Job summary
- Main area
- Podiatry
- Grade
- Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed-term for the duration of the apprenticeship)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:30)
- Job ref
- 820-7215414-COR
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moseley Hall Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £14,762.93 Internal secondment/NHS band support/external apprenticeship wage
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/07/2025
Employer heading
Apprentice Podiatrist (AHP)
Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
As a Podiatry apprenticeship you will work in a wide range of specialities, alongside qualified Podiatrists based in a community setting. This will include working in primary care centres, outpatient clinics, inpatient ward settings, intermediate care and domiciliary visits.
To complete the academic requirements of the apprenticeship we will collaborate with University of Northampton. Thus, you will be expected to attend face-to-face sessions as set by the university over 2 semesters per year. You will also be required to work alongside your mentor to meet specific competencies throughout the 3-year course.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder is employed by the Trust to complete the Podiatry Degree Apprenticeship. The University course provider shall be selected and commissioned by the Trust.
- As an apprentice the post holder will attend university as specified to complete all required modules of study and undertake clinical competencies within different BCHC Trust Services. This is in order to gain a range of clinical experience across different health and social care settings.
- During the apprenticeship period the post holder will work under the guidance of an appropriately assigned Podiatrist mentor, participating in the provision of care for people who use the service in which they are based.
- The post holder will continuously develop their skills and ability as they progress through the degree programme so that on completion, they will become a professionally qualified Podiatrist and be eligible to register with the HCPC.
- The apprentice is responsible for informing their Clinical Educator and mentor, University and Line Manager of all episodes of sickness and absence in line with the Trust & University Policies.
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification for a full detailed list of the main duties and responsibilities.
FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES:
- SECONDMENT FORM (attached) - please ensure this is completed prior to the interview
- QUALFICATIONS - please ensure you bring all HARD COPIES of qualifications obtained required as specified in the entry requirements
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working in a health/social/care environment with transferable skills
- • Experience of using good customer relations and effective communication skills including face-to-face and telephone
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a working understanding of podiatry
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of AHP discipline and its related values
- ability to work with individuals regardless of their protected characteristics
- Good written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to reflect on your own experience and use this to develop oneself
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 2 maths & English at GCSE grade C/4 or above or functional skills level 2
- Level 3 - BBC at A Level (including level 3 science) OR DDD in BTEC OR DDm ETEC extended diploma OR M at T level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen McGlen
- Job title
- Clinical Apprenticeship Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07395360715
- Additional information
Amanda Askew
Clinical service Lead for Podiatry
07596887409
For more information on the course please visit:
BSc (Hons) Podiatry Degree Apprenticeship - University of Plymouth
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