Anything is possible
This month I have;
• Written my first EVER prescription
• Taken chest drains out
• Taken ABG's
• Inserted cannulas
• Escalated patients to CCU
• Ordered multiple imaging
I'm a proud
#Physio
and Trainee ACP
#AHPsIntoAction
#CSP
#AdvancedPractice
Well what a journey.
Hopefully my final hand in of my MSc in
#AdvancedPractice
🎉
Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way 🥰
Here's to an exciting future 🌟
#Physio
#AdvancedPractice
1 year since I qualified as an Advanced Practitioner🌟
Today I...
🩺Removed a chest drain
💉Cannulated
💊Prescribed lots
🦴Reviewed Xrays
👩⚕️Ax, Diagnosed, interpreted, Rx
🏡Discharged
I am proud to be a
#Physio
and
#ACP
What a great year it's been but there is more to learn💜
Excited to share that I have a new job as a Major Trauma Advanced Practitioner with
@SRFTMajorTrauma
I have loved working with and will continue to work closely with
@Srftspines
A special thanks to my fantastic inspirational manager
@michangus
Now a new challenge🌟🎉👟
#Physio
So proud of the
@SIA_Mountain
team and
@MartinHibbert
for reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro on Thursday🏔
What an amazing but tough experience; there is nothing like walking at altitude 🥾
You can watch us on
@BBCBreakfast
and donate here
First fitness to work note signed today my major trauma patient since the law change✍️
As a
#Physio
and
#AdvancedPractitioner
it is great that we can now, alongside our medical colleagues, support our patients in advice to returning to work👟
#Trailblazing
@thecsp
I can now share my exciting decision to put myself forward for
@thecsp
council🎉
I will be sharing about my role and what I hope to bring to council if elected👋
I am a Major Trauma Advanced Practitioner and
#Physio
@SCOMajorTrauma
@SalfordroyalAPP
⭐️
I love to chat, so hello!
💊Consultation for
#Physio
prescribing rights is here
🎉 Woop! This is our chance to change
#Physio
prescribing rights-come on Drs, Nurses and
#AHPs
help us out!
👟Please consider filling in the survey to increase
#Physio
independent prescribing
Today is
#WorldPTday
👟💙💪
Proud that we can:
- Teach patients to walk
- Stop pain
- Save a life
- Improve quality of life
- Strengthen mind and body
- Give advice
- Promote health
- Encourage physical activity
- Reduce surgical input
- Create a smile.....
#Physio
#CSP
#AHP
The
@SIA_Mountain
team are ready and raring to to Kilimanjaro tomorrow🏔
We are all excited and nervous so please send lots of positivity ❤️
You can donate to an amazing cause
@spinalinjuries
here👇
One day to go until I will be joining the
@SIA_Mountain
team and heading to Tanzania to attempt to summit Kilimanjaro🏔
Out of office is on, packing is well under way ...who said 5kg of chocolate treats was too much🙈
Thanks to everyone who has donated ❤️
Fancy a new job in a fabulous team? We are recruiting 5 Advanced Practitioners to join the Major Trauma ready for the opening of the GMMTH 🩺
We already are a team of ACPs with nursing, physio and paramedic backgrounds so all health professionals welcome 🙌
See below 👇
Excited to have been accepted onto the Non-Medical Authorisation of Blood Components course🩸
This will develop new skills to allow me to authorise blood products for acutely unwell
#MajorTrauma
patients🧠💊🦴
Any other
#Physio
done the course? 👟
#AdvancedPractice
@thecsp
P1. Meet
@CarolineJAbbott
Time to introduce you to my latest
#martinsmountain
#kilimanjaro
climb team member Caroline.
I have known Caroline for many years since my time at Salford Royal. She is truly amazing, never passing on a challenge and always up for an adventure!
Last night the
@SIA_Mountain
team celebrated the achievement of summiting Kilimanjaro 🏔
So proud to be part of this gorgeous team, who not only an achieved an amazing challenge but raised money for a fabulous charity
@spinalinjuries
🦽💜
Weekends are good but so are Mondays when you are on with this gorgeous multi disciplinary Dream Team 💜
Nurse ✔️
Doctor ✔️
Physio ✔️
Paramedic ✔️
Have a lovely week everyone 🎉
You know your a Trainee ACP when you....
