Government Sector 

If you are looking for  Government Sector
There are many sub categories. some of them include,

• Lecturer (Ministry of Education)

• Physiotherapist (Ministry of Health)

• Sport Physiotherapist (Ministry of Sports)

• Physiotherapist (Ministry of Defense - All Forces)

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Ministry of Education will recruit Graduates (Preferably 1st Class Degree) as lecturers for the universities.
And also, there are opportunities to work as lecturers in private universities too.
Depending on your higher education you will be able to promote from a demonstrator, lecturer, senior lecturer, Head of the department and more. 

Physiotherapists for government hospital will be recruited by an annual gazette. Most of graduates will select this path and become government Physiotherapists.
Once you are selected you have to follow a 6 months internship (paid). After the internship you will get a list of hospitals to mark your choice. Depending on your degree’s date and your Grade Point Average (GPA) you will be selected to a government hospital.
Then you will become a state sector worker and you start working. While you are working you have to pass 9 months’ probation period where your discipline, attendance and behavior will be evaluated as every other government worker.
After 3 years you will be a permanent government worker and obtain the benefits. (This is the basic procedure for every government worker)

Ministry of sports and ministry of defense will also recruit Physiotherapists for their sport teams and hospitals.
These vacancies will be published in newspapers and gazettes.
When you were selected as a Physiotherapist to a sport team you will ultimately specialized as a sport Physiotherapist.
While when you were selected to forces you will become a member of the certain force. (Army/Navy/Air Force/Police)

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Private sector 

If you are looking for a carrier in the Private Sector,
there are many fields in private sector too.

• Private Hospitals

• Private Clinics

• Sport Clubs

• Nursing Homes

• Schools

• Special needs children centers

• NGOs

• Researcher / Research Assistants

• Community Projects 

• Volunteer projects

• Veterinary Physiotherapy clinics

Are some of them.

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Personal sector 

If someone wants to start their carrier in personal Sector,  After getting registered as a Physiotherapist you can plan to start your own clinic.
You have to follow few easy steps to register your clinic under Private Health Services Regulatory Council (PHSRC) and you are ready to go.
Then you have to buy relevant treatment equipment which are not too expensive.
Now your clinic is ready for services.

Apart from that you can start home visits or clinic visits or personal appointments where you will visit the patients and treat.

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Overseas sector

Overseas based carrier pathway is also one of the main pathway after Graduation in B.Sc. (Hons) Physiotherapy . 
Many countries prefer to recruit Physiotherapists from Sri Lanka for their hospitals.
There are so many opportunities around the world mostly in UK, Australia, Singapore, Middle east and Asia.
You can become a foreign employed Physiotherapist easily if you follow the correct guidance.

In the government service Physiotherapy is considered as an essential service.

In the government service Physiotherapy is considered as an essential service.
Physiotherapy is considered as an essential service as it plays a major role in health and fitness in people.
Physiotherapy management along with the medical management is very essential for most of the diseases and disabilities.
And for some conditions Physiotherapy plays the major role.

• Musculoskeletal conditions like Arthritis, Muscle strain, osteoporosis etc

• Neurological conditions like stroke, spinal cord injuries etc

• Orthopedic conditions like fractures, dislocations etc.

• Pediatric conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Torticollis, spina bifida etc

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Physiotherapy has an important and essential part in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients management too.
Patient recovery is much faster when the Physiotherapy management is involved.

As a Physiotherapist you have to upgrade your knowledge throughout your service in order to update your treatment in sake of the patients. Various programs, seminars, workshops, conventions, symposiums and many more will be there locally and internationally to improve your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) 

Considerable number of Physiotherapists involved in research and Evidence Based Practice (EBP) in order to enhance and upgrade the Physiotherapy profession by uncovering new fields.
And this new knowledge is being shared locally and globally and new techniques and methods are introduced very frequently. Hence, Physiotherapy has a dynamic and active development. 

Physiotherapists have to enrolled in professional organizations, associations and unions to discuss and take important decisions regarding the profession.
Government Physiotherapy Officers Association (GPOA), Sri Lanka Society of Physiotherapists (SLSP), Colombo Physiotherapy Alumni Association (CoPAA) are some of those professional organizations.

Physiotherapy is a stress-free job where you can always work with happiness by seeing your patients improving day by day. 
Physiotherapist is a person who always happy and present with a pleasant smile.
Decent behavior and empathy towards every human is an absolute part in Physiotherapist’s life.

As a Physiotherapist you have to work with many professionals. You will earn respect through your profession among colleagues, fellow professionals and among public.
All Physiotherapists are team workers and always tend to help each other.
Health care workers in every level tends to get advices and treatments from Physiotherapists for their own diseases and disabilities. By treating them Physiotherapists help to maintain the health and fitness among the health care community too.

And also, we usually spent more time with patients because of our treatments. Hence, we will be able to understand our patients fully and work accordingly towards their improvement.
We explained the treatment and the exercises to the patients and help and guide the patient to do it successfully.
You will be delight to see them improve fast. And their love and blessings will be always with you.

Physiotherapist do lots of social work and also public awareness campaigns where we deliver important messages to the public. Physiotherapists fulfill this immense service through mass media like television, radio, newspapers and through social media.

Physiotherapist maintain their physical fitness and health properly as we need to advice our patients and public on those.

You will become a respectable and important personality once you become A Physiotherapist.

A Physiotherapist is a person who has a brain of a scientist heart of a humanitarian and hands of an artist.

Physiotherapist Nuwan C Rodrigo,
Secretary,
Sri Lanka Association for Child Development
B.Sc.(Hons)(Col) Physiotherapy
Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children
SLMC Reg.No.0504