GRACIOUS MAZVITA MUTAMBARA

• Assessed (12-14 )patients and set SMART goals.
• Implemented tailored treatment plans and guided patients safely back to independence.
• Accepted 100% responsibility for designated caseload and worked autonomously as practitioner.
• Triaged and prioritised own caseload to manage time effectively.
• Joined community outreach and completed domiciliary rehab visits for hazard checks.
• Supervised evidence-based group exercise classes for strength and conditioning.
• Conducted annual performance reviews, appraisals scoring above 90% always, and reviewed junior staff.
• Assessed needs and issued walking aids under departmental clinical protocols.
• Liaised with multidisciplinary team, sharing updates while protecting confidentiality.
• Compiled vital statistics records for service reporting and tracking.
• Performed clinical audits for service improvement.
• Coordinated therapy stock levels by tracking cleaning and re-ordering equipment.

Took career break to take care of family as I had a toddler.

• Assisted with personal care tasks for improvement in patient comfort and dignity.
• Participated in team meetings contributing valuable insights from night-time observations.
• Ensured safety of patients by conducting hourly checks for a 30-bed ward, maintaining zero safety incidents .
• Demonstrated empathy and patience whilst dealing with difficult behaviours at night.
• Collaborated with nursing staff to ensure smooth transition between shifts always.
• Attended all in-service training sessions regularly.
• Responded swiftly to emergency situations, upholding resident well-being.
• Reported 100% of all incidents and changes in patient condition to senior staff timely.

• Delivered thorough assessments using relevant tools and outcome measures.
• Managed cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological caseloads under high-pressure.
• Implementing individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the patients and caregivers. Utilising a wide range of treatment options, e.g., exercise therapy electrotherapy and manual technique
• Educated patients to strengthen health awareness and support self-management.
• Trained staff in moving and handling and ergonomic techniques.
• Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans.
• Streamlined physiotherapy procedures to create efficient department workflows.
• Optimised functional ability for elderly adults through geriatric physical therapy.
• Facilitated pre and post-operative rehabilitation to support faster recovery timelines.
• Delivered service lectures to broaden professional understanding.
• Mentored junior physiotherapists through training and one-to-one guidance.
• Referred complex cases and emergencies to specialised centres for treatment.
• Protected client rights, dignity, and confidentiality for regulatory compliance.
• Adapted home environments to ease mobility and speed recovery.
• Giving educational talks and exercise classes to those with chronic non-communicable diseases, such as arthritis on how therapeutic exercises can help them.

• Assessed patients with cardio-respiratory, musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, and neurological conditions routinely.
• Delivered recovery sessions using exercise therapy, suctioning, and electrotherapy techniques.
• Completed accurate patient record-keeping and maintained documentation to required standards.
• Collected and consolidated monthly departmental statistics for reporting purposes.
• Attended multidisciplinary team meetings to support day-to-day holistic treatment planning.
• Created post-surgery exercise pamphlets covering precautions and contraindications clearly.
• Provided home visit services for patients able to attend later.
• Assessed walking needs and issued suitable walking aids appropriately.
• Instructed patients to mobilise safely using crutches and wheelchairs appropriately.