Podiatry (Hons) University of Northampton

Overview

Course Details

Upon completion of the Podiatry (Hons) course from University of Northampton you will be equipped to establish and run your own clinical practice and will have a wide variety of work opportunities both in the UK and overseas.

The course comprises theory and clinical studies modules. At the end of stage one you will undertake a local placement which is preceded by pre-clinical studies. During the second stage you will undertake orthopaedic and physical medicine clinics in-house as well as completing local and national placements. During the final stage you will have the opportunity to practice at several specialist clinics which include at risk, sports and paediatrics. You will be trained to undertake selected procedures under local anaesthesia. At the final stage of the course you will have the opportunity to attend to injuries at the London Marathon under the guidance of academic staff.

The course aims to develop your skills through clinical activity and rigorous academic content, this combination will help to transform you into the highest quality practitioner.

Key Facts 

• An insight into the diverse range of job opportunities may be shown by where our staff team have worked in National Health podiatric surgical consultancies, multidisciplinary diabetic clinics (NHS), orthopaedic triage (NHS), podiatric day case surgery teams, private practice I-Woverseas, sports medicine practice, teaching and research industry, mechanical therapy laboratories, treating diabetes in European communities, treating leprosy patients in India, HMS Prisons, paediatric podiatry and forensic podiatry.