Podiatry BSc Welcome Pack
Welcome to BSc Podiatry 2025.
We are pleased to welcome you to our BSc (Hons) Podiatry course and look forward to supporting you as you begin your journey toward a rewarding career in Podiatric Medicine. This programme is designed to equip you with the clinical knowledge, professional skills, and experience required to practise confidently across NHS, community, and private healthcare settings both within the UK and internationally.
Our Podiatry course is designed to produce graduates who are prepared to excel within the modern healthcare environment and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Podiatry profession. The course will develop specialist skills in lower limb management; including sports injury and rehabilitation, paediatric care, diabetic and high-risk podiatry and minor surgical procedures such as nail removal; providing a strong foundation for progression into a variety of career pathways and clinical specialisms.
Throughout our course, you will benefit from a wide range of clinical experiences and placements, both internally and externally, as part of your clinical studies modules. You will also develop your practical skills within our fully operational University run Podiatry Clinic, located on the grounds of Northampton General Hospital. The clinic is equipped with the latest technology and equipment. For further information about the course, including a virtual tour of our Podiatry Clinic, please visit our Podiatry page.
Your Course Leader
Connor Ratcliffe
Senior Lecturer in Podiatry | BSc (Hons) MBA FHEA MRCPod
Connor.ratcliffe@northampton.ac.uk
Welcome video
The Podiatry team have produced the video below, welcoming you to the course.
Your Welcome and Induction
Below are details of your Welcome Week timetable for first years.
Monday 22 September – Friday 3 October
Welcome Week activities
From karaoke to outdoor cinema, wellbeing walks to Silent Disco, and much more – there’s something suitable for everyone.
See our Welcome timetable to find out more.
Monday 22 September (all activities held at the Podiatry Clinic)
Welcome to Podiatry
- Time: 9-10am
Ice breaker activities (apprenticeship induction included)
- Time: 10am-1pm
Intro anatomy
- Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Intro Clinical Studies
- Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Thursday 25 September (all activities at Podiatry Clinic)
Basic Life Support
- Time: 1:30-3pm
Intro Pathology
- Time: 2:45-3:45pm
Intro to Clinical Reasoning
- Time: 3:45-4:30pm
Friday 26 September
Interprofessional Education (IPE) – Group 1
- Time: 9:00-12:30pm
- Location: LH014
- Tutor: Alison Power
Interprofessional Education (IPE) – Group 2
- Time: 12:30pm-4pm
- Location: LH014
- Tutor: Alison Power
Equipment
In preparation for the BSc Podiatry (Hons) degree programme please purchase:
- A white lab coat (necessary)
- Sharp scissors for padding, taping and clinical use (dress making/fabric scissors are suitable for padding) – you will require 1 x clinical pair and 1 x fabric/padding pair (necessary, however you will have the opportunity to purchase these in the first week of term)
- A 10g monofilament (necessary, however you will have the opportunity to purchase these in the first week of term)
- Suitable footwear for the clinical environment. These must be black, enclosed and water resistant/splashproof (necessary)
- A black pen for use in clinical environments and a note pad
- Clinical uniforms will be measured, and name badges will be provided at the beginning of term
- Optional lower limb skeletal model, approximately £85
We recommend all students to start to familiarise themselves with lower limb anatomy and medical nomenclature prior to your start in September (you may decide to utilise an anatomy book or visual guides).
We also recommend reviewing standards of proficiency and practice guidelines for Podiatry as set by HCPC and Royal College of Podiatry.