Level 4 RQF Nationally Accredited Foot Health Care Practitioner
What do you get in this course?
Secure your place with a deposit of £600 and spread the cost over 4 months
- £349.75 a month payment for 4 months or shorter if you pay more each month
- Practical training – Dates to be confirming on enrolment
- Monthly communication via email or WhatsApp
- 18 years plus Educating Foot Care Practitioners
- Learn the essential skills to thrive within foot care
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the foot and lower limb
- Understand, recognise and treat common foot care conditions
- 2 weeks practical training in our training academy based in Shifnal, Shropshire
- Gain a Level 4 Nationally Accredited qualification
- Be ready to register as a Foot Health Practitioner and kickstart your career!
- Know the fundamentals to set up your own practice
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Monthly Instalments: Get started from just £349.75/month with a deposit (£600) payable on enrolment, or pay for the full course £1,999
Schedule:
12:00 pm - 11:25 pm
Unit One:
Anatomy & Physiology
- Understand the structures and functions of essential systems, such as circulatory, respiratory, and nervous.
- Define the muscles and nerves of the lower limb, including the feet.
- Understand how immunity works.
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Two:
Circulation for the Foot Health Care Practitioner
- Define the term blood pressure
- Explain arterial supply
- Circulation that affects the lower limb
- Varicose veins
Denise Dickerson
12:05 am
Unit Three:
Treatment of dermatological pathologies for the Foot Health Care Practitioner
- Understand the key elements of the skin, including its structure, function, and nutrition.
- Understand how to identify and prevent common skin conditions of the feet.
- Understand how to treat the common skin conditions of the feet.
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Four:
Infection prevention and control for foot care practitioners
- Understand how infection is caused and spread.
- Understand how practitioners maintain personal hygiene.
- Understand how to sterilise instruments, disinfect the clinical area, and correctly dispose of waste.
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Five:
Nail and skin dystrophies of the foot health care
- Understand the structure, function, and nutrition of the nails.
- Identify the common nail conditions.
- Be able to effectively treat nail dystrophies.
- Dermatology
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Six:
Supporting clients with diabetes in foot health care
- Understand how blood sugar contributes to diabetes.
- Understand the complications of diabetes and how they can affect foot care.
- Be able to support patients with diabetes through foot care.
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Seven:
Therapeutics, medications and instruments for the foot health care practitioner
- Understand the treatments used in foot care
- Identify and apply paddings & dressings to the foot
- Effectively use foot care instruments
- Sterilisation of Instruments used in Foot Care
- Over the counter medicaments
- BioMechanics, Understanding Orthotics & Orthoses within the scope of practice
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit eight:
Communicate and record information in a foot health care environment
- Be able to communicate effectively with patients and other health professionals
- Understand how to write patient notes and letters of referral in a clear and concise manner
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Nine:
Setting up a practice in foot health care
- Understand how to set up a business as a self employed individual
- Be able to assess business opportunities and promote your practice
- Create a business plan
Denise Dickerson
12:00 am - 12:05 am
Unit Ten:
Conduct a foot examination
- Be able to prepare ourselves, our tools, and the clinical areas for foot care treatments
- Be able to make recommendations to patients regarding foot care treatments and products
- Be able to safely carry out foot treatments, including safe nail cutting
- Be able to perform abrasion techniques on both the nails and skin
- Effectively record and evaluate your observations, treatment, and conclusion
Denise Dickerson
