Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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physiotherapist
ESCO occupation · 90 essential, 7 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
accept own accountability
apply health sciences
emergency surgery
comply with legislation related to health care
contribute to quality physiotherapy services
formulate a treatment plan
human physiology
measure effectiveness of the service provided
manage a healthcare unit budget
psychology
adhere to organisational guidelines
develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services
educate on the prevention of illness
promote health and safety policies in health services
develop therapeutic relationships
provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
provide leadership
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
develop plans related to client discharge
adjust physiotherapy interventions
work in a multicultural environment in health care
geriatrics
develop physiotherapy services
manage healthcare staff
empathise with the healthcare user
work in multidisciplinary health teams
use different communication channels
employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques
advocate health
psychiatry
contribute to continuity of health care
human anatomy
pharmacology
interact with healthcare users
respiratory therapy
adhere to health well-being and safety
create solutions to problems
supervise physiotherapist assistants
supervise physiotherapy students
prescribe healthcare products
provide information on the effects of physiotherapy
kinetics
apply clinical physiotherapy skills
communicate effectively in healthcare
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
collect healthcare user's general data
manage healthcare users' data
intensive care medicine
refer healthcare users
respond to changing situations in health care
rehabilitation
orthopaedic manual physiotherapy
provide self management support
provide physiotherapy diagnosis
use e-health and mobile health technologies
develop plans related to the transfer of care
follow clinical guidelines
interpret medical results
manage physiotherapy staff
neurology
physics
deal with emergency care situations
contribute to the rehabilitation process
orthopaedics
obstetrics and gynaecology
maintain physiotherapy equipment
first aid
general medicine
apply context specific clinical competences
biomechanics
paediatrics
sociology
provide health education
conduct health related research
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
conduct physiotherapy assessment
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
triage clients for physiotherapy
medical terminology
ensure safety of healthcare users
provide learning support in healthcare
promote inclusion
therapeutic massage
manage clinical risk
engage in physiotherapy research
apply organisational techniques
surgery
listen actively
medical informatics
Optional & specialised skills
Other matches: advanced physiotherapist · animal physiotherapist · physiotherapy assistant
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.