Go to the hairdressers in December...
• With a stethoscope round your neck
• In scrubs because you're late👚👟
Then have a curly blow... 💇🏻♀️
• To go home and write a portfolio 🤓
#AdvancedPractice
#Physio
#NearlyThere
An amazing day talking all things Major Trauma and Advanced Practice with
@ashjamesphysio
and Abi from
@thecsp
👟
Thanks for taking the time to spend a day with us
@SCOMajorTrauma
and see the
#physio
role along the Major Trauma pathway💪
Exciting things in the future🎉
Made it onto the new Major Trauma helipad
@SCOMajorTrauma
with
@Jelbertwright
@greenkaty13
🚁
After working for the service for 7 years as a
#Physio
and now an Advanced Practitioner it is so exciting that the new Major Trauma wards will open in October 🏥
Not many siblings are in the same profession let alone the same team...
We do
#Physio
@thecsp
and
@SCOMajorTrauma
team well together
@Jelbertwright
💙
Loads of luck and love on your sabbatical
Come back soon
TTFN
It's not over yet but yesterday
#Cohort18
@AdvPracticeSU
shared there
#AdvancedPractice
journey
Best but hardest thing I have done
Best cohort, friends, family and colleagues
Here are my peaks and pits to say thank you and inspire others
#physio
Today on a very windy Snowdon....
I was interviewed by
@BBCNews
about the benefits of
#Physio
in the acute management of spinal cord injury and all things
@SIA_Mountain
👟🏔
Physio is important in the early stages of rehab💪
(Wonder if I will make the cut!)
#StrongerMyWay
Slightly late to the party as I can't actually believe we did it 🙌
Kilimanjaro 2022🏔
Wow
What a trip
What a team
What an amazing and tough experience
What an amazing charity to raise money for
@SIA_Mountain
challenge you were one of the best things I have ever done ⭐️
In the last month this
#Physio
and
#AdvancedPractitioner
has...
👃Completed NG insertion competencies
💦Started male catheterisation
✏️Signed fit to work notes
🩸Nearly completed my blood authorisation portfolio
All for holistic care for
#MajorTrauma
patients
What's next?
In just 1 week I will be joining the
@SIA_Mountain
team and flying to Tanzania to start a Kilimanjaro adventure✈️
The aim is to summit Kilimanjaro and raise £1 million for
@spinalinjuries
🦽🏔
Catch some of team on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow👋
Donate here …
What a great first week doing nights and working on
@SalfordroyalAPP
new rota with
@EDSRFT1
Lots of patients discharged home 🏡
Lots of teamwork 💪
Lots of support 🙌
Thanks to everyone who has answered my questions
Great to see everyone adapting
#OneTeam
#AdvancedPractice
What a lovely treat through my front door this evening 💌
Please consider voting in the
#CSPcouncil
election
If elected, I would promote...
👟early
#Physio
from ED to rehab
👩🎓physio in Advanced Practice roles
📚education and mentorship
🩷all physiotherapy roles
As a
#CSPcouncil
nominee, maybe consider voting for me..
If elected, I would be an advocate for...
👟early
#Physio
from ED to rehab
👩🎓promote physio in ACP roles
📚encourage education and mentorship
🧠share my love for neuro, SCI and major trauma
🎉promote the profession I love
Was so excited to be asked to look round the new major trauma ward and building today at
@SalfordCO_NHS
🏥
I am so lucky to work with such an amazing group of people in what will be a state of the art facility for Greater Manchester patients ❤️
The view is pretty fabulous too!
As
#CSPcouncil
nominee, here is a little bit about me...
👩🎓
#Physio
graduate 2013
🩺Rotations 2013-18
🦴TACP 2018-20
🧠Major Trauma
#ACP
2020-now
My role...
