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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-CH7058745 Vacancy ID: 7058745

Podiatry Apprentice

Closed for applications on: 2-Apr-2025 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 2-Apr-2025 00:00

Location

Site: Various sites across Oxfordshire
Town: Oxford
Postcode: OX2 6AY
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Apprenticeship: 3 years
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 3)

Specialty

Main area: Podiatry

Interview date: 15/04/2025

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As Oxfordshire is a rural county and many of our bases are away from public transport routes; applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a car for work. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Your responsibilities will include providing foot care to patients, assisting in minor surgery sessions, and delivering person-centred care in both clinical and community settings. You will also gain experience in various clinical areas, including diabetes, rheumatology, biomechanics, tissue viability, nail surgery, and wound management.

Interviews will be held on the 15th April at at Oxford Health base, venue TBC. Candidates will be required to attend the recruitment day in person.

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

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.

Person specification

Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential criteria

Two GCSE’s to include Maths and English – Grade C or above. Functional skills level 2 Maths and English will be considered. Evidence of Level 3: e.g. NVQ, BTEC, A Level

Desirable criteria

ONC or HNC IT/Computer qualification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential criteria

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint and Outlook etc.
Understanding the scope of the role of the Apprentice Podiatrist in context of the team, department and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development
Understanding of the demands of studying part-time alongside employment

Desirable criteria

Ability to use patient information systems to input data and clinical treatment
Knowledge of Professional Code of Conduct for Podiatry

Other requirements

Essential criteria

Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required