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PREPARE: Pre-Registration Podiatry:
Accessible Recruitment & Employment Project) Trainee - Annex 21
(4 year training period)
Band: Agenda for Change Band 5
Salary Range: £30,229 - £37,664 per annum
As an Annex 21 post you will be paid at 60% (for year 1 & 2) of the maximum of Band 5 Salary
Tenure: Permanent
Location: Various NHSGGC sites
**Please ensure you read the job pack before you submit your application.
About Us
NHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest health system and teaching Board in Scotland with an annual budget of circa £3.9 billion (2022/23) it employs around 40,000 staff. We provide the full range of Acute, Mental Health, Community and Primary Care services to a diverse population of 1.2 million people in six local authority areas. Regional and national services are also provided across a range of clinical specialties.
This is a good time to consider joining us as we are in the recovery phase from COVID 19 and are working through our transformational healthcare strategy, ‘Moving Forward Together’, to ensure we continue to deliver better health and healthcare outcomes for the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Our communities include some of the areas of greatest social need in Scotland with inequalities in income, health and quality of life persisting in many parts of the population. Our ambitious ‘Turning the Tide’ Public Health Strategy sets out our commitment to prioritising public health and tackling inequalities by bringing prevention to the fore with the aim of accelerating improvements in health life expectancy for both men and women by 2028. We are looking for a highly motivated, transformational and visionary leader with the strategic and professional skills, drive and passion to support taking forward this agenda.
The Role
Applications are sought from highly motivated individuals seeking a new opportunity to join the largest Podiatry service in Scotland.
As part of the Pre-Registration Podiatry; Accessible Recruitment & Employment (PREPARE) Project, we are offering an innovative opportunity to undertake a BSc (Hons) Podiatry degree whilst maintaining full time employment and being fully integrated within service delivery. This employment is offered on the successful undertaking of a 4 year training period and as such successful candidates must meet the eligibility criteria to undertake the graduate degree as offered by Glasgow Caledonian University.
As a large single service including Podiatry Assistants, Specialist and Advanced Podiatrists GG&C is a great opportunity to develop skills and build a career.
The Podiatry Service aims to deliver high quality care to patients and their carers thorough the provision of triage, assessment, diagnosis and treatment to a diverse range of conditions and patient types in a variety of environments.
The service is patient centred and needs led with clinical assessment and diagnosis leading to management plans tailored to meet the needs of individual patients. There is a focus on rehabilitation with a self-care element included in treatment plans where appropriate.
The PREPARE Trainee posts, employed on an Annex 21 basis, are GGC Podiatry’s innovative approach to widening access to adult learners and those who are not able to relocate or leave full time employment to access adult learning opportunities. PREPARE Trainees will be supported to undertake academic requirements and fully participate within on campus delivery up to 3 days per week with the remaining 2 days being integrated across our Podiatry teams during term time. During non-term time, PREPARE trainees will be integrated across our teams 5 days per week. This will provide employment within a vocational field of study allowing for exposure to service based requirement and patient facing care to further embed and enhance knowledge and skills.
Continuation of employment to a substantive Band 5 Podiatrist basis is subject to successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Podiatry and Health & Care Profession Council (HCPC) registration. It is envisaged these graduates will have extensive clinical experience, alongside a detailed knowledge and working application of policies and procedures whilst offering an innovative solution to maintaining safe workforce levels and safeguarding frontline clinical services.
If you think you have the skills we would welcome your application.
Further information can be found here
An information session is scheduled for Monday 10th July 2023 from 6pm to 7pm, click here to join the meeting. Participation is not mandatory but advised.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, for a confidential discussion you can contact:
Pamela Price, Clinical Education Coordinator in Podiatry
Email: pamela.price@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or Telephone: 07977 506253
The Job Description and Person Specification for the role is contained within the attached Candidate Information Pack below.
To apply for this post and to access the online application form please click the Apply for the Job button below.
Closing Date for Applications: 23:59, Sunday 16th July 2023
Interviews expected to take place week commencing 31st July 2023. Due to restrictive deadline alternate interview windows will not be considered.
Additional Information
Please note candidate applications for this post are being invited via the NHS Scotland Online Recruitment system - Jobtrain where you can access the NHS Scotland online application form.
NHS Scotland does not accept CVs instead candidates are asked to complete and submit the online application form. Please ensure all sections of the application form are fully completed. Please do not a send CV as an alternative to completing the online application form as it won't be considered.
Regardless of nationality the recruitment process for all candidates includes a Right to Work in the UK check. EU Settlement Scheme: As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.