In this blog, I will talk to you about my goals and aspirations of being a fully qualified physiotherapist. And why I have chosen Club Doncaster Sports College to help me on my journey.

Sports Physiotherapist

I would like to go down the sports route and be a sports physiotherapist, which I feel passionate about. Ideally would love to be a sports physiotherapist in football, helping sports athletes in rehabilitation and recovering after sports injuries.

I would like to be a sports physiotherapist because I feel passionate about helping sports athletes recover from sports injuries.

I will achieve my career choice of a sports physiotherapist by completing the 2-year sports course getting the best grades I possibly can, and getting into the university of my choice. I will then have to undertake 3 years at university to become fully qualified. Then have the chance to get a sports physiotherapist job at a sports club, preferably a football club.

Opening Up My Own Private Practice

Eventually, after becoming fully qualified and gaining experience, I would love to open up my own physiotherapy private practice and develop my own brand, ideally in a sports club.

My private practice will have most services for all types of physiotherapy. This will allow and attract more customers to my physiotherapy practices as the services can be used for any injury or rehabilitation.

In an ideal world, I would love this to happen under 10 years of my becoming qualified.

This will provide me with relevant work experience in different sectors, which will give me an understanding of each type of physiotherapy.

Sports Physiotherapist Research of Job Role

Before making a significant decision in my career planning to become a sports physiotherapist. I carried out some of my own personal research to see if it were a career I would 100% be happy doing for the rest of my life. 

A sports physiotherapist is a speciality within physiotherapy. That is specified to the assessment and treatments of injuries which is related to sports and physical activity. Injuries could include pressure or damage on joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons. 

In the research I did on a sports physiotherapist’s career, there were many aspects I had to consider, such as 

• The salary
• Typical working hours per week
• The career path options you have to become qualified 

The average salary of a sports physiotherapist is £23k – £45k, depending on experience. 

Typical working hours a sports physiotherapist have to work are the average 38-40 hours per week.

The duties and responsibilities of becoming a sports physiotherapist are to provide a duty of care and treatments to patients who are injured or who have an illness.

The requirements to be a physiotherapist is to have 2 or 3 A-Levels. This is to get onto a degree level physiotherapy course.

After becoming qualified each year, I will have to carry out CPD to keep up to date with trends and new research discovered.

Career Pathway Options

The career pathway options I have are;

• Completing a 3-year university degree course but came with the entry requirements of 2 to 3 A levels. This is the most popular option.
• A physiotherapy degree-level apprenticeship, the entry requirements again are 2 to 3 A levels. This is a challenging route to go down as you have to find your own employer.
• Working your way towards the role by becoming a physiotherapist assistant and studying part-time at a university is a long process of completing a university degree course.

When deciding what type of career you would like to have for your working life up to retirement. I would recommend that you do your research so you know precisely what job role you are getting yourself into and the pathway on how to achieve that goal.

I have chosen the career pathway of a 3-year university degree course to become a fully qualified physiotherapist. This will give me the qualification to go out and get a job.