What is a Podiatry Assistant?

A podiatry assistant is a person who takes care of other people’s feet. Podiatry assistants are also sometimes known as chiropody assistants. A podiatry assistant is employed to assist the qualified podiatrist. The podiatry assistant may have taken this role as part of his or her training to become a fully qualified podiatrist. A main part of the podiatry assistant’s job is to cut toe nails and apply dressings and bandages to a patient's feet. The podiatry assistant may be assigned patients of his or her own who have already been seen by the podiatrist. This helps the podiatrist keep his or her workload free for new patients and also contributes to the assistant's training.  more