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I am a highly motivated, confident individual with exceptional multi-tasking and organizational skills Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with students, Colleagues and patients to maximize the rehabilitation of patients and students and to ensure understanding of often complex clinical issues impacting on recovery and educational. Excellent client facing skills and the ability to work closely with other health care professionals and educators to assess student and patient’s needs and devise suitable treatment and learning strategies for them.
Ready and qualified for the next stage in a successful career and looking forward to making a significant contribution with my qualification and physiotherapy skills as a Physiotherapist, Educator, Sports Scientist and Sports Management.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
4 years of extensive experience as a Physiotherapist and Educator- Able to assess efficiency of treatment plans and modify accordingly
- Experience working within a team environment.
- Self-motivated with prescribed work practices.
- Ability to spot Safety Hazards and act on them to put a stop to injury to patients.
- Outstanding attention to detail.
- Expert in basic trauma care, stump and amputee care and early rehabilitation such as teaching basic assessment tools
- Excellent Manual Therapy Skills
- Experience in cardio respiratory and chest Physiotherapy
- Expert in Community Based Rehabilitation
- Excellent electrotherapy and Hydrotherapy skills
- Ability to move into totally new situations and territories and initiating successful activities and relations.
- Have the ability and willingness to take on further training for self-development
- Flexibility to work weekends on rotational basis
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
- Orthopedics
- Stroke management
- Sports injuries
- Cardio respiratory/Chest Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy Research/Lecturing
- Patient care
- Neurological conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sports Science and Management
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2017- Current: Kenyatta University
Position: Part Time Lecturer (Physical Education and Sports Science Department)
2013- Current: Kenya Sevens National Rugby Team
Position: Chief Team Physiotherapist
Roles and Responsibilities
- Sports specific injury, assessment and management
- Manual adjustments (spinal and extremities) & Mobilization
- Dry needling
- Laser Therapy
- Micro-current, TENS and Ultrasound Therapy
- Soft Tissue: MRT Myofascial
- Release Technique, ART Active
- Applied Kinesiology and Taping
- Rehabilitation and exercise prescription
- Functional movement pattern assessment
- Sports Strapping and Tapping
2013-Current: East Africa Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Clinic, Exercise and Sports Medicine Centre
Position: Physiotherapist in charge
Roles and Responsibilities
- Sports specific injury, assessment and management
- Rehabilitation of Sports Specific Injuries and RTT and RTP protocols
- Assessment of Sports Injury and Advice on Rehabilitation or Surgery in Partnership with Cure international Hospital
- Rehabilitation and exercise prescription
- Functional movement pattern assessment
- Sports Strapping and Tapping
2016 Jan – Jan 2018: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural Technology
Position: Part time Lecturer
PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT
March –July 2014: Moi University (School of Medicine) Kenya
Position: Part time Sports Medicine Lecturer
June 2011 to August 2013: University of the Western Cape Rugby & Cricket club (SS4LS, South Africa)
Position: Team Physiotherapist
Roles and Responsibilities
- Sports injuries prevention, assessment and management
- Pre- Season strengthening and conditioning
- Injuries assessment
- Taping and Strapping
- Providing gym sessions, stretching and warm up exercises
- Rehabilitation of rugby players post injuries
- Dry Needling
- Sports Massage
May 2013-Aug 2013: Santos Football Club
Part-time: Rehab/Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
- Injuries Assessment
- Tapping and Strapping
- Rehabilitation of sports injuries
- Sports Massage
February 2012 to Nov 2012: University of the Western Cape Physiotherapy Department
Position: Tutor/Research Assistant
Roles and Responsibilities
- Physiotherapy skills
- Disability Studies and Disability Policy Analysis
- Exercise to Promote Health and Prescription/Exercise Physiology
- Movement Science
- Orthopedic Manual Therapy
- Community Based Rehabilitation
- Electrotherapy
August 2009-Nov 2010: Hept Physiotherapy Clinic (Nairobi)
Position: Physiotherapist
Roles and Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients’ physical abilities through evaluative procedures for example functional ability tests
- Conduct various tests and assess the treatment level as well as the activities required to heal individual patients
- Perform chest Physiotherapy on specific referred chest conditions patients
- Test different equipment for functioning and safety on a daily basis
- Prepare, maintain, and digitize records of patients referred for physiotherapy in the clinic
- Ensure that a professional and healthy work environment is maintained in the clinic
- Conducted training sessions to teach about different techniques of performing physiotherapy
- Prepared records of new patient cases, physiotherapy sessions, patient assessment, etc.
Jan 2010 – Dec 2010: Nairobi South Hospital (Kenya)
Position: Physiotherapist
Roles and Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients’ physical abilities through evaluative procedures for example functional ability tests
- Maintain clinical and numerical records and seek advice from other health care professionals
- Establish action goals with patients based on bodily diagnoses
- Develop and put into practice health promotion programs for patients, employees and the society
- Plan and put programs of physiotherapy into practice counting therapeutic exercise, chest physiotherapy, manipulations, massage, teaching and the use of electro-therapeutic
- Converse with referring physician and other healthcare professionals about patients’ problems, needs and development
- Involved in ward rounds, meetings and case conferences.
- Evaluating, planning and delivering care plans in response to complex needs.
- Based in various clinical settings i.e. Neuro-rehab, community, wheelchairs.
- Reporting all complaints/incidents to senior managers & documenting them.
- Involved in a patients pre-admission and follow-up care.
- Prioritizing urgent referrals, emergency cases and working with cardio respiratory, orthopedic, acute neurological and multi-pathology patients
August 2010 to Dec 2010: Nondescripts Rugby Football Club (Kenya)
Position: Team Physiotherapist
April 2010 to June 2010: Harlequin Rugby Football Club (Kenya)
Position: Team physiotherapist
August to Oct 2009: National Spinal Injury Hospital (Kenya)
Position: Physiotherapist Intern
