Job overview

This apprenticeship post within the podiatry service in NEE will support the delivery of a variety of assessment and interventions to support and manage patients with foot pathology needing NHS podiatry.  You will start the role as an assistant and receive local induction to be able to support care of patients in the service assisting a podiatrist, before starting the BSc Podiatry programme.  During the 4 years of the programme you will receive teaching in university and practical experience and supported learning within the department.  On successful completion of the BSc course you will be able to apply to join the HCPC register.  As this is a development post, on gaining HCPC registration you will be uplifted to a band 5 Podiatrist.
Please be aware the University is located in East London, and you will be required to attend in person as per the timetable set by the University.  Travel costs will be reimbursed.

Podiatry is a wide ranging and interesting profession For more information on podiatry as a profession please see Royal College of Podiatry homepage

Clinical care will be delivered mainly in clinics initially but may involve home visits.  The service works over multiple sites you will need to be able to travel to them.  You may need to attend locations outside NE Essex when on placement with other providers.  

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification thoroughly. 

Main duties of the job

1. Be proactively engaged in attaining and demonstrating the knowledge, skills and behaviours as outlined within the apprenticeship standards. 
2. The education and training is expected during time spent with employer, on placement and at the university. 
3. To assist the Podiatrists in the treatment of clients as required 2. To continue the treatment of clients as delegated by the Podiatrist, working without direct supervision at times, reporting back to the Podiatrist.
4. To undertake skilled support work without direct supervision or presence of a Podiatrist. 
5. To assist the Podiatrists with challenging clients or those with complex needs who require more than one person to treat. 
6.  Instruct clients and carers, providing direction and guidance on a range of Podiatry interventions independently where directed by a Podiatrist. 
7. To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with clients, relatives and carers. This will include clients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating e.g. clients may be dysphasic, depressed, hard of hearing (deafness), visually impaired (blind), cognitively impaired or may be unable to accept diagnosis

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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