This apprenticeship course has been designed to provide the opportunity to study Podiatry BSc(Hons) whilst being employed within a Podiatry team. During the apprenticeship you’ll have the opportunity to build the knowledge and skills you need whilst learning in specialist clinical facilities. We aim to provide you with the skills to improve the mobility and quality of life of your patients.

In line with the apprenticeship model, whilst undertaking the course you’ll remain employed by your host organisation and during term time you’ll spend 40% of the time in your current workplace and the remaining 60% at the University undertaking theoretical and practical skills development. The course culminates in an End Point Assessment (EPA) which is independently assessed outside of the Higher Education Institution. The course is designed to be progressively demanding and once qualified you’ll will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Placements

Placements are a compulsory element of the course and take place in a range of different NHS settings. You'll undertake 435 hours on placement throughout the duration of the course. The placements will provide you with:

• Orientation to the NHS and introduction to podiatry in the NHS.
• Supervised work providing treatment of patients requiring footcare assistant level care.
• A wider range of clinical practice experience to include an overview of the roles of other healthcare practitioners.
• Supervised management of patients requiring complex interventions in a range of treatment locations, including those patients deemed to be at risk or those whose environment create additional risk.

Please note that you may be required to travel for/during your placements.

Your Career

As a registered practitioner, you can apply to work within the NHS in hospitals and community health trusts, private practice and education. After further training you could specialise in musculoskeletal care, orthotics, diabetes and high risk patients, as well as podiatric surgery.