Lucy Allen

Experience

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  Harborne Physio and Acupuncture Clinic

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Administrator and Sport Massage Therapist

  Organisation of CPD courses for Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors. The role involved replying to incoming emails, assisting with social media feeds, networking with practitioners to negotiate new venues for courses and helping to run some of the CPD events alongside Gerard Greene (Owner) and Gemma Tomkinson (Colleague).

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  Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Soigneur

  Breast cancer care cycling team are a British based women's cycling team who have chosen to support Breast Cancer Care whilst racing in the UK and in professional races across Europe. Duties: Pre and post event massages for riders, giving bottles during stage races and other general duties.

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  West Bromwich Albion Football Club

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Academy Physiotherapist (Part Time)

  Assessment and treatment of acute musculoskeletal injuries. Assisting with prehabilitation and rehabilitation of Academy Players. Providing pitch side support at matches.

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  Worcester Warriors Community Team through the Markland Clinic

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  Physiotherapist

  Providing assessment and treatment of acute injuries during Worcester Warriors Community Camps.Camp 1 age 12-17. Camp 2 age 9-12. Camp 3 age 9-17.

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  England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2013

  Sessional Physiotherapist

  Assisting Steve McCraig at the ECB U19 training camp during injury prevention screening.

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  University Hospital Birmingham

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  Rotational Physiotherapist

  Fixed Term ContractFirst Rotation: Critical CareSecond Rotation: Medicine

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  Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2016

  Rotational Physiotherapist

  First Rotation: Elderly Medicine- Leading the caseload management on ward 401 and delegating to qualified members of staff / assistants. Working closely with the MDT to facilitate seamless discharges for complex patients. Experience gained working with frail elderly, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Orthopaedics, respiratory patients.Second Rotation: Specialist Medicine Respiratory. Leading Caseload management on ward 402/ 403. Delegating to qualified members of staff and assistants. Now Oncall competent. Experience gained in long term respiratory conditions, neuromuscular respiratory conditions, spinal cord injury, acutely ill patients,Long term oxygen therapy and MDT working to facilitate safe discharges to try to prevent re-admission.Third Rotation: Trauma and Orthopaedics. Leading the caseload between ward 205/203 over a seven day service. Experience gained working with frail elderly, trauma, fractured NOF, elective surgery for Spine/Hip/Knee and day case procedures. Working with colleagues on complex cases and working alongside the MDT to identify patients at risk of further falls who require intervention.Fourth Rotation: Musculoskeletal Oupatients. Working within the department at London Road Community Hospital. Experience gained in the assessment and treatment of spinal and upper limb conditions.Working with colleagues to discuss complex cases and keep up to date with current evidence base.Fifth Rotation: Neuro Outpatients. Leading individual caseload to Ax and treat patients with varied neurological conditions such as MS, CVA, MD, SCI, Post Polio, Cerebral Palsy and patients with condition of unknown origin. Working closely with other services such as social services, intermediate care and OT to ensure patients feel supported with their conditions.Sixth Rotation: A+E and MAU. Working with dual competencies to assess and prevent admissions, whilst optimising patient flow within the hospital to reduce patient length of stay. Show less

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  Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

  Jun 2016 - now

  I collaborate closely with corporate and operational senior managers to develop and implement the Trust's operational plan and organisational strategy. I provide senior-level project management support for defined projects, ensuring alignment with the Trust's overall goals and addressing any emerging needs.As part of an Integrated Care System (ICS), I actively support senior leaders in their engagement with system partners, facilitating their connection to ICS planning and transformation processes.I provide strategic guidance and leadership for the DCHS Project Management Office (PMO) to support leads within operational and corporate teams, overseeing the development, completion, and delivery of all PMO requirements, including quality assurance and equality impact assessments.To ensure transparency and accountability, I regularly prepare reports for the Board, Quality committees, and Trust Management Executives. I work closely with teams to monitor performance against operational planning actions, promptly identifying and escalating any potential issues or risks to program delivery.My role encompasses initiating and implementing defined projects that advance the Trust's objectives. A notable example was my leadership and coordination of the Trust's approach to Surge Ward capacity during the pandemic.Currently, I am influencing the implementation of the refreshed DCHS Organisational Strategy. I employed co-design principles with colleagues to guide this process, fostering engagement from within the organisation and with wider stakeholders. Show less As a Team Lead Physiotherapist, I was responsible for the operational management of four physiotherapy departments. I had 15 direct reports who I led and managed across sites. During the pandemic I successfully supported my team to work from home to maintain patient care. This required me to communicate effectively to keep the team connected. Whilst managing my team I also held a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner within Musculoskeletal Outpatients.Within this role I had the opportunity to plan and oversee service improvement workstreams spanning across the County. My main programme of work was to enable the rapid implementation of remote consultations. I coordinated individual teams to review staff and patient feedback, a process for remote consultations, the capability of video consultations and the capability of telephone consultations. I supported each group to provide a driver diagram, stakeholder map, action plan and PDSA cycle. It was my responsibility to influence the senior leadership team to adopt necessary processes.During implementation, I was invited to present to NHS England and Improvement to share our learning and outcomes. Show less An autonomous practitioner working within Musculoskeletal Outpatients. Duties involved the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, communication with relevant local and wider services, running of Back Skills training class with a focus of CBT and exercise. Safe Care Champion for Safeguarding. Responsible for a personal clinical caseload, managing students on clinicalplacement, leading on training sessions for other team members and assisting team lead with the running of the department. Show less

  • Strategy and Operational Planning Manager

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Project Manager Strategy and Operational Planning

    Oct 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Team Lead Physiotherapist

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Allied Health Professional Lead

    Jan 2021 - May 2021

  • Senior Physiotherapist

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2018
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  LC Physio

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2020

  Clinical Director

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