physiotherapist

Description

Physiotherapists are autonomous health professionals who are responsible for developing, maintaining or restoring motor function and movement throughout the lifespan using evidence-based practice. They relieve pain and treat or prevent physical conditions associated with injury, disease or other impairments. Physiotherapists empower patients and their carers to manage the condition outside clinical settings. They work within their scope of practice and their professional Code of Conduct.

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Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

communicate in healthcare work in multidisciplinary health teams manage clinical risk adjust physiotherapy interventions prescribe healthcare products contribute to quality physiotherapy services interpret medical results formulate a treatment plan employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques triage clients for physiotherapy engage in physiotherapy research contribute to the rehabilitation process interact with healthcare users develop plans related to the transfer of care provide physiotherapy diagnosis accept own accountability manage a healthcare unit budget provide learning support in healthcare provide health education manage physiotherapy staff conduct health related research develop plans related to client discharge follow clinical guidelines maintain physiotherapy equipment conduct physiotherapy assessment inform policy makers on health-related challenges adhere to health well-being and safety supervise physiotherapy students provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health ensure safety of healthcare users supervise physiotherapist assistants develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services assess physical conditions of clients apply organisational techniques respond to changing situations in health care educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies record healthcare users' progress related to treatment adhere to organisational guidelines provide information on the effects of physiotherapy provide self management support promote health and safety policies in health services correct potentially harmful movements collect healthcare user's general data contribute to continuity of health care manage healthcare users' data develop therapeutic relationships develop physiotherapy services apply context specific clinical competences comply with legislation related to health care develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship advocate health deal with emergency care situations measure effectiveness of the service provided comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice refer healthcare users use different communication channels empathise with the healthcare user listen actively provide stroke rehabilitation services create solutions to problems work in a multicultural environment in health care advise on healthcare users' informed consent promote inclusion prescribe medication analyse personal fitness information use foreign languages in patient care apply acupuncture apply massage therapy use foreign languages for health-related research