Address:-

18 Ingle Glen
Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
SO45 4ND

D.O.B - 08-10-65 MOBILE No.

07787531688
Nationality – British Email
h.westwood@hotmail.com
Personal Statement

My name is Helen Grimes. I am a 44 and mother of 3 grown children.

I work full time within a busy local hospital as a physiotherapy
Instructor. I am self motivated and feel I have enthusiasm and drive
needed for my demanding role.

Since working within this role for the past three years, I have built
upon valuable working place experience on a busy Orthopaedic
ward.

• Development of interpersonal skills within the multidisciplinary

working team members
• Increased knowledge and patient handling competancies
enabling me to work with the more complex patients
• assess patient progress
• discharge within my competency levels for going home when
safe
• refer patients for further out/patient physio, community input
• The ability to prioritise my time efficiently and manage my
personel workload
• Increased my level of autonomy knowledge through study
• Development of important non clinical skills in the provision of
support to the Physiotherapy team
Qualifications to date
A-Level Biology AS - 2009
BTEC-Sport - 2006
Level 2 ASA Teaching Swimming - 2006
Level 1 ASA Teaching Swimming - 2005
IIHHT Level 3 Sports Massage Therapy - 2005
IIHHT Level 3 Swedish Massage – 2004
Access to Higher Education – 2000
G.C.S.E – English –Mathematics 2000
O.level Art, History, R.E, Science, – 1982
C.S.E English, Mathematics, Geography, German
Typing – R.S.A. stage 1

Employment History
Southampton General Hospital – July 2007 – Nov 2007
Physiotherapy Assistant

Beaulieu Primary School

Teacher Assistant – 2000-2007(full time)

New Forest District Council

Swimming Instructor – part time 2005 – present day

Gyminis/Gymtots
Gymnast Coach - Part-time 1996 – 2000

Cobbold Roach & Sons Ltd – 1986-1987

Clerical/Accounts Assistant

Britannia Building Society - 1985-1986

W.H.Smith & Son Ltd – 1982-1985

Sales Assistant/Cash Office – Assistant

Key Responsibilities
 • Valuable clinical experience in patient handling, communication and use of equipment.
• Non clinical skills in the provision of administrative support to the Physiotherapy team.
• To issue patients with appropriate walking aids measured and fitted correctly and safely.
• To communicate routine information effectively encouraging patients.

Southampton General Hospital – Nov 2007 to present day

Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

Key Responsibilities

• Giving delegated therapy treatment to specific patients

• Competency based assessment of specific patients
• Responsibility of a daily report from nursing staff
• Increase in the level of responsibility to patient care in rehabilitation following surgery
• The teaching of specific exercises relevant to surgery involved to patients
• Assessment of mobility in view of safe discharge
• Skills gained from training in anatomy
• Continual building and development of competencies through the I.P.R structure to my position
leading to:
1. further responsibility of treatment for ‘daycase’ patients leading to safe discharge
2. Increased study to support my knowledge to the role in the form of A level Biology AS
level equivelant to N.V.Q

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