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Samantha McPherson

Samantha McPherson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Advanced Level Physiotherapist + Team Lead + Lifestyle Writer

  • Education

    • The Society Musculoskeletal Medicine

      2016 -
      Diploma Musculoskeletal Medicine

      Module A: Upper Limb

    • Chartered Management Institute

      2014 - 2014
      Diploma Building potential and managing change

      This course is designed to provide experience in creating and managing change. Assignments included business proposal writing and presentations to stakeholders, followed by the implementation of a resource saving project.

    • University of Portsmouth

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor's Degree Biology 2.1

      Activities and Societies: Swim team social secretary BSc Biology with Majors in Biochemistry and Genetics

    • University of East Anglia

      2008 - 2010
      Master's Degree Physiotherapy

      Activities and Societies: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy representative, swim team. MSc Physiotherapy

  • Experience

    • BioMed Central

      Sept 2006 - Jul 2007
      Assistant Editor

      > Providing promotional copy and sub-editing for research and promotion pieces.> Relationship management with authors to turn manuscripts into published works within an open access publisher.

    • Solent NHS Trust

      Feb 2010 - Oct 2014
      Senior Physiotherapist

      > Completion of senior role core rotations including; MSK, Intensive Care Unit, Medicine for Older People, orthopaedics, hydrotherapy, paediatrics and neurology. > Acute experience within Accident and Emergency and triage via the Assessment Unit.> Clinical Educator for the University of Southampton.

    • Barking, Redbrige and Havering NHS Trust

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
      Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

      > Management of a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat patients with respiratory disorders.> Reduction in waiting list by 3 months for patient via Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes and increasing clinic numbers.

    • Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

      May 2015 - Sept 2015
      Senior Physiotherapist

      > Manager of several wards, a team physiotherapists and assistants. > Teaching of junior therapists to independently manage complex caseloads and achieve their overnight on-call competencies.

    • Mid Essex Hospitals

      Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
      Advanced Physiotherapist

      > Clinical lead across the outpatient amputee, orthopaedics, surgical and medical teams. > Extensive policy writing for the treatment pathway of respiratory patients and amputee rehabilitation. > Coordinator of on-call and paediatric respiratory teams.

    • Stretch Physiotherapy and Pilates

      Mar 2016 - Jul 2017
      Senior Physiotherapist

      > Providing exceptional MSK assessments and treatments for local patients..> Increasing patient caseload and managing private medical insurer relationships. > Treating with Pilates, yoga, and mindfulness; manual techniques and exercise programmes

    • Nuffield Health

      Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
      Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

      > Specialist physiotherapist assessing and treating musculoskeletal disorders.> Providing clear, evidence based patient education literature and seminars. > Guest writer for Corporate Wellness providers including Vitality, Women’s Running Magazine, KPMG, Ernst and Young, and invited as a keynote speaker at the COPA Series 2018.

    • Samantha McPherson

      Jun 2017 - now
      Physiotherapist, Lifestyle Writer

    • NHS

      Oct 2020 - Apr 2022
      Senior Physiotherapist

      > Assessing and treating patients with ‘long covid’ and emergency triage> Specialising in advanced musculoskeletal practice and remote pain education.> Mentoring physiotherapists and progressing NHS virtual services.

    • Nuffield Health

      Aug 2022 - now
      Advanced Level Physiotherapist (ALP)

    • Solent NHS Trust

      Aug 2024 - now
      MSK Team Leader

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Meditation and Mindfulness for Healthcare

      British Mindfulness Institute
      Oct 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Content Creation

      New Skills Academy (part of BE-A Education Ltd)
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Member Royal Society of Biology

      Royal Society of Biology
      Jul 2009

    • HCPC Registered

      The Health and Care Professions Council
      Apr 2010

    • COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS TO TREAT BACK PAIN: THE BACK SKILLS TRAINING (BEST)

      University of Oxford
      Jun 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Pilates Matwork Level 3 Instructor

      APPI Health Group
      Jun 2016

    • Chartered Physiotherapist

      The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
      Feb 2010