Physiotherapy Intern practice interview
Supervised assessment, rehabilitation planning, safe exercise prescription, progress measurement and patient education. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This is an interview for a physiotherapy graduate entering supervised practice. It tests functional assessment, goal setting, safe exercise selection and your willingness to seek guidance. The panel also wants to hear how you explain rehabilitation in a way patients can follow.
How to prepare
- Review structured musculoskeletal and neurological assessment basics.
- Practise setting functional goals and linking each exercise to a goal.
- Refresh warning signs that require treatment to stop or a senior review.
- Prepare an example of using feedback to improve a clinical skill.
- Check the relevant official professional body's current internship and registration guidance.
Common mistakes
- Choosing exercises before explaining your assessment findings.
- Giving every patient the same programme without adapting to function and risk.
- Presenting independence as never asking a supervisor for help.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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