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NHS Education for Scotland NMAHP Development Framework

Working with people in pain

Topic

Physiotherapy framework – entry level graduate to expert. Describing the values, behaviours, knowledge & skills of physiotherapists working with people in pain (Physiotherapy Pain Association in collaboration with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy) 

Alignment

No direct alignment.

Purpose

This document was developed in collaboration between the Physiotherapy Pain Association and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. This work has taken the CSP’s Physiotherapy Framework and focused on the qualified practice levels, applying them to describe the values, behaviours, knowledge & skills used by physiotherapists working with people in pain.

Audience

This framework is for all physiotherapy staff.

Components

Domains, values, knowledge and skills. 

Career framework levels

N/A as does not align to the NMAHP development framework.

User recommendations

This framework is standalone, and any identified competencies can be added to the blank DNAT.