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Physiotherapy Support Worker

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Physiotherapy support workers help physiotherapists treat patients with physical problems caused by illness, injury, age or disability. Physiotherapists use movement, exercise and technology to help maximise patients’ movements.

The Work

You could be:

You might specialise working in one area, for example working with children.

Pay

Pay rates can vary depending on whether you are working with the NHS, with a private practice, or are self-employed. Within the National Health Service Agenda for Change scales physiotherapy support workers are paid on Band 3, £25,468 to £27,486 a year.

Assistant practitioner physiotherapy support workers are on Band 4, £27,598 to £30,019 a year. The current pay scales are from April 2023.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Most physiotherapy assistants work for the National Health Service (NHS). You might also find work in sports centres. Demand for jobs often exceeds the number of vacancies.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
34302
0.4 %
RISE
2027
34435
  United Kingdom
2022
377416
3 %
RISE
2027
388740

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What Does it Take?

You should be:

Training

Getting On

Video

Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Tel: 020 7306 6666
Website: http://www.csp.org.uk/
Twitter: @thecsp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charteredphysios

NHS Scotland Careers
Website: http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2): https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter: @NHSScotCareers

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