Podiatry

See what graduates from last year’s Podiatry course at Glasgow Caledonian University went on to do after graduation. The chart below shows how many graduates were employed, in further study & unemployed six months after graduation (the category ‘Others’ includes graduates who were either not available for employment, were taking time out, were starting a job the following month, or were doing something else).

Destinations of Podiatry graduates from DLHE survey 2009/10

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Employed: 33
Further study: 1
Unemployed 0
Others: 3
Total qualified: 37

89% of graduates from our Podiatry course last year who responded to our survey were in employment 6 months after graduation – graduate employers included the following companies:

Foot Mechanics (New Zealand)
Kent NHS Trust
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
NHS Highlands
NHS Tayside

Professional Bodies

Guide to researching graduate vacancies:

Specialist information for School of Health students is available in the Applications and Interviews section below
Please refer to our suite of leaflets which will assist you in your search for a graduate job, further study or placement. The leaflets also cover topics including Writing a CV, interview techniques and the application process which you may also find useful. All these leaflets are available from the Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building, or can be downloaded from our website.
Also look at the listings of graduate jobs in the vacancy section of our site. On average we receive over 30 new vacancies daily and we usually have over 500 graduate jobs, placements and part-time jobs advertised at any one time - be sure to check our website regularly.
Register with the Careers Service and we will email you jobs matching your specified requirements as soon as they are advertised.

Applications and Interviews

A Guide to Interviews for Health professionals
Applications, CVs and covering letters (www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Appforms & www.prospects.ac.uk/links/CVwriting)
Making an impact: The Graduate Job Interview (AGCAS DVD)
Your job’s online (AGCAS DVD)

Postgraduate study/research

Find a Masters.com
Find a PhD.com
Postgraduate Study (Graduate Prospects)
HealthQWest - based in the West of Scotland, providing research training for nurses and allied health professionals.

NHS Jobs

NHS (Scotland) – Search for vacancies by region, employer and category
NHS (England and Wales) – Search options include keyword, location and salary.
NHS (Northern Ireland) – Official gateway for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

Jobs General

Health Jobs UK.com UK’s largest independent database of jobs in the health sector. Search by job title, county or employer.
Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists - vacancy search facility on members’ pages
Pulsestaffing - recruitment agency for specialist nursing and health care vacancies.

Private hospitals

BMI Healthcare Includes a ‘Looking for a Job’ section
Private Healthcare Includes a ‘Health Jobs’ section
Spire Healthcare Vacancies at hospitals previously owned by BUPA

Private practice
See Professional body for advice/regulations information

Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists - Home Page > Practice Zones (members only)

Charities and voluntary sector

Charity Jobs
Good Moves Charity and Voluntary sector recruitment Scotland
Jobs in Charities
Voluntary Sector Jobs
Third Sector Vacancies in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprise

Complementary medicine

The following websites are good starter sites for investigating this field. They are not recruitment websites. See also relevant links & information from your own professional body website.

Medical equipment manufacturers and suppliers

UK Science Parks Association Regional search & vacancy information
National Library of Scotland's Scottish Business Information Service Find a company/industry
Scottish Business Directories Links to all of Scotland’s Business Directories

Working Abroad

American Podiatric Medical Association
Australian Podiatry Council
Canada Podiatric Medical Association
Ireland: General Careers in Helathcare
Podiatrist Board of New Zealand
Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists, UK
South Africa Podiatry Association
Voluntary Services Overseas Opportunities in a variety of countries.
Graduate Prospects (NB see quick links) Information on working and studying in over 50 countries throughout the world.

Please email us with other useful sites and we may add them to this list