Podiatry

The overall aims of the BSc (Hons) Podiatry course are to:<br/><br/><br/>1. Facilitate the development of autonomous, accountable, reflective podiatric practitioners committed to continuing professional development and life-long learning.<br/>2. Develop compassionate practitioners with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to deliver high quality person-centred care.<br/>3. Enable students to develop as enquiring practitioners with excellent skills of clinical judgement, who are able to practice in a diversity of settings.<br/>4. Provide students with high-quality practice learning opportunities, working within inter-professional teams in a variety of healthcare settings.<br/>5. Enable students to critically analyse the complexity of professional, ethical and legal frameworks and their impact on decision-making.<br/>6. Support students to develop a wide range of transferable skills including the ability to investigate and apply research evidence, leadership and management skills, and information technology skills.<br/>7. Explore the wider political, cultural, economic and social context of health and social care provision and the implications for those working in the sector.<br/>8. Facilitate the development of practitioners as change agents, able to respond to a changing and dynamic practice environment, safely and effectively treating and managing patients with a wide range of conditions.<br/><br/><br/>Successful completion of the programme will enable you to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will also be eligible to join the College of Podiatry.