Physiotherapists work hands on with patients and therefore need many of the skill-sets required by doctors, nurses and other front line healthcare staff. In particular, to really succeed as a physiotherapist, you need to have a very team oriented approach, particularly since many clients will be referred from their general practitioner and you will be communicating back and forth with other health professionals. You should have a warm and friendly personality because you will need to put patients at ease and build up a good rapport with each one. You also need a good patience level because it can take time for patients to make progress. Your patients will sometimes feel frustrated and they will need reassurance and gentle encouragement along with your compassion.
Other important attributes for the role of physiotherapist include
- Enjoy working with people
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good communicator
- Demonstrably want to make a difference to patient lives
- Ability to listen, empathetic attitude
- Problem solving, scientific nature
- Adaptable to new techniques and sophisticated equipment
- Organisational skills to safely collate patient information and data
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