Trainee Advanced Practitioner - HIDS | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

We are looking for a Band 7 Trainee Advanced Practitioner Podiatrist to work as part of Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) covering West Hertfordshire.

This is a new role for our service and you will progress to a Band 8a on completion of the course. HCT has a number of people in AP roles so there will be support for you.

This role will involve attending university one day a week with the rest of the training provided internally and on the job.The role will involve working across the 4 pillars of care- Clinical Practice, Leadership and management, Education and Research.

The successful applicant needs to either be a non medical prescriber or be willing to undertake training to become a non medical prescriber (supported by us) as part of the Advanced Practitioner training.

HIDS provides podiatry to people with diabetes from 10 clinical sites and works in an integrated way with West Herts Teaching Hospital Trust consultant team to provide MDFT and in- patient ward rounds as well as community clinics.

This is an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Podiatrist.

The base for this role is negotiable within West Herts but will involve working mainly at Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead General Hospital

During the training period of this post, the post holder will increasingly learn to apply advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making within the WHTH and community podiatry, as well as other relevant healthcare environments.

During the time as a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner the post-holder will work under decreasing supervision & with increasing independence to act as an autonomous practitioner, exercising expert clinical practice in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with complex presentations and multi pathologies.

The post holder will increasingly learn, with decreasing supervision required, to be an expert resource, provide a visible clinical profile, have both advisory and clinical input into patient care within the in-patient units; this includes provision of expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues, and ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence.

The post-holder will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team including medical and allied health staff to (with supervision) manage medical conditions and to plan and implement treatment for illnesses.

As a Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, this post-holder will provide learning to other staff and students within the clinical area.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible -Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

Please see the job description for further details

Key Working Relationships

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Clinical Lead

Diabetes

· Advanced Clinical Practitioners

· HCT Medical Lead

· WHTH In-Patient Units medical, nursing, allied health professional & non-clinical staff

· Clinical Quality Lead

· Adult Specialist Service Manager

· HCT AHP Lead

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026

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