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Competences — podiatrist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cf9b6da9-3a59-4780-bec9-500b148b8878).

Essential

  • accept own accountability (skill/competence)
  • apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
  • behavioural therapy (knowledge)
  • biomechanics (knowledge)
  • chiropody (knowledge)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • conduct podiatry consultation (skill/competence)
  • dermatology (knowledge)
  • develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
  • foot problems (knowledge)
  • health care system (knowledge)
  • histology (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • human physiology (knowledge)
  • immunology (knowledge)
  • interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • kinetics (knowledge)
  • maintain medical devices (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • orthopaedic conditions (knowledge)
  • orthopaedic treatment alternatives (knowledge)
  • pharmacology (knowledge)
  • promote foot health (skill/competence)
  • recommend orthotic devices (skill/competence)
  • sterilization techniques (knowledge)

Optional

  • anaesthetics (knowledge)
  • apply massage therapy (skill/competence)
  • develop foot orthoses (skill/competence)
  • hydrotherapy (knowledge)
  • orthotics (knowledge)
  • paediatrics (knowledge)
  • podiatric surgery (knowledge)
  • process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
  • provide footwear advice to patients (skill/competence)
  • record healthcare users' billing information (skill/competence)
  • refer healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • rheumatology (knowledge)
  • sport and exercise medicine (knowledge)
  • use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
  • work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 26 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • podiatric medicine — 35 %

Responsibilities

  • patient education — 35 %