🦵Hollistic assessment
👟Early rehab advocate
🗣️MDT worker
💊NMP
🩻Image interpretation
❤️ALS provider
🩸Blood authoriser
It is a privilege to work alongside so many
#Physios
in a variety of different roles in Major Trauma🙌
In my team physios are major trauma coordinators, major trauma rehab coordinators and ACPs
As a profession we have so many amazing skills which can be utilised 🎉
As
#CSPcouncil
nominee, here is a little bit about me...
I am...
✏️a honorary lecturer
@UoS_Physio
🧠 co-vice chair for MTAP
🩵 excited about major trauma
🩺mentor and line manager for TACPs
👟passionate
#Physio
🏥advocate for early rehab
🚑 involved in the opening of GMMTH
It was great to present at the first National Major Trauma Advanced Practice Group last week which was chaired by
@stuartwildman1
🙌
Great to have representation from major trauma centres from all regions
Looking forward to working together 🎉
#Physio
#AdvancedPractice
Massive congratulations to
@fino_emily
who has passed all of her student nurse paramedic placements 🚑🩺
It has been an absolute pleasure being your mentor and I am super excited to see you progress on your career 🎉
If you haven't already voted maybe consider voting for me in the CSP council election 🤔
I would...
👟advocate for early
#Physio
from ED to rehab
👩🎓promote physio in ACP roles
📚encourage education and mentorship
🧠share my love for SCI and major trauma
💜promote the profession
As
#CSPcouncil
nominee, here is a little bit about me...
By my team I am known for being a...
🐯real life tigger
☕️brew maker
🍫chocolate lover
🎶gig goer
🎿outdoor explorer
🏔️ hill walker
✏️rota coordinator
🧴make up lover
🦵myotomal assessor
👟gym goer
🩵
#Physio
promoter
Fantastic evening with amazing friends and colleagues at the
@NCAlliance_NHS
awards
So lovely to work with fabulous, hard working, knowledgable, fun and caring people ♥️
Proud to be part of the team that won the "Saving Lives Award"
#AdvancedPractice
#MajorTrauma
#Physio
As
#CSPcouncil
nominee, here is a little bit about me...
🏔️ In 2022 I summited Kilimanjaro with
@MartinHibbert
🦽Martin was injured in the Manchester arena bombing
👟 I was his
#Physio
who taught him wheelchair transfers
🎉 What an adventure it was to showcase benefit of rehab
As a
#CSPcouncil
nominee here is a little bit about me...
Having worked in Major Trauma for 8 years I have seen how devastating injuries can change lives
The right to early rehabilitation is key to these people returning to fulfilling lives
I will be promoting this if elected
2020 the year of appreciating the small things; the outdoors, the friendships, the haircuts, the best
#NHS
colleagues and the laughter🍃
2021 you are filled with hope; let us Always appreciate the small things👯♀️
Heres to a brighter, better, healthier and happy 2021🌟
Working in a busy major trauma centre with a seven day service is the best 💪
It is also super important to have good rest days for wellbeing 💜
So today it's coffee with friends, gym and baking 🧁
@jessylitt
Last altitude training before leaving for Kilimanjaro on Thursday for
@SIA_Mountain
challenge 🏔
A brutal session with the lowest O2 levels at 11.7%
A massive thanks to Nath and the team
@fitevoburnley
for all the S+C training and altitude training 🏋️♀️
#PainIsReal
Over the last year my team, friends and colleagues have once again shown the true meaning of NHS family
In a whirlwind of a year for us all, I will be forever grateful for the support, love, laughs and gentle reminders that I am being stubborn from
@SRFTMajorTrauma
💙
#TTFN
Rather excited to be doing my
@NHSBT
Non-Medical authorisation of blood components course this week 🩸
As a
#Physio
and
#AdvancedPractitioner
working in
@SRFTMajorTrauma
I am very grateful to be completing the course which will allow me to authorise blood transfusions 🅾️
Have you voted in the
#CSPcouncil
?
If not, maybe consider voting for me🤔
If elected, I would..
👟be an advocate for early
#Physio
from ED to rehab
👩🎓promote physio in ACP roles
📚encourage education and mentorship
🎉promote the profession I love
💜support equality + diversity