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Animal physiotherapist
Animal physical threapist Animal physiotherapist Veterinary physiotherapist
Animal physiotherapists provide a therapeutic treatment following veterinary diagnosis or referral. They concentrate on the application of physical therapy and exercise procedures to support animal rehabilitation after a surgery or an injury, aiming to return the animals to normal function and/or maintain performance in accordance with national legislation.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Determining the presence and nature of abnormal conditions by physical examination, laboratory testing and through diagnostic imaging techniques including radiography and ultrasound;
(b) Treating animals medically and surgically, and administering and prescribing drugs, analgesics, and general and local anaesthetics;
(c) Performing surgery, dressing wounds and setting broken bones;
(d) Rendering obstetric and dental services to animals;
(e) Participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of animal diseases;
(f) Inoculating animals against, and testing for, infectious diseases and notifying authorities of outbreaks of infectious animal diseases;
(g) Performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
(h) Advising clients on health, nutrition and feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of animals;
(i) Providing euthanasia services for animals.
Knowledge
- Veterinary
- Law
- Biology
Digital competencies
- Providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Monitoring health conditions of humans and animals
- Tending and breeding animals
- Developing educational programmes
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Taking a proactive approach
- Leading others
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
Professional groups of the occupation
Professionals
Health professionals
Veterinarians
Veterinarians
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Veterinarians
315
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
36,21%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
9,76% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
76,19%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
32,70%
Part-time contracts
1,22% Turnover index
38
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-13%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Health professionals
29%
71%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Health professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Veterinarians
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Veterinarians
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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Job vacancies posted by county
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