Sarah Brown

• Conducted assessments, treatment, and discharge planning for spinal cord injury patients.
• Managed complex cases involving chronic pain, anxiety, high tone, and bariatric needs.
• Guided individuals and families in long-term condition management strategies.
• Supervised physiotherapy assistants and provided upskilling to junior and experienced staff.
• Administered care for high cervical injuries with elevated respiratory requirements.
• Developed tailored action plans for respiratory management, including caregiver training.
• Created assessment guidelines for cough assist and standing frame usage.
• Performed spasticity assessments and managed treatment using orthotics and positioning aids.

• Treated young individuals (neonatal to 16 years of age) including neurodevelopmental assessments.
• Created an inpatient tutorials for students and new rotators.
• Outpatient referral triage and maintained an outpatient/community respiratory caseload including bronchiectasis and disordered breathing.
• Completed a literature search and audit on inpatient physiotherapy input during a planned respiratory admission, comparing with other DHB’s and identifying strategies moving forward.

• 9 month rotations through acute care of the elderly, geriatric rehabilitation, inpatient spinal cord injury, neurological rehabilitation and briefly community stroke rehabilitation.
• Conducted vestibular assessments and facilitated amputee rehabilitation programmes.
• Supervised junior colleagues and students to promote clinical skill development.

4 months rotations through paediatrics, Medical/respiratory, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.

• Variety of roles in musculoskeletal outpatients, a private MSK clinic and hospital rotations.