Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Physiotherapist with over 10 years clinical experience in hospitals, aged care and private practice. Areas of interest include emergency medicine, musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, distance running,mental health and geriatrics. Currently a level 3 senior physiotherapist and sole practitioner overseeing 61 beds in the psychiatric unit at northern beaches hospital and a casual primary practitioner at Hawkesbury hospital’s emergency department. I’m looking at transitioning into full time advanced practice physiotherapy.
Level 3 Senior Physiotherapist - mental health drug and alcohol
Casual employment. Caseload: Acute musculoskeletal injuries, sporting injuries, Acute fracture management, joint reductions, casting, splinting, discharge planning.
Worked at hospitals within the Healthscope network including: Northern beaches hospital - Sole practitioner overseeing 61 beds on the mental health wards. - Diverse clinical caseload + administrative duties. - QI projects: establishing gym areas and exercise programs, evaluating inpatient programs, exercise equipment. - Policy reviews. - STAR of the month - April 2019. - Clinical documentation improvement champion. Lady Davidson Private Hospital - Weekend team leader. - QI projects: evaluating group sessions led by allied health assistants, coordinating outpatient post-operative programs, conducting yearly in services to members of physiotherapy department. - 1st year physiotherapy student placement coordinator. - supervising 1st/2nd year PG students (UTS, Macquarie University), 3rd/4th year UG (ACU) Norwest private hospital: - Full time secondment / casual employment. - rotated across medical, orthopaedic, surgical, CCU, ICU wards. - Liaising with consultants/surgeons regarding post operative protocol and implementing as required. - providing detailed handovers for weekend, weekday staff to ensure ongoing therapy will continue at the highest standard. Mosman private hospital: - 1 month locum (April 2016). - sole practitioner overseeing slow stream rehabilitation patients. Darwin private hospital: - 1 month locum (July 2016) - Key member of MDT - inpatient and outpatient - caseload: orthopaedic, cardiac, neurological, general medical, indigenous health.
Physiotherapist looking over residents in high and low care for ongoing pain management, exercise therapy, mobility, balance and falls risk assessments.
- Specialised in pain management programs and assessments. - Ensure all residents are respected, given choice and treated with empathy and dignity. - Consistently communicated with nursing, care-staff, onsite physiotherapists, podiatrists and medical review officers notifying any changes in the resident’s condition. - Successfully managed a caseload of over 40 patients on a pain management program. - Developed strong communication skills in order to treat patients with dementia, alzhemiers, schizophrenia and those in palliative care. - Able to deal with hostility in the form of verbal and physical aggression. - Involved in educating nursing and care staff regarding manual handling.