Job overview

We are offering a supported Return to Practice Programme for Podiatrists.

If you are a qualified Podiatrist looking to return to practice or have you previously been on the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) register and live in the Gloucestershire area, we want to hear from you.

We can offer a flexible programme of Return to Practice and are interested in hearing from both full and part-time applicants and are happy to discuss individual requirements.

What we offer

Our Return to Practice programme, includes supervised placement practice, formal continued professional development, a competency portfolio and peer support to enable subsequent application for HCPC re-registration.

·       Support throughout the programme and during recruitment process

·       Friendly and supportive colleagues

·       Professional development opportunities across the trust

·       The opportunity to apply for registered roles within the trust on achievement of your HCPC registration.

this role will be unpaid up until achieving HCPC pin. Following this the post will be on the AfC Band 4 scale. 

Main duties of the job

To support you back, contracted hours can be agreed on an individual basis according to service needs and re-registration requirements. An honorary contract will be required.

Refer to attached JD/PS for further information 

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.