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Advanced physiotherapist

Other names

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

Therapy and rehabilitation

They plan and give physical treatment to help patients move better and feel less pain, and they teach patients and families.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programmes of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.

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    Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.

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    Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda licensing routes for regulated careers (councils, boards and their Acts)

Official record

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Law Council and the other bodies named on each licence. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public statutes and regulator pages

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
expert physiothérapeute/experte physiothérapeute
español
fisioterapeuta especializado/fisioterapeuta especializada
العربية
أخصائي العلاج الطبيعي المتقدم / أخصائية العلاج الطبيعي المتقدم
português
Fisioterapeuta especializado/Fisioterapeuta especializada
Deutsch
Fachphysiotherapeut/Fachphysiotherapeutin
italiano
fisioterapista specialista

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