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Selected Training and CPD
Selected Conference Presentations
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Juncal Roman Pastor

Summary

I built up the healthcare team at the ENBS and now manage a strong multidisciplinary team, demonstrating adaptability and a commitment to excellence in enhancing dancer health and performance. My work has significantly contributed to advancing female health in dance and sports, through innovative partnerships, lecturing and research projects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Healthcare and Wellbeing (0.8 FT)

English National Ballet School
02.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for founding, managing, and leading the healthcare, wellbeing, and performance support team, ensuring its continual development to meet ENBS standards and industry trends.
  • Foster a collaborative culture that empowers team members to excel.
  • Influence strategic direction as a key member of the senior management team representing the Health and Wellbeing and reporting directly to the Board.
  • Forge strong partnerships with universities and industry to advance research and innovation in dancer health and wellbeing.
  • Develop a network of experts and partners to provide impactful workshops to dancers, coaches, and support teams, improving overall dancer health and wellbeing.
  • Ensure quality and accountability through rigorous audits and performance metrics. Producing regular reports.
  • Facilitate interdepartmental collaboration to align with strategic goals and implement effective solutions.
  • Steer the department's strategic direction through clear operation objectives, policy development and budget management.

Women's health physiotherapist (0.2FT)

Fix (Private Practice)
11.2021 - Current
  • Support athletes, football players, martial arts fighters and performing artists with female/women's health problems and performing pre-natal and post-natal assessment and return to sport plans.
  • Deliver educational workshops on staying active during pregnancy, periods and other.
  • Provide education and strategies for women's health problems, including hormonal dysfunctions, endometriosis, etc.

Visiting Lecturer at MSc Sports Medicine

Queen Mary University London
02.2019 - Current
  • Deliver two lectures to the SEM students: 1) Female athlete health 2) Multidisciplinary team support for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S).

Conference and Events Committee Member (Voluntary)

International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Contributed to strategic planning, decision-making, and project management for conferences and events over a 2 year cycle
  • Attended committee meetings to propose, discuss and advance management and investment ideas.
  • Facilitated open communication among committee members, fostering an environment of trust and mutual respect.
  • Collaborated with fellow members to achieve consensus on key decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

MSc Performing Arts Medicine- Module Leader (Honorary)

University College London
03.2017 - 08.2020
  • Lead of the Dance Science and Rehabilitation Module
  • Developing of the module curriculum the module programme, hiring lecturers and lecturing
  • Supervisor for MSc research projects in collaboration with external partners

Team Lead and Content author

Anatomy & Physiotherapy
11.2012 - 03.2016
  • Contributed to the development of the A&P platform.
  • Authored expert content on health, nutrition, and neuroscience for the international website.
  • Led a team of 5 authors to create high-quality content for the Spanish-speaking market.

Head Physiotherapist

The National Centre for Circus Arts
12.2012 - 07.2013
  • Lead Physiotherapist for the 60 BA (18-30yo), BTEC and youth students (10-16yo).
  • Set up quick referral service linked to Homerton Hospital Sport Injury Clinic (NHS).

Senior Physiotherapist

Amsterdam Fysio
02.2009 - 09.2011
  • MSK and women's health physiotherapist.
  • Designed training programmes for Pre & Post-pregnancy, Heart rehab, diabetes, children and adult obesity.

Education

MSc Sport and Exercise Science -

Middlesex University
01.2018

MSc Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy -

King's College London
01.2013

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (1st) - ESP (International Stream)

Hogeschool van Amsterdam
01.2007

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Budget Control
  • Networking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Effective Communication
  • Problem Resolution
  • Positive Attitude
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Work Planning and Prioritisation

Selected Training and CPD

  • Leadership and Strategy Internal Team Training, 10/24 - ongoing
  • Strategical Leadership Coaching, 05/24 - ongoing
  • Several courses female/women's health courses (Mummy MOT, Complex pelvic pain, Female Athlete, Continence Course, Pregnancy) 02/21 - ongoing
  • Women's Health in Professional Sport (League Managers Association), 04/23
  • Management and Leadership (City University), 09/18 - 12/18

Selected Conference Presentations

  • IADMS 2019, "Relationship between energy availability, dietary macronutrients and bone mineral density in male and female vocational ballet dancers."
  • IADMS 2023: "Impact of the Coronavirus lockdown on the MSK injury profiles of pre-professional ballet dancer: A cohort observational study."

Roundtable organiser and moderator, The Pregnant dancer.

  • Imperial College London Sport & Exercise Medicine Conference 2024, "Fitness screening and injuries: a research informed practice."
  • IADMS 2024, Panel presentation on "Multidisciplinary approach to dancers with RED-S. Roundtable organiser and moderator, Pelvic Health. Poster Presentation on "Associations among body composition, Vitamin D, jump height, menstruation and bone mineral density".

Languages

Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Dutch
Upper intermediate
B2
French
Intermediate
B1
Basque
Intermediate
B1

Timeline

Conference and Events Committee Member (Voluntary)

International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
01.2022 - 08.2024

Women's health physiotherapist (0.2FT)

Fix (Private Practice)
11.2021 - Current

Visiting Lecturer at MSc Sports Medicine

Queen Mary University London
02.2019 - Current

MSc Performing Arts Medicine- Module Leader (Honorary)

University College London
03.2017 - 08.2020

Head of Healthcare and Wellbeing (0.8 FT)

English National Ballet School
02.2015 - Current

Head Physiotherapist

The National Centre for Circus Arts
12.2012 - 07.2013

Team Lead and Content author

Anatomy & Physiotherapy
11.2012 - 03.2016

Senior Physiotherapist

Amsterdam Fysio
02.2009 - 09.2011

MSc Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy -

King's College London

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy (1st) - ESP (International Stream)

Hogeschool van Amsterdam

MSc Sport and Exercise Science -

Middlesex University
Juncal Roman Pastor