Internationally trained physiotherapists need Grade B across all four OET sub-tests for HCPC (UK), AHPRA (Australia), PBNZ (New Zealand), or CORU (Ireland) registration. The Writing sub-test rewards outcome-led functional handover rather than session-by-session recap.
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Internationally trained physiotherapists need Grade B (350) in each of the four OET sub-tests for HCPC (UK), AHPRA (Australia), and equivalent regulators. No Grade C+ concession applies. The OET Writing sub-test tests your ability to summarise functional outcomes and selectively communicate intervention. Most marks are lost on Organisation & Layout — session-by-session narrative rather than outcome-led handover.
Sent to a community physiotherapy service or GP summarising the intervention and ongoing functional plan after inpatient or outpatient discharge.
Marking watch-out: Organisation — open with current functional status, then ongoing plan; not chronological session recap.
Sent to orthopaedics, rheumatology, pain clinic, or another specialty when physiotherapy management alone is insufficient.
Marking watch-out: Purpose — open with the referral question, not patient demographics.
Recommendation to social services, community team, or funding body for mobility aids, orthotics, or home modifications based on functional assessment.
Marking watch-out: Conciseness — focus on functional findings linked to the recommendation.
Stop recounting every treatment session. Open with current functional status and outcome of intervention; structure intervention summary by milestone, not by date. Mapped criterion: Organisation & Layout.
Stop using gait-analysis labels, end-range terminology, or movement-pattern codes without context for a GP or specialist outside physiotherapy. Expand on first use. Mapped criterion: Genre & Style.
Stop listing every assessment finding from each session. Include only findings that justify the referral, discharge plan, or ongoing recommendation. Mapped criterion: Conciseness & Clarity.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requires Grade B (350) in each of the four OET sub-tests. No Grade C+ Writing concession applies for physiotherapists; all four must reach Grade B. Combined sittings within the validity window are accepted.
OET is accepted for physiotherapy registration by AHPRA (Australia, via the Physiotherapy Board), PBNZ (New Zealand), CORU (Ireland), and the College of Physiotherapists in Canadian provinces. All require Grade B (350) across the four sub-tests.
Physiotherapists most often write a transfer or discharge letter to a community physiotherapy service or GP, or a referral letter to a specialist (orthopaedics, rheumatology, pain clinic). Case notes commonly include functional assessment, range of motion, gait analysis, and intervention plan.
Two patterns dominate. First, recounting each treatment session chronologically rather than summarising outcomes (Organisation & Layout). Second, biomechanical and movement-specific terminology used without context for GPs or specialists outside physiotherapy (Genre & Style).
Yes. Functional assessment, range-of-motion documentation, and discharge planning have profession-specific conventions distinct from medical or nursing letters. Profession-aware correction ensures feedback covers movement-specific terminology and outcome-led structure.
Marked against the six OET criteria by a corrector aware of functional assessment, gait analysis, and physio-specific handover conventions. 24-hour turnaround.
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