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Physiotherapy assistant

Other names

cardiovascular physiotherapy assistant, neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy assistant, physiotherapy rehabilitation assistant, neurological physiotherapy assistant, neuromuscular physiotherapy assistant, occupational physiotherapy assistant, geriatric therapy assistant, remedial physiotherapy assistant, therapy assistant, physiotherapist assistant, manipulative physiotherapy assistant, respiratory physiotherapy assistant

Therapy and rehabilitation

They help patients do exercises, watch how patients are doing, write notes, and care for the equipment, while a therapist guides them.

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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.

  1. 1

    Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.

  2. 2

    Document patient information, such as notes on their progress.

  3. 3

    Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.

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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 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
assistant de kinésithérapie/assistante de kinésithérapie
español
auxiliar de fisioterapia
العربية
مساعد العلاج الطبيعي / مساعدة العلاج الطبيعي
português
Assistente de fisioterapia
Deutsch
Physiotherapieassistent/Physiotherapieassistentin
italiano
assistente fisioterapista

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