Podiatry assistant
Podiatry assistants provide foot treatments and nail care under the supervision of a podiatrist.
Typical Salary
£24,000 – £26,000
per year
Working Hours
40–42
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a podiatry assistant you could:
- make appointments and get patients ready for treatment
- support podiatrists during a procedure
- treat patients who have already been assessed
- cut toenails and apply dressings
- give advice on foot and nail care, particularly for patients with diabetes
Skills needed
- knowledge of medicine and dentistry
- customer service skills
- thinking and reasoning skills
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- sensitivity and understanding
- the ability to work well with your hands
- the ability to use your initiative
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Entry requirements
You might need a driving licence and access to your own transport to visit clients in their own home.
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- applying directly
- specialist courses run by private training organisations
Career progression
With experience you could:
- move up to become an assistant practitioner
- train to become a podiatrist
- set up your own business, if you're self employed