How to Become a Physiotherapist in Ireland

If you are thinking or wish to be a Chartered Physiotherapist you will have to do the following:

• Complete a three or four year university degree course which includes a minimum of two years clinical practice;
• Be accepted as a member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists;
• Undertake continuous professional development;
• Take out professional Indemnity Insurance.

What Qualities are needed to be a Chartered Physiotherapist?

If you get satisfaction from working in a health care setting, have good practical skills, good communication skills, and are reasonably fit, then physiotherapy may be the career for you. You may enjoy the challenge of assessing a patient to identify his or her needs and of planning and carrying out a course of treatment. The academic entry requirements are high in Ireland. For current requirements contact the Schools of Physiotherapy (contact details can be found at the end of this page).

What does the course involve?

Chartered Physiotherapist students must successfully complete the degree programme at University College, Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, University of Limerick or the equivalent abroad. Subjects studied include anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology and behavioural sciences. Emphasis is put on practical skills, including 1,000 hours of supervised clinical work. Project work and research skills are also developed as an undergraduate.

Where can I go to get more information?
If you are interested in becoming a Chartered Physiotherapist contact the Manager at your nearest physiotherapy department and arrange to go along and see for yourself what the work involves. Also contact the Schools of Physiotherapy for their student information booklet which gives full details of entry requirements:

Some courses you may wish to review include…..

University College Dublin
School of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
National University of Ireland
Admissions Office, Belfield, Dublin 4
Phone: (01) 269 3244 Fax: (01) 269 4409
http://www.ucd.ie/

Trinity College Dublin
School of Physiotherapy
B.Sc. (Hons) Physiotherapy
Admissions Office, Trinity College, Dublin 2
Phone (01) 608 1532
http://www.tcd.ie/

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Department of Physiotherapy
B.Sc. (Physiotherapy)
Admissions Office, RCSI, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Phone (01) 402 2156
http://www.rcsi.ie/

University of Limerick
Department of Physiotherapy
School of Health Sciences
College of Science
University of Limerick, Limerick
Phone (061) 234232
http://www.physiotherapy.ul.ie

For more info you may wish to reference the ISCP, the professional representative body in the Republic of Ireland for over 3,000 Chartered Physiotherapists. www.iscp.ie

Or to find out more please contact us at www.dublinphysio.com

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