Clinical academic. Consultant Physiotherapist Stroke Rehabilitation at Royal Devon University Healthcare Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Research Fellow with University of Plymouth.

NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Researcher Award holder (12/2024 to 11/2026)

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2004 to present)
• Health and Care Professions Council (2007 to present)
• Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology (2007 to present)
• British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (2021 to present)

• NIHR & CAHPR South West Research Champion (2017 to present)
• NIHR mentor: Doctoral fellows (OT, dietitian, physio) (2021 to present)
• Mentor RDUH Chief Nurse Officer Research Fellowship (SLT, physiotherapist, OT) (2022 to present)
• Journal reviewer: Trials, BMC Pilot & Feasibility Studies, Disability and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy (2020 to present)
• Grant reviewer: NIHR Health Technology Assessment and Stroke Association (2020 to present)
• NIHR Funding Committee Panel (05/2025 to present)
• Co Chair and Chair, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy South West English Regional Network (2016-2021)
• Principal Investigator for regional and national stroke rehabilitation trials (2021 to present)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Current role: Consultant Physiotherapist Stroke Rehabilitation (01/2021 to present)

Responsible for patients on the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit I work to the NHS England Consultant Practitioner Capability and Impact Framework which includes:

• expert clinical practice

• learning, developing, improving across the system

• research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally

• strategic leadership across the stroke rehabilitation pathway in complex

systems.

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Stroke and Neurology, Cornwall Partnership NHS

Previous roles:

• Foundation Trust 30/07/2018-01/01/2020 (Bank contract 01/01/2020 to 04/01/2021)
• Specialist Physiotherapist Stroke Rehabilitation, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2009-2018)
• Specialist Physiotherapist Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team, Portsmouth City Teaching Primary Care Trust 2009 (8-month secondment)
• Junior Rotational Physiotherapist, Portsmouth City Teaching Trust 2007-2009

Qualifications:

• Leadership in Healthcare (HPDM080), University of Exeter 2023
• Implementation Science (HPDM058), University of Exeter 2022
• Managing Clinical Complexity (APP711), University of Plymouth 2023
• Advanced Assessment for Clinical Practice (APP710), University of Plymouth 2022
• Teaching for Learning and Education 2019 
• PhD Stroke Rehabilitation, University of Plymouth 2016-2019
• Non-medical Prescriber, University of the West of England 2017
• MSc Neurological Rehabilitation, University of Plymouth 2010-2013
• BSc. (Hons.) Physiotherapy, University of Plymouth 2004-2007

Research interests:

• Neurological rehabilitation
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Behaviour change / behavioural science
• Implementation science

Grants contracts:

• NIHR304572: Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award, personal award £90,896. 2024-2026
• Global Health (GH) – NIHR150244: Tulong, Ugnayan ng Lingap At gabaY (TULAY): Co-designing Philippines' Community Physical Rehabilitation £1.79M (2022-2026
• Co-applicant Stroke Quality Improvement Rehabilitation (SQuIRe) via Dorset ISDN: Developing an intensive upper limb rehabilitation pathway using a hybrid of face-to-face and tele-rehabilitation delivery methods. £48,363 (2023-June 2024)
• Co-applicant NIHR & UKRI Telerehabilitation, £111,335 (2020-2022)
• NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship, personal award, £267,000 (2016-2019)
• Health Education England Clinical Academic Training Programme, personal award £10,000 (2014); Chartered Society of Physiotherapy £300 (2011); British Geriatrics Society £500 (2010); IPSEN Fund £1,000 (2010). All personal awards.