Head & Short Jobs

Hertfordshire and North London

Band 5 plus outer london fringe (minimum 5% uplift)

generous pension, mileage, training budget, paid conference attendance, paid travel, plus many other benefits

We are delighted to offer a new full-time employed graduate post for Podiatrists graduating in the summer of 2022.

Aimed at helping you move from undergraduate level into full-time podiatry practice this post focuses on securing your undergraduate skills and knowledge and developing them to the next level. We follow NHS band competencies to ensure national standards of training and development are followed as well as accessing external resources and sending you on courses to help you advance up the band 6 competency ladder. This includes both mandatory training and post graduate courses run by the Royal College of Podiatry and we pay for your attendance at the RCoP Annual conference each year.

By following this proven pathway to success you should be at band 6 level in approximately two years and ready to start MSc modules in your area of speciality interest.

But there’s more…. as part of fantastic varied team you will learn from colleagues who have gone before you and who practice at the highest levels of this profession who can support and mentor you along the way. This post is job planned to allow time for learning, development, mentoring and governance.

Please see the attached documents outlining the job details and our most recent new graduate Laura telling her story since she graduated in 2020.

To apply please send your CV (including details of two professional referees), with your covering letter explaining why you think you are the “perfect candidate” and your future career goals by email to julianhead@headandshort.co.uk

Herts & London

Salary: 25,000.00-£55,000.00 per year pro rata

Annual leave: 28 days pro-rata

COVID-19 considerations: we are fully covid-19 workplace compliant

We require an enthusiastic and personable HCPC registered degree educated Podiatrist on a full-time employed basis or part-time self employed basis.

Covering routine, verrucae, musculoskeletal, minor surgery, shockwave, Laser for fungal nails and sports injury patient care you will be a pro-active, keen and reliable associate.

You must be reliable and have excellent clinical and people skills. You must be patient focused and diligent with a winning attitude. We are happy to support new Associates during a period of training to improve any areas of weakness*. We have been mentors for the Royal College of Podiatry for many years and have mentored new graduates many times. Some have remained in employment with us for many years and have become a valuable asset to our diverse team.

We are extremely keen to encourage further studies, several of our senior associates have achieved higher degrees in various specialisms and may be available to support and mentor you. We run an in-house CPD programme monthly which you will be expected to attend and contribute to and is very popular with our team and local practitioners (we welcome other Pods to join us).

Full-time employed Podiatrists are paid a generous salary according to their skills, qualifications and experience; additional benefits include: paid attendance to the annual RCoP conference (including hotel accommodation), CPD training budget (for external training/courses to enhance your career), mileage allowance, pension, uniforms, etc.

We are a friendly supportive team, very high-tech (all of our systems are online and we are mostly paper-free) and totally patient focused. We are particularly keen to hear from experienced msk podiatrists and soon-to-graduate or new graduates with a “can do” attitude.

Please send your CV (including details of two professional referees), with your covering letter explaining why you think you are the “perfect candidate” and your future career goals by email to julianhead@headandshort.co.uk.

There is more information on this jobsite outlining the information to include in your cv and letter.

We are happy to consider less recent graduates who show willingness and potential to develop throughout their career. 

NB average “cut and come-again” is not our ethos, we are looking for good all-rounders who wish to develop their skills and careers and are willing to help us grow and develop as an organisation; in exchange we offer one of the best performance-related remuneration packages in our profession, access to private pension, private health insurance, and post graduate education. 

For an informal chat about this post please call us on 07752 438809

Applications should be sent to: julianhead@headandshort.co.uk

If you would rather you can apply via our indeed jobs page (https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?t=associate+podiatrist&jk=76d5dfc90c264978&_ga=2.72916307.1977486300.1643877403-803497221.1643877403)

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you!

*several of our staff have/are studying at MSc level: Podiatric Surgery, Sports Injuries, Biomechanics, and Management and Healthcare Policy.

Can you do 1 or 2 saturdays a month?

We require enthusiastic and personable HCPC registered degree educated Podiatrists on a self-employed fee-sharing basis. Covering routine, verrucae, musculoskeletal, minor surgery, shockwave, Laser for fungal nails and sports injury patient care you will be a pro-active, keen and reliable associate. We are looking for Saturday staff at present (AM in Stoke Newington and AM or all day (depending on which clinic) in Hertfordshire).

You must be reliable and have excellent clinical and people skills. You must be patient focused and diligent with a winning attitude. We are happy to support new Associates during a period of training to improve any areas of weakness*.

We are extremely keen to encourage further studies, several of our senior associates have achieved higher degrees in various specialisms and may be available to support and mentor you. We run an in-house CPD programme monthly which you will be expected to attend and contribute to and is very popular with our team and local practitioners (we welcome other Pods to join us).

Please send your CV (including details of two professional referees), with your covering letter explaining why you think you are the “perfect candidate” either by email or by post to kelseyshort@headandshort.co.uk or for an informal chat please call 07752 438809

We are happy to consider recent graduates who show willingness and potential to develop throughout their career. 

NB average “cut and come-again” is not our ethos, we are looking for good all-rounders who wish to develop their skills and careers and are willing to help us grow and develop as an organisation; in exchange we offer one of the best performance-related remuneration packages in our profession, access to private pension, private health insurance, and post graduate education.

For an informal chat about this post please call us on 07752 438809

*several of our staff have/are studying at BSc level (undergraduate Podiatry), MSc level: Podiatric Surgery, Sports Injuries, Biomechanics, and Management and Healthcare Policy

for an informal chat about any of the following posts please call Mr Kelsey Short on 07752 438809

All applications must be accompanied by a covering letter (go to our “how to apply” page to see what to put in the letter), be posted to our Head Office and include the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of two independent referees (including your current employer and a previous employer or tutors if you are student or recent graduate).