RecordMove

Homeopath to podiatrist

A homeopath already meets 32% of what the podiatrist role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From homeopath

Distant match

To podiatrist

14 You already bring

19 Still to learn

43 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a podiatrist is expected to do is already part of a homeopath’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the podiatrist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A podiatrist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a homeopath already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

accept own accountability
apply context specific clinical competences
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
ensure safety of healthcare users

What stands in the way is 19 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A podiatrist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a homeopath background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held record healthcare users' billing information information skills
already held process medical insurance claims information skills
already held refer healthcare users assisting and caring
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held human physiology health and welfare
already held use foreign languages in patient care communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the podiatrist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 health and welfare 8 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn chiropody required
still to learn dermatology required
still to learn foot problems required
still to learn orthopaedic conditions required
still to learn immunology required
still to learn kinetics required
still to learn orthopaedic treatment alternatives required
still to learn sterilization techniques required

optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held podiatric surgery optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn recommend orthotic devices required
still to learn promote foot health required

optional, not held provide footwear advice to patients optional

03 information skills 2 required

still to learn conduct podiatry consultation required
still to learn manage healthcare users' data required

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

still to learn biomechanics required
still to learn pharmacology required

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn follow clinical guidelines required

optional, not held apply massage therapy optional

06 arts and humanities 1 required

still to learn histology required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a podiatrist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held process medical insurance claims skill
already held record healthcare users' billing information skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 1 required

still to learn health care system required

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

still to learn behavioural therapy required

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

still to learn maintain medical devices required

10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held orthotics optional

11 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop foot orthoses optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held develop foot orthoses optional
optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held orthotics optional
optional, not held podiatric surgery optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held apply massage therapy optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held provide footwear advice to patients optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

20 held skills the podiatrist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
not needed by the target role conduct a homeopathic consultation skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role develop therapeutic relationships skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role homeopathy remedies knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role promote homeopathy skill
not needed by the target role promote mental health skill
not needed by the target role provide health education skill
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge

20 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn behavioural therapy required
still to learn chiropody required
still to learn dermatology required
still to learn foot problems required
still to learn orthopaedic conditions required
still to learn biomechanics required
still to learn health care system required
still to learn histology required
still to learn immunology required
still to learn kinetics required
still to learn orthopaedic treatment alternatives required
still to learn pharmacology required
still to learn sterilization techniques required
optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held orthotics optional
optional, not held podiatric surgery optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

Index

Other moves recorded from homeopath

Full index of moves from homeopath

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a homeopath become a podiatrist?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A homeopath already covers 32% of what a podiatrist is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the podiatrist role treats as required.

What skills does a homeopath need to become a podiatrist?

19 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by health and welfare. The single most important is behavioural therapy.

How hard is the move from homeopath to podiatrist?

Its learning distance is 72.1 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.