Physio Grad Options

While you wait for the perfect opportunity - Keep yourself busy

 

Whether it be to go to Canada, stay here in Ireland and look for a job, or wish to travel anywhere else there are many supports and resources available to newly qualified and recently graduated clinicians in the transition from student to practitioner within Ireland. Alongside this, more and more courses are emerging at achievable prices that further and better career aspects as well as providing an alternative outlet to income. While waiting in Ireland, it will be important to make the most of yourself and your experience and continue to market yourself in an attempt to maintain readiness for work with innovative ideas. This section of our website is didicated to CDP courses and idea's that may be helpful in furthering your career and getting you a job. Take a look at some of the options we have listed for both General Courses, Musc Courses, Neuro Courses, Resp Courses and what to do while your waiting in Canada.

 

Here are a few basic tips while you look for a job or wait to leave:

1. Continuously keep an eye on the ISCP jobs page- Apply for any jobs that come available including physiotherapy assistant jobs as the experience of the application process can only be of benefit to you

2. Apply to volunteer in hospitals like the NRH, or in private practices to keep clinical skills fresh- Help out with local sports teams – this can be a great way to maintain clinical skills, improve taping and massage therapy skills, some clubs even provide a small fee your physio services.

3. There are some available musculoskeletal internship’s in some bigger private practices worth looking into depending on how long the internship offers.

4. There is nothing stopping you starting up your own exercise class such as pilates once you are qualified and registered to do so, rent a room in your local community centre and spread the word!!