As an Advanced Physiotherapist, you will need to master following:

• accept own accountability
• adhere to health well-being and safety
• adjust physiotherapy interventions
• advise on healthcare users' informed consent
• advocate health
• apply context specific clinical competences
• collect healthcare user's general data
• comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
• conduct physiotherapy assessment
• contribute to continuity of health care
• contribute to quality physiotherapy services
• develop physiotherapy services
• develop plans related to client discharge
• develop plans related to the transfer of care
• develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services
• develop therapeutic relationships
• engage in physiotherapy research
• ensure safety of healthcare users
• exert a goal-oriented leadership role towards colleagues
• formulate a treatment plan
• maintain physiotherapy equipment
• manage physiotherapy staff
• measure effectiveness of the service provided
• prescribe healthcare products
• prescribe medication
• prescribe tests for physiotherapy
• promote health and safety policies in health services
• promote inclusion
• provide advanced clinical practice in physiotherapy
• provide information on the effects of physiotherapy
• provide learning support in healthcare
• provide physiotherapy diagnosis
• provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
• record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
• refer healthcare users
• supervise physiotherapist assistants
• triage clients
• triage clients for physiotherapy
• use e-health and mobile health technologies
• work in multidisciplinary health teams

More generally, an advanced physiotherapist is also versed in:

• adhere to organisational guidelines
• apply organisational techniques
• communicate in healthcare
• comply with legislation related to health care
• conduct health related research
• contribute to the rehabilitation process
• create solutions to problems
• deal with emergency care situations
• develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
• educate on the prevention of illness
• empathise with the healthcare user
• follow clinical guidelines
• inform policy makers on health-related challenges
• interact with healthcare users
• interpret medical results
• listen actively
• manage a healthcare unit budget
• manage clinical risk
• manage healthcare staff
• manage healthcare users' data
• provide health education
• provide self management support
• respond to changing situations in health care
• supervise physiotherapy students
• use different communication channels
• work in a multicultural environment in health care

It also helps to know the following:

• apply acupuncture
• sport and exercise medicine
• use foreign languages for health-related research
• use foreign languages in patient care