Amara Mussawer

A motivated and hardworking physiotherapist, registered with the HCPC and CSP, with experience in the NHS and private healthcare setting. Currently also working in a non-clinical physiotherapeutic role enhancing skills in communication, analysis and evaluating patient needs, to produce high-quality reports and working towards targets in a hybrid role.

Physiotherapist Functional Assessor - Maximus

(2024-02)

• Confidently conducting telephone and face-to-face assessments for a variety of health conditions, and performing physical examinations for musculoskeletal conditions.
• Demonstrating empathy with professionalism, ensuring clients feel heard during sensitive consultations, handling interactions with clients with complex physical and mental health conditions.
• Reviewing a range of medical evidence and applying clinical knowledge to evaluate physical, mental, cognitive, and sensory impairments, and their impact on function.
• Applying clinical reasoning for professional judgement, considering previous intervention and input, and future management of conditions, in line with NICE guidelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to produce accurate and well-documented reports for the Department of Work and Pensions.
• IT proficiency managing multiple digital systems simultaneously for assessments and reporting.
• Self-motivated and independently working to meet company targets remotely and on-site, whilst maintaining accountability with regular reflective practice.
• Supporting and mentoring new colleagues to develop confidence and competence in their role.

Orthopaedic & MSK Physiotherapist - Circle Health Group, Beardwood Hospital - Beardwood Hospital

(2023-01)

• Assessing and treating patients following orthopaedic surgeries, including aids, advice on aftercare and precautions.
• Reassuring patients in varying situations and encouraging adherence with exercise.
• Independently managing own caseload on an orthopaedic ward, escalating to senior colleagues as appropriate.
• Supporting and overseeing therapy assistants to ensure effective patient care.
• Completing pre-operative and post-operative mobility and joint assessments.
• Conducting outpatient follow-ups, monitoring patient outcomes, evaluating post-operative recovery, adjusting interventions as needed, and ensuring continuity of care, whilst reinforcing personalised treatment goals.
• Admin duties including handling telephone queries, arranging follow-up appointments, and referring clinical issues to relevant clinical staff.
• Liaising with ward staff, including nurses, doctors and pharmacists to ensure patient needs are met, and facilitating appropriate discharge.

B5 Rotational Physiotherapist - East Lancashire Hospitals Trust

(2022-09 - 2024-02)

Rotations completed: Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Acute Medical Wards, Community Rehabilitation, Critical Care Unit

• Managing own caseload, confidently able to prioritise patients and clinically justify decisions, whilst adapting to the workload based on changing patient and service needs.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships through effective communication with other members of the MDT, including nursing staff, OTs, HCAs, doctors.
• Confidently completing subjective and objective assessments on patients with a range of presentations, at varying points through their recovery and rehabilitation journey.
• Effectively clinically reasoning and selecting appropriate treatment techniques tailored to the patient based on joint goal setting, applying a holistic approach.
• Discharge planning on wards, working alongside ward staff to ensure effective patient flow.
• Delivering exercise classes for conservative management of shoulder pain, lower back pain, post-operating rehabilitation, and chair-based classes for the elderly. Independent in exercise prescription, progressing or regressing exercises as appropriate.
• Independently working in the community, following the lone working policy for the home setting, performing assessments and executing treatment plans for the elderly, chronic neurological conditions, and more.
• Delivering and participating in in-service trainings.
• Participated in notes audit.
• Supervision of student and junior members of staff.
• Part of on-call rota and weekend working based on service needs.

Student Physiotherapist - University of Central Lancashire

(2019-09 - 2022-06)

Core Placements: Elective Orthopaedic Ward (Burnley General Hospital), Community Rapid Response (Blackpool Teaching Hospitals), Acute Surgical Ward (Royal Preston Hospital), Musculoskeletal Outpatients (Chorley District Hospital)

• Managing own caseload and stepping up as a band 5 equivalent. Confidently able to prioritise patients and clinically justify decisions, whilst adapting to the workload based on changing patient and service needs.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships through effective communication with other members of the MDT, including nursing staff, occupational therapists, healthcare assistance, and doctors.
• Confidently completing subjective and objective assessments on patients with a range of presentations, at varying points through their recovery and in the rehabilitation journey.
• Effectively clinically reasoning and selecting appropriate treatment techniques tailored to the patient based on joint goal setting and applying a holistic approach.
• Discharge planning on wards, working alongside OTs and other ward staff to ensure effective patient flow.
• Delivering exercise classes for conservative management, during early and late post-operative stages, and for the elderly. Independently leading hydro classes, progressing or regressing exercises as appropriate.
• Independently working in the community following the lone working policy for the home setting, performing assessments and executing treatment plans for respiratory patients.
• Presented and planned a service redesign, demonstrating ability to be innovative in the workplace.

BSc Hons - Physiotherapy - University of Central Lancashire (2019 - 2022)

Level 3 Diploma - Anatomy & Physiology - Oxford Learning College (2018 - 2019)

DipHE - Mathematics with European Studies - Durham University (2013 - 2017)

A Level - Maths, Further Maths, Biology - Thomas Whitham Sixth Form (2011 - 2013)

AS Level - Computing - Thomas Whitham Sixth Form (2011 - 2013)

GCSE - Multiple subjects - Sir John Thursby Community College (2006 - 2011)