Adeola Salami

Key responsibilities:

• Manage diverse caseload across acute respiratory, medicine, neurology, trauma, and orthopaedic wards, delivering evidence-based interventions to optimize recovery and functional independence.
• Lead complex discharge planning, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure timely and safe transitions.
• Supervise, mentor, and appraise Band 5 physiotherapists and students, fostering professional growth and competency development.
• Actively contribute to service development through audits, clinical governance, and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Deliver regular in-service training sessions on advanced physiotherapy techniques and best practice guidelines

Key achievements:

• Led and completed audit of the On-Call Physiotherapy Service , achieving full compliance with national guidelines and implementing recommendations to enhance service efficiency and patient safety
• Developed and delivered in-service training on neurological rehabilitation principles , enhancing team knowledge and improving compliance with NICE guidelines
• Mentored and supervised Band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy apprentices and students , providing clinical guidance, feedback, and support to enhance confidence and competence in acute and specialist care
• Designed a structured mentorship and CPD program for junior physiotherapists , ensuring ongoing professional development and standardization of evidence-based practice
• Co-led a pulmonary rehabilitation quality improvement project , enhancing patient care standards and progressing the service towards accreditation in line with national guidelines

Key responsibilities:

• Completed core rotations in respiratory care, trauma & orthopaedic, neurology, and surgical wards.
• Delivered comprehensive assessments and rehabilitation programmes for a wide range of conditions, ensuring holistic, patient-cantered approach.
• Contributed to MDT meetings and discharge planning to ensure continuity of care and safe transitions

Key achievements:

• Delivered an in-service training session to Band 5 physiotherapists on diabetes management and role of physiotherapy, enhancing team knowledge and confidence in supporting patients with complex needs
• Successfully completed preceptorship and acted as mentor for Band 5 colleagues, supporting them in completing and evidencing their preceptorship to enhance clinical competence and professional development
• Completed presentation on ‘AHPs Deliver: People First', aligning practice with the AHP Strategy for England (2022–2027) and promoting best practice within the team