From specialist chiropractor to advanced physiotherapist
45 of the 65 essential skills of a advanced physiotherapist are already essential for a specialist chiropractor — about 69% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 45
- skills carry over
- 20
- would be new
- 69%
- of the target job covered
- 65
- essential skills of a advanced physiotherapist
What a advanced physiotherapist does
Advanced physiotherapists are highly specialised. They make complex decisions and manage risks in unpredictable contexts and within a defined area. They may focus on a specific area of clinical practice, education, research or professional management.
What carries over
45 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- adhere to health well-being and safety
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advocate health
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply organisational techniques
- collect healthcare user's general data
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct health related research
- contribute to continuity of health care
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- create solutions to problems
- deal with emergency care situations
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- develop plans related to client discharge
- develop plans related to the transfer of care
- develop therapeutic relationships
- educate on the prevention of illness
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow clinical guidelines
- formulate a treatment plan
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret medical results
- manage clinical risk
- manage healthcare staff
- manage healthcare users' data
- measure effectiveness of the service provided
- prescribe healthcare products
- promote health and safety policies in health services
- promote inclusion
- provide health education
- provide learning support in healthcare
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- refer healthcare users
- respond to changing situations in health care
and 5 more
What would be new
20 skillsEssential for a advanced physiotherapist and not for a specialist chiropractor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- adjust physiotherapy interventions
- conduct physiotherapy assessment
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services
- develop physiotherapy services
- develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services
- engage in physiotherapy research
- listen actively
- maintain physiotherapy equipment
- manage a healthcare unit budget
- manage physiotherapy staff
- prescribe medication
- prescribe tests for physiotherapy
- provide advanced clinical practice in physiotherapy
- provide information on the effects of physiotherapy
- provide physiotherapy diagnosis
- provide self management support
- supervise physiotherapist assistants
- supervise physiotherapy students
- triage clients for physiotherapy
Other moves from specialist chiropractor
2 roles- physiotherapist59 skills in common
- orthoptist33 skills in common
← specialist chiropractoradvanced physiotherapist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a advanced physiotherapist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.