Personally I would suggest, having supervised students, that most feel out of their depth when beginning their career. And new physios who feel overly confident and don't feel their inexperience from time to time can be more of a concern.

Do not be afraid to ask for advice, yet choose the right mentors, those that will support you whilst not being critical of your lack of confidence. Remember also that studies have shown that confidence in itself does not necessarily parallel competence. Appearing assured to patients, however, is critical.

Ultimately you will also need to feel out your niche. All the wonderous and reputation strong physios who have specialised, I suggest, would to a certain degree lack confidence when taken out of their field.

Furthermore remember, 90% of the tasks you do whilst a physio. aren't going to harm a patient, much of it is repetition. Ask for advice when out of your depth, entrain the skill and reinforce the knowledge and concentrate on knowing first and foremost the safety issues and the critical points of difference that will haunt you if you get it wrong.

Most of all, don't be hard on yourself to the point of self destruction. Studies on doctors show that nearly everyone of them is going to make a mistake, quite often critical, in their first few years, even if God complexes and projectioning of blame deceives all of us to the blunt truth of it, physiotherapy is likely to be no different. You will have to deal with errors with objectivity and move on.

Which ultimately means being compassionate with yourself, as much as anything, honest with your patients, realising that ultimately you are only asking these questions because you are sensitive to the responsibility you feel for your profession and patients.

Lastly, the fact you are willing to openly ask these questions of yourself probably suggest, given your own self awareness, that you are a far better physiotherapist for patients already, given much of your results will come through your relationship and motivations with your patients (call it placebo if you like...who cares).

Perhaps a little soft on objectivity, for what it is worth, but hopefully makes sense all the same.