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Hello,

We are keen to advertise a podiatry poistion in NZ and were wondering if people could let us know the best place/s to adverise are in the UK to capture as many pods as possible.

Any info and contact details would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

Hi 2pods,

UK based Podiatrists usually receive a monthly journal.

Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists: www.feetforlife.org

The Institute of Chiropodists & Podiatrists: http://www.iocp.org.uk/

Smae Institute: http://www.smaeinstitute.co.uk/

There may be others, someone else may improve on this list.

Regards,

Mandy

 

Dear 2pods,

Members of SOCAPare HPC reg and 98% will have a qualification that would be accpeted in NZ and AUS. ie Degree or equivalent eg Diploma in Pod medicine from a recognised UNI/School of Podiatry. SOCAP can advise you.

The institute and SMAE train foot health practitioners and i would imagine that 98% would NOT have A QUALIFICTION that would enable registration in NZ and Aus. ie not Tertiary and not an approved Uni for HPC reg.

So imho best to advertise on this site and or SOCAP as this way you would grab most who have a tertairy level of Podiatry Training that would enable registration in NZ and Aus.

You could use a recruitment agency such as Global Health Source in Perth Aus but they charge for their services.

So good luck in your search

regards David

PS UK Pod now in Aus:drinks

 

Agree with David that the majority of Pods with qualification that would be accepted in NZ & Aus would be found in the Society.

However, the Institute does not train FHPs. It hasn`t offered training, other than CPD, for anyone since 2003. They do have an increasing number of degree/diploma Pod med podiatrists who would also fulfill the criteria, so may be worth advertising in their journal.

Cheers,
Bel

 

Thank you Bel

I'm very sorry to say 2Pods, that Dave is "providing information of which he has no knowledge", possibly for purposes of promoting his own professional body for 'political' reasons. Of course, there are much harder expressions -albeit possibly more accurate - than "providing information of which he has no knowledge"; however, I for one would not use them on a professional site.

It does seem a pity that a perfectly reasonable question should be hi-jacked for political reasons, but you should be aware that Dave's organisation wrote to registered members of all the other (smaller) U.K. organisations in an attempt to induce them to join his - hardly professional. You should be aware of this attitude when selecting U.K. trained staff, although I am sure that not all members of the Society necessarily reflect Dave's lack of professionalism in this regard.

Bel's answer on the other hand, was accurate, reasonable, appropriate and professional.

All the best

Bill Liggins

 

Dear Bill,

That was a bit harsh.

As a Pod who has gone through the process of registering with the regulatory bodies in order to legally practice in Australia and especially New South Wales i feel that i am speaking from a position of some knowledge.

As i am an old git over 45 yrs in aussie speak i also had to sit a competency skills matching one day practical exam at the University of Western Sydney School Of Podiatry in order to prove competence.

Then i was able to register with The New South Wales Health Registration Board.

This was in addition to providing EVIDENCE OF ALL TRAINING UNDERTAKEN PRE UK REGISTRATION AND ALL POST GRAD EDUCATION AS WELL.

So please do not jump down my throat with your argument against SOCAP in the UK.

In order to practice legally here in Aus and NZ you need to have an equivalent qualification to that here in Aus and NZ.

That being a 3-4 year tertiary level of education at an approved educational establishement.

This in the UK relates to the Eduactional Establishments that trained to the State Registration Educational Requirements and it was SOCAP that over viewed this training when i trained.

SOCAP as you are aware was a training over viewer a trade union and a professional body.

Today we have HPC reg and the training is now within the University Arena and regulated by the HPC.

SOCAP are the professional body who overview this and are also a trade union.

I am disappointed by your post and its personal attack against myself.

I was wrong about the Institute, But there are still several trainers in the UK who train FOOT HEALT PRACTITIONERS whom would not be eligible to practice in Aus and NZ.

I have friends in the UK who trained through SMAE and were able to be grandparented on to the HPC reg by nature of having practiced for over 3 years and one who was accepted after 18 months practice.

I have even attended a training day run by SMAE at the invite of two of these friends from the previously non State Registered Sector,

Two of them spent a day with me in my previous NHS post at a community Hospital.

So i do not consider myself to be as you have described me.

So i feel at a loss as to the reason for your unkind comments.

regards David

 

Hello Dave

I am sorry that you are upset by my post. I certainly did not, and would not challenge your knowledge on the requirements of the regulatory bodies in Aus.

I was simply nettled by your incorrect assumptions concerning the Institute, it's members - and indeed members of other bodies who have taken the trouble to undergo U.K. training to the same level as yourself. The HPC recognises the relevant university courses for registration, the Institute recognises them for membership, as do other professional bodies as well as the Society. Your shouting that 98% of Institute "would NOT have a QUALIFICTION" that would enable them to practise in Aus. was both incorrect and rude from the point of view of shouting and your stated 'fiction' element of their qualification.

I was not carrying out a personal attack on you or any individual, as I hope my posting made clear. I simply abhor the hypocrisy of bodies that provide incorrect information to their members in an attempt to swell their own ranks, presumably for pecuniary or trade union motives. I do not blame you for repeating that information but if you do so, then sadly, you will be held to account, not the person(s) who have lied in the the first place; hence my remarks concerning professionalism.

I trust that we can get over this disagreement, as I have enjoyed many of your previous postings.

Have a great barbie at Christmas (it's freezing here) and a biblious New Year.

All the best

Bill

 

Dear Bill,

As i do not have the information upon which i made a guesstimate perhaps you are able to provide this.

What percentage of Institute and SMAE members would have trained via the tertiary State Registration/University degree model?

I guessed 98% which you inform me is incorrect.

It would be possible to find out from SOCAP how many grandparented members they have and then a percentage can be assumed.

The point at issue here is who would be eligible to practice in New Zealand and what media would best serve the needs of the original poster.

Advertising with a professional body where a large proportion of the membership would not be eligible to practice in NZ would not be worthwhile. Simple.

SOCAP has for as long as i can remeber been the primary professional body representing the State Registration and Non Grandparented HPC reg.

That is all i was trying to say.

As to the threat of legal action for espousing untruths OH WELL. I feel sorry that you have to intimate that this is a risk to me.

I do not understand your apparent distaste for SOCAP.

Also promoting the activities of SOCAP to recently Grandparented HPC registrants is a legitimate way of attracting new members. And i am sure that you would agree that when these people became eligible to make a new choice, being informed of this was a benefit to them.

Many have chosen not to join SOCAP and that is their choice, this is not a big deal.

regards David