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Nina Patel
Chartered Physiotherapist — Musculoskeletal & Sports Rehabilitation
nina.patel@email.com +44 7722 345 678 London, United Kingdom linkedin.com/in/ninapatel-physio
Registration & Licences
HCPC Registration PH123456 — Health & Care Professions Council, Registered since 2019 MCSP — Member, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, 2019 ACPSM Member — Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine, 2021
Professional Summary

Highly skilled Chartered Physiotherapist with 6 years of specialist MSK and sports rehabilitation experience in private practice and NHS outpatient settings. Manages a caseload of 22 patients per day across shoulder, knee, lumbar spine, and post-surgical rehabilitation pathways. Published author in the Physiotherapy journal. Committed to evidence-based practice, clinical supervision, and patient self-management education.

Experience
Senior Physiotherapist — MSK & Sports Rehab Mar 2022 – Present
Bupa Health Clinics, London (Marble Arch & Victoria)
  • Carry an average daily caseload of 22 patients covering lumbar spine, shoulder impingement, knee OA, ACL rehabilitation, and post-arthroplasty recovery.
  • Developed an in-clinic ACL return-to-sport protocol adopted across 3 Bupa London sites; associated with a 14% reduction in re-injury rates at 12-month follow-up.
  • Provide weekly clinical supervision for 2 Band 5 physiotherapists; designed structured CPD observation logbook used department-wide.
  • Delivered 18 patient education workshops on chronic pain self-management, pain science, and exercise adherence strategies.
  • Maintain outcome data using Physitrack and PROMS (Oxford Knee Score, DASH, PSFS); 92% of patients achieve their stated functional goals within the planned episode of care.
Band 5 Physiotherapist — MSK Outpatients Aug 2019 – Feb 2022
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
  • Assessed and treated 16–18 new and follow-up MSK outpatient referrals daily; managed caseloads independently within 6 months of appointment.
  • Rotated through NHS First Contact Practitioner (FCP) pilot in GP surgery, triaging 10–12 direct MSK self-referrals per week and reducing inappropriate GP consultations by 38%.
  • Co-designed a group exercise programme for chronic low back pain that reduced 1:1 appointment demand by 25% without adverse clinical outcomes.
  • Achieved 96% patient satisfaction score (Friends and Family Test) across two consecutive reporting quarters.
Publication
Patel N, Singh A, Clarke R. "Progressive loading versus early mobilisation in post-operative rotator cuff repair: a case series of 12 patients." Physiotherapy, Vol. 112, pp. 48–54, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2024.03.007
Clinical Skills
  • Musculoskeletal assessment & diagnosis
  • Manual therapy (Maitland, Mulligan)
  • Dry needling / acupuncture
  • Exercise prescription (Physitrack)
  • Sports taping (McConnell, Kinesio)
  • Post-surgical rehabilitation (ACL, TKR, THR)
  • First Contact Practitioner (FCP)
  • PROMS & outcome measure analysis
  • Pain neuroscience education
  • Clinical supervision
Education
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Sep 2016 – Jul 2019
King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine — First Class Honours
Postgraduate Certificate: Advanced MSK Practice 2022 – 2023
University of Hertfordshire — Distinction
Dry Needling Level 1 & 2 2021
Dry Needling Institute UK — 24 CPD hours