Fleur Fewster, Principal, and Senior Podiatrist
Originally trained at Curtin University in WA, Fleur is a well-known Podiatrist in Hobart with over 25 years of experience in private practice, hospital, and community work.
Fleur practices across the full scope of modern Podiatry, however, her special interest is in assessing and treating chronic and complex foot and related leg injuries. Treatment may include foot orthoses/insoles, footwear advice, exercises/stretches, soft tissue releases, dry needling ( trigger point or western medical acupuncture), low-level laser treatment, medication, etc..
Fleur specialises in the prescription of comfortable, corrective foot orthoses and footwear. All types of orthoses are available including soft, semi-rigid, and carbon fibre devices. Orthoses can be produced on-site or through prescription to our affiliated orthotic laboratories. She can also supply and fit AFO’s such as moon boots, Richie braces, Dictus bands, and a variety of ankle braces, by appointment.
Fleur has a wealth of footwear knowledge and enjoys helping people find the right shoes for their particular feet and needs. This saves people from wasting money on their never-ending search for comfortable shoes!
The practice carries a large range of footwear onsite in our retail store which is open to the public for shoe purchases. Brands include Ziera, Klouds, Propet, Silver Lining, Revere, Xelero, Dr Comfort, Axign, Vionic , and Archies . See our Footwear page on this site for more information.
Fleur has experience in Occupational Podiatry, advising workers and employers with work-related lower limb injuries or providing advice on specialised work footwear. Her training and experience in the field of occupational rehabilitation give her particular insight into the complexities of worker’s compensation cases.
She enjoys working with local gp’s, physiotherapists, orthopedic surgeons, paediatricians, and rheumatologists and exercise physiologists to help provide a team approach to treatment, particularly for those with more complex cases
Jennifer Soeffky, Senior Podiatrist
Jennifer is a friendly and approachable Podiatrist, with a wealth of clinical experience.
Jennifer studied Podiatry at the University of South Australia, graduating in 2003 and has 20 years of clinical experience, including running her own Podiatry practice for 9 years in Adelaide.
In recent years, she has provided locum Podiatry services across Australia, particularly in rural and remote areas and in all regions of Tasmania, however enjoys her ongoing role with us in Hobart.
Prior to her Podiatry career, Jennifer trained in footwear fitting and worked as a specialist shoe fitter in Adelaide. This experience led her to study Podiatry and as a Podiatrist, she remains passionate about footwear and loves to assist clients in finding the right shoes for their needs.
She treats clients of all ages across the full spectrum of modern Podiatry practice including: routine foot and nail care, ingrown toenails ( conservative and surgical treatment) bunions, toe deformities, foot and ankle pain, heel pain, footwear fitting and advice, orthotics and diabetic footcare.
Jennifer is married with three adult children. Outside of work she loves walking, yoga, fashion, sewing, reading and movies.
What is a Podiatrist?
Podiatrists are university-trained, health professionals specialising in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders of the foot and the lower limb.
The Podiatrist’s scope of practice includes areas such as pediatrics, diabetes, sports injuries, structural problems, the treatment of the elderly as well as general foot care.
Common conditions a podiatrist would treat include bone and joint disorders, muscular, neurological, and circulatory complaints, skin and nail disorders, corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, and sporting injuries.
(Source: Australian Podiatry Association)
REFERRALS
Referrals are not generally needed for privately funded patients, only those who are claiming under a medicare/epc care plan, NDIS, or worker’s compensation. We are not accepting any new DVA referrals at the moment.
*Due to her large caseload Ms. Fewster is not currently accepting referrals for general foot care ( eg corns, callouses, nail problems) or for diabetic neurovascular assessments. She will review and accept where possible new patient referrals for biomechanics/footwear/pre & post orthopaedic surgical and paediatrician referrals.
NDIS
We can accept NDIS referrals for Podiatry care and provision of depth/width/support/orthotic-friendly footwear for clients who are self or plan-managed only. Please discuss this with the receptionist when you book
EPC/CARE PLANS/AGED CARE PLANS
These cases can be accepted by Ms Soeffky. They should include a cover letter from your Doctor outlining the specific reason for the Podiatry referral.