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Where an advanced physiotherapist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an advanced physiotherapist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as physiotherapy team leader, clinical lead physiotherapist, physiotherapy lead, lead neuromuscular physiotherapist, lead remedial physiotherapist, lead occupational physiotherapist, physiotherapy team lead, senior physiotherapist, lead neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapist, lead cardiovascular physiotherapist, senior specialist physiotherapist, lead respiratory physiotherapist.

Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: physiotherapist, 68%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
physiotherapist 68% covered healthcare assistant 64% covered specialist chiropractor 62% covered dental hygienist 62% covered dental chairside assistant 56% covered advanced physiotherapist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from advanced physiotherapist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an advanced physiotherapist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An advanced physiotherapist needs 65 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • prescribe tests for physiotherapy assisting and caring
  • provide advanced clinical practice in physiotherapy assisting and caring
  • adjust physiotherapy interventions assisting and caring
  • conduct physiotherapy assessment information skills
  • develop physiotherapy services management skills
  • develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services management skills
  • engage in physiotherapy research information skills
  • manage physiotherapy staff management skills
  • provide physiotherapy diagnosis information skills
  • provide self management support assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an advanced physiotherapist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Advanced physiotherapist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an advanced physiotherapist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.