Sports and Rehabilitation Therapist, Sports Massage and Soft Tissue Therapist, Pilates Instructor and over 60's exercise class instructor - goPhysio - Chandlers Ford
(2023-06)
- Restoring patients back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness with tailored Sports Therapy treatment, appropriate gym based Rehab (1-2-1's and classes) and Clinical Pilates
- Planning evidence based and appropriate exercise programmes tailored to each individual, and being flexible if needing to quickly adapt these plans
- Respecting and sympathising with patients throughout their injury journey, and educating them regarding their rehabilitation and recovery pathways
- Using effective communication and teamwork when working within a multidisciplinary team when faced with time, workload pressures and challenges, to ensure a seamless recovery process for patients
- Willingness to further develop my personal and practical skills to transfer this into practice. Additionally using these skills to advise and help other team members
- Developing documentation skills of medical records and patient notes, whilst adhering to GDPR to ensure continuity of care and equal access to high-quality rehabilitation services for all patients
Sports Therapist - Itchen Basketball Academy, itchen College
(2026-01)
- Assisting in the delivery of a professional and responsive Sports Therapy service to support academy athletes
- Making clinical decisions regarding whether athletes are fit to continue participation
- Examining and assessing acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries
- Administering treatment for minor injuries
- Designing and implementing individual rehabilitation programmes
- Providing match-day Sports Therapy cover for Elite Academy fixtures
- Maintaining accurate patient records using Medinotes and Google Sheets
- Participating in monthly multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patient progression
- Referring athletes to appropriate sports and medical practitioners where required
- Undertaking pre-season musculoskeletal screening and SCAT-5 concussion baseline testing
- Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults
First Team Sports Therapist - Tottonians Rugby Club
(2022-01)
- Assess injuries both acute and chronic
- Formulate a diagnosis and create treatment plans
- Manage rehabilitation of injuries either in treatment rooms or gym based
- Provide return to play support via appropriate protocols and welfare support
- Provide strapping, massage, mobilisations and other therapeutic modalities, as part of recovery and return to play
- Assist in pitchside first aid
- Undertake injury prevention screening (concussion and pre-season fitness testing)
- Liaise with coaching team regarding player welfare and availability
