Podiatry Footcare Assistant Apprenticeship

Podiatry Footcare Assistant Apprenticeship

Main area Podiatry Grade Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship Contract 3 years (Fixed Term). Hours: Part time – 22.5 hours per week. Job ref 333-G-CC-1450-A.

Site: Peckwater Health Centre, Town London. Salary: £30,039 – £31,088 pro rata (incl. HCAS). Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 16/12/2025 23:59.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) provides integrated healthcare to a third of London’s population, Milton Keynes and beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in how we work.

Job overview

This Footcare Assistant Apprenticeship is part of a highly motivated Community Podiatry Team. It includes foot‑care, orthotic manufacture and administrative duties. You will complete the Support Worker (Foot Care Assistant) Podiatry Apprenticeship Level 5, with in‑house training on orthotic manufacture. While completing the apprenticeship you will work as a foot care assistant performing basic nail care and orthotics/insole manufacture.

This development post is Band 3, Fixed Term, with a potential offer of a Band 4 Footcare/Support worker post upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Main duties of the job

The service provides foot care to patients with a number of podiatric and medical conditions such as diabetes, neuropathy, chronic diseases, wound management, musculoskeletal conditions, and terminally ill patients.

• Provide nail/core podiatry care to patients pre‑assessed by a podiatrist.
• Manufacture insoles and orthotics.
• Assist and carry out wound dressing as directed by podiatrists.
• Assist in nail surgery and undertake nail surgery dressings.
• Provide administrative support to the community‑based podiatry service.
• Be involved in departmental audits.
• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these day to day.
• Carry out home visits.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Working for our organisation

CNWL offers excellent training and development opportunities. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are a priority, and staff are expected to be culturally competent, reflective and open to diversity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide nail care/dressings to patients, including high‑risk patients, within the podiatry department; provide core podiatry care on completion of apprenticeship under podiatrist supervision.
• Assist or undertake the manufacture of insoles and orthotics following prescriptions by a podiatrist; issue and advise on orthotic/insoles.
• Identify the risk status of feet, including patients with diabetes, and take appropriate action (e.g., inform podiatrist).
• Treat high‑risk patients with conditions such as diabetes, neuropathy, wounds and other chronic diseases.
• Assist with nail surgery preparation and dressings.
• Participate in infection prevention and control, health and safety; clean clinical areas, monitor appointment availability, maintain stock levels and equipment.
• Perform administrative duties to ensure effective patient care (e.g., stock, accurate record keeping, email, appointment scheduling).
• Comply with Health and Safety legislation, including COSHH, temperature readings, risk assessment and infection control and waste disposal.
• Achieve and provide evidence for the Support Worker Apprenticeship at Level 5.
• Complete in‑house orthotic/insole manufacture and care certificate if not already held.

Person specification

Education / Qualification

• GCSEs in English and Maths at Level 2 (pass 4 and above).
• NVQ Level 2 qualification/equivalent or three additional GCSEs.

Experience / Training

• Experience working with the public.
• Evidence of ongoing personal training.
• Experience working within teams.
• Experience working with a diverse client group.
• Previous healthcare qualification/experience as a healthcare assistant or support worker.
• Experience working within the NHS.
• IT training.
• Awareness of health and safety / First Aid.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Manual dexterity skills.
• Ability to follow systems or processes of work.
• Assist in moving and handling patients who may be immobile, often working in difficult conditions.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Willingness to learn.
• Confidentiality and record keeping.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Additional Requirements

• Good practical skills such as cutting patterns.
• Ability to use tools/machinery.
• Ability to prioritise work and be responsible for own workload.
• Show sensitivity and caring manner toward patients and individuals.
• Flexibility to timetable changes at short notice.
• Build positive working relationships, respecting and valuing others, being helpful and inclusive.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as it is the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and the patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.

• Due to high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please check eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system before submitting.
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13‑week probationary period.
• If offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and a submission for Disclosure must be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact: Nazima Miah – Extended Scope Podiatry Practitioner – Email: nazima.miah1@nhs.net – Telephone: 0207 685 5601.

Alternatively: Sonal Patel – Email: sonal.patel3@nhs.net – Telephone: 0207 685 5601.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Argo House, 180 Kilburn Park Road, London, NW6 5FA
Telephone: 02072669558