Jessica van Dalfsen MCFHP MAFHP

Hi I'm Jess, qualified Foot health practitioner and the  founder and owner of Hello Feet Foot Care based in Milton Keynes. I'm really glad that you have come across my page to find out more about me and my small business!

So we (my little family) moved here to Milton Keynes late 2020 where we knew absolutely nobody, and I have to say the community we moved to made us feel very welcome and I've made some lovely friends over that time.

In early 2020 I had already started my foot care business as a Foot health practitioner on a low scale in my previous location but then had to put it on hold soon after as I had my second child  and my priorities changed.

I made a decision with my husband that I would be 'at home' with the kids and felt very fortunate to make. Alongside motherhood I work part time in my foot care business, to keep my 'foot in' the profession (no pun intended!) until the kids start school full time.

In all honesty, I never thought I'd be working with feet! A friend of mine who is a Foot health practitioner encouraged me down this route, and I can say I am so glad she did!  

My work experience in health began in 2006 as a Health care assistant running clinics in GP surgery's (and later as a locum HCA). Within this role I studied to University level and qualified as an Assistant Practitioner in 2018. In that same year I decided to study and train to become a foot health practitioner.

 I qualified as a foot health practitioner in 2019 from the SMAE Institute where I became a member of the Open College of Foot Health Professionals and of the British Association of Foot Health Professionals to date. 

Over the years I've always volunteered my time to work amongst the marginalised in our society and it only felt right for me to continue this as a Foot health practitioner. So it was great that we (a podiatrist and myself) could start up a service here in Milton Keynes under the umbrella of the charity Forgotten Feet to volunteer and use our skills to treat 'forgotten' feet. 

So to wrap up my introduction, I'm a pretty easy going person who values family and community.  

For those who know me, they would probably say that I am a very bubbly personality, easy to talk to, always has a project on and full of energy. Outside of work I am currently learning Dutch successfully (my hubby is Dutch!), I also love filming, and for the past 3 years I have taken up the hobby of YouTube.