Mrs Sian Goddard is a physiotherapist with over 20 years of expertise in critical care. Working as part of a multi-professional team, she has treated patients at every stage of life, from tiny babies requiring life-saving support, to centenarians recovering from critical illness who eventually continue rehabilitation at home. 

Recognising the impact of AHPs in critical care, she is part of a national team that has developed the Intensive Care Society’s first AHP Critical Care Capability Framework.

The framework not only highlights a health professional’s competencies and capabilities at each stage of their intensive care career, but helps them to recognise how they can progress. Sharing the framework on AHPs Day, Sian explains why it’s important.