# Competences — podiatry assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4f08cd74-71c6-43aa-88d4-841e5bb677f7).

## Essential

- **administrative tasks in a medical environment** (knowledge)
- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
- **chiropody** (knowledge)
- **clinical coding** (knowledge)
- **collect healthcare user data under supervision** (skill/competence)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (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 records management** (knowledge)
- **maintain medical devices** (skill/competence)
- **orthopaedic conditions** (knowledge)
- **orthopaedic treatment alternatives** (knowledge)
- **orthopaedics** (knowledge)
- **perform clinical coding procedures** (skill/competence)
- **podiatric diseases** (knowledge)
- **podiatric surgery** (knowledge)
- **promote foot health** (skill/competence)
- **provide footwear advice to patients** (skill/competence)
- **provide medication information** (skill/competence)
- **recommend orthotic devices** (skill/competence)
- **record treated patient's information** (skill/competence)
- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
- **shape nails** (skill/competence)
- **treat patients' nails** (skill/competence)
- **types of orthopedic supplies** (knowledge)

## Optional

- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
- apply foot casts (skill/competence)
- apply wound dressings (skill/competence)
- carry out wound care (skill/competence)
- conduct podiatry consultation (skill/competence)
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services (skill/competence)
- discuss the medical history of the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- health care system (knowledge)
- human anatomy (knowledge)
- kinetics (knowledge)
- medical terminology (knowledge)
- microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
- monitor basic patients signs (skill/competence)
- monitor stock level (skill/competence)
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information (skill/competence)
- pharmacology (knowledge)
- place orders for orthopedic products (skill/competence)
- process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
- provide health education (skill/competence)
- recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition (skill/competence)
- send samples to laboratory (skill/competence)
- sterilization techniques (knowledge)
- surgical asepsis (knowledge)
- treat nails (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 16 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

### Hard skills

- vital signs measurement — **38 %**
- patient preparation — **31 %**
- allergy documentation — **25 %**
- instrument sterilization — **25 %**
- prescription processing — **19 %**

### Responsibilities

- patient escorting — **25 %**
- examination room preparation — **19 %**
- patient care assistance — **19 %**
- patient education — **19 %**
- appointment scheduling — **19 %**

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