apprentice to join our team integrated team and work within Herefordshire.

The podiatry degree apprenticeship programme is a fully funded route towards qualification a HPCP registered Podiatrist. This role is fixed term for a period for approx. 43 months (depending on start date), from onboarding to completion of the degree.

Podiatrists are registered healthcare professionals specialising in the lower limb providing high quality clinical care to people of all ages.

As a specialist service we have a variety of teams and roles that provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice on a range of problems affecting the lower limb.

Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants are reached.

Main Duties

The programme includes 60% work‑based learning within Wye Valley NHS Trust. The remaining 40% of the week, the course is delivered through blended learning, via Plymouth University.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self‑motivated person with a commitment to personal development to deliver foot care to patients in a variety of settings, across community, acute and primary care.

The post holder will be providing care with support available from a dedicated mentor.

Excellent communication and organisational skills and having the ability to use their own initiative and work in a team are essential.

Previous experience working with older people or other vulnerable groups would be an advantage.

• To attend all online Plymouth University clinical modules as set out in the degree programme
• To complete and pass academic modules and clinical placements to the required standard in order to progress through the programme
• To ensure timely achievement of assignments and assessments in accordance with the academic programme requirements.
• To gain experience during the period of the Apprenticeship in a wide range of clinical areas.

About Us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work‑life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values – Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence – are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Pay & Benefits

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract: Apprenticeship

Duration: 43 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 229-IC-7615219

Job Location

Sarum House, 3 St Ethelbert Street, Hereford

Hereford, HR1 2NS

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications – Essential

• Grade C in GCSE English and Maths
• Applicants are expected to demonstrate evidence of recent academic achievement (within the last 5 years) such that they may be deemed capable of study at degree level.
• 104 UCAS points (equivalent to A levels at BCC), including a biological subject

Desirable

• Qualifications and Credit Framework Level 3 in Care or equivalent in terms of both academic attainment and previous care experience

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities – Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fine motor dexterity which will become more advanced throughout the apprenticeship to enable use of instruments in podiatry treatment
• Able to convey tasks and actions to colleagues and service users

Desirable

• Proficient in the use of IT systems/ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Experience – Essential

• Experience of dealing with the public/ healthcare/ Ability to engage positively with service users
• Ability to hear distressing news from patients when discussing treatment plans and during consultations when patients share their life experiences

Personal Attributes – Essential

• Team Player
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• Ability to complete apprenticeship work outside working paid hours/ Understanding of the demands of studying part‑time alongside employment
• Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder
• Insight into how to reflect and evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address: Wye Valley Podiatry Service, Sarum House, 3 St Ethelbert Street, Hereford, HR1 2NS

Employer’s website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/