Elmer Rodrigues
London
Summary
Results-driven Physiotherapist with 5+ years of experience in Sports & Exercise Medicine. Adept at implementing injury prevention strategies and rehabilitation. Passionate about driving innovation, optimizing processes, and delivering exceptional results. Seeking opportunities to leverage expertise in Sports Medicine to contribute to organizational success.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Clinical Lead & Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Bodyset
London
2022.08 - 2025.04
- Job role involves decision-making, autonomy, and clinical-reasoning skills, to triage, assess, diagnose, and treat patients.
- Communication with clients and carers, respecting privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
- Effective patient referral to consultant as and when needed to ensure continued and uninterrupted care.
- Maintaining of accurate client documentation, records, and reports in timely manner and in line with contractual service level agreement.
- Planning and delivering continued professional development (CPD) that includes in-house as well as external conferences and events beneficial to professional development.
Reserves Team Medical Lead
QPR WFC
London
2024.11 - Current
- Conduct regular check-ins to track progress and develop comprehensive rehabilitation programmes for optimal recovery.
- Providing medical care to the women's first team and reserve players during training and matchday's in line with ATMMIF standards and expectations.
- Communicate back any case management to the Lead Physiotherapist and Head of Performance.
- Building relationships with staff members to provide a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to enhance holistic player and programme management.
Academy Physiotherapist
Arsenal Football Club
London
2023.10 - 2025.04
- Providing medical care to academy players during training, matchday & tournaments for pre-academy, U9-14s and supporting U15-16s in training in line with ITMMIF standards and expectations.
- Communicate back any case management to full-time sta as directed by Lead YDP Physiotherapist.
- Building relationships with other staff members to provide a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach.
- To provide SOAP format medical notes to be uploaded to PMA in case of injury or any event
Specialist MSK Physiotherapist & Developmental First Contact Practitioner
Xcel Health
Kent
2021.03 - 2022.07
- Assessment and diagnosis of MSK conditions followed by a customised treatment plan to return to activity with no pain/discomfort in a private MSK setup
- Working as an independent, advanced practitioner providing high standards of assessment and management within the NHS framework to patients with MSK conditions
- Requested relevant investigations to enable quick and appropriate diagnosis and inform treatment choices
- Treating each patientʼs data with sensitivity and have a sound understanding of diagnostic services available locally
Academy Physiotherapist
West Ham United Football Club
London
2022.02 - 2023.10
Academy Physiotherapist
Sittingbourne FC
Kent
2021.10 - 2022.03
Matchday Physiotherapist
GNP Sports Football Club
Coventry
2020.09 - 2020.11
Club Physiotherapist
Edgbaston Spartans Football Club
Birmingham
2020.06 - 2020.11
Academy Physiotherapist
Kenkre Football Club
Mumbai
2019.04 - 2019.09
Education
Master of Science - Exercise and Sports Medicine (Football)
University of Birmingham
2021
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPt.) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
2014.07 - 2019.02
Skills
- Athlete Screening & Profiling
- Rehabilitation Planning & Strategies
- Pitch Side Medical Management
- Effective Communication
Certification
- FA Advanced Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football - ATMMiF
- HCPC Registration number, PH120276
- CSP membership number, 110584
- AACP membership number, 18031
- USKCA membership number, 45784
Timeline
Reserves Team Medical Lead
QPR WFC
2024.11 - Current
Academy Physiotherapist
Arsenal Football Club
2023.10 - 2025.04
Clinical Lead & Senior MSK Physiotherapist
Bodyset
2022.08 - 2025.04
Academy Physiotherapist
West Ham United Football Club
2022.02 - 2023.10
Academy Physiotherapist
Sittingbourne FC
2021.10 - 2022.03
Specialist MSK Physiotherapist & Developmental First Contact Practitioner
Xcel Health
2021.03 - 2022.07
Matchday Physiotherapist
GNP Sports Football Club
2020.09 - 2020.11
Club Physiotherapist
Edgbaston Spartans Football Club
2020.06 - 2020.11
Academy Physiotherapist
Kenkre Football Club
2019.04 - 2019.09
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPt.) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
2014.07 - 2019.02
Master of Science - Exercise and Sports Medicine (Football)
University of Birmingham