On World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), we take great pride in celebrating the invaluable contributions of our Inpatient and Outpatient Physiotherapy teams.
Meet Sophie, Outpatient Physiotherapist
Sophie joined The Horder Centre one year ago, bringing a fresh perspective and a deep commitment to patient centered care.
What inspired you to get into physiotherapy?
“I decided I wanted to be a physiotherapist when I was 13 years old. I was going through the process of thinking about careers and I wanted to be able to help people. I sprained both of my ankles (on separate occasions) when I was in primary school and never received any physiotherapy. This was due to the location being difficult to get to. I then made my decision to go into physiotherapy as I wanted to help people have access to this treatment.”
What do you enjoy most about the role?
“I enjoy meeting new people and doing my best to try and help them through their symptoms and injuries. I also enjoy running our classes for people who are progressing and recovering from their symptoms well.”
Are there any challenges to the role?
“There are always challenges within any job. I think the most challenging aspect for me of this job is only being able to help people to a certain extent. I have always wanted to help people, but sometimes that isn't always possible without the help from other specialists.”
Meet Sophie, Outpatient Physiotherapist
Sophie joined The Horder Centre one year ago, bringing a fresh perspective and a deep commitment to patient centered care.
What inspired you to get into physiotherapy?
“I decided I wanted to be a physiotherapist when I was 13 years old. I was going through the process of thinking about careers and I wanted to be able to help people. I sprained both of my ankles (on separate occasions) when I was in primary school and never received any physiotherapy. This was due to the location being difficult to get to. I then made my decision to go into physiotherapy as I wanted to help people have access to this treatment.”
What do you enjoy most about the role?
“I enjoy meeting new people and doing my best to try and help them through their symptoms and injuries. I also enjoy running our classes for people who are progressing and recovering from their symptoms well.”
Are there any challenges to the role?
“There are always challenges within any job. I think the most challenging aspect for me of this job is only being able to help people to a certain extent. I have always wanted to help people, but sometimes that isn't always possible without the help from other specialists.”
Meet Harry, Advanced Practitioner
Harry has gained a wealth of experience and deep understanding of patient rehabilitation, since joining The Horder Centre eight years ago, having previously worked as a band 5 (junior) physiotherapist at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
How has your career in physiotherapy progressed during your time at Horder Healthcare?
“As an advanced practitioner, I am a specialist in the shoulder and elbow. Horder Healthcare has supported my personal development by funding external courses year on year, and now supporting my full masters. The flexibility of my role has also allowed me to pursue my career in Rugby, working part time in semi professional sport.”
What do you enjoy most about the role?
“Above all, I get to help numerous people on a daily basis. Working with the patient to help achieve their goal is very rewarding. I also get to speak to a variety of people from different backgrounds, cultures and interests.”
Are there any challenges to the role?
“Physiotherapy can be very difficult when appropriately attempting to challenge people's health beliefs. It is important to find the right time to do this within a restricted timeframe. Not everyone's health belief system needs to be approached. However, it is vital to understand the patient’s health beliefs when working with patients with chronic pain or conditions to support their recovery or management in a holistic manner. This ensures you put the patient first. This is however a welcomed challenge as you learn lots about the complexity of pain and people.”
Meet Harry, Advance Practitioner
Harry has gained a wealth of experience and deep understanding of patient rehabilitation, since joining The Horder Centre eight years ago, having previously worked as a band 5 (junior) physiotherapist at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
How has your career in physiotherapy progressed during your time at Horder Healthcare?
“As an advanced practitioner, I am a specialist in the shoulder and elbow. Horder Healthcare has supported my personal development by funding external courses year on year, and now supporting my full masters. The flexibility of my role has also allowed me to pursue my career in Rugby, working part time in semi professional sport.”
What do you enjoy most about the role?
“Above all, I get to help numerous people on a daily basis. Working with the patient to help achieve their goal is very rewarding. I also get to speak to a variety of people from different backgrounds, cultures and interests.”
Are there any challenges to the role?
“Physiotherapy can be very difficult when appropriately attempting to challenge people's health beliefs. It is important to find the right time to do this within a restricted timeframe. Not everyone's health belief system needs to be approached. However, it is vital to understand the patient’s health beliefs when working with patients with chronic pain or conditions to support their recovery or management in a holistic manner. This ensures you put the patient first. This is however a welcomed challenge as you learn lots about the complexity of pain and people.”
Book a consultation with The Horder Centre
Our team of physiotherapists are highly qualified at assessing the cause of joint, muscle and nerve pain and use a range of treatment methods to give you the very best possible outcome.
What makes Horder Healthcare unique
Horder Healthcare is committed to providing the very best quality of care for our patients and customers. We are continuously working on improving and reducing risks and this is reflected in our consistently high CQC results, patient satisfaction questionnaires and minimal levels of infection.
We are a charity
We reinvest our profit to benefit more people and help us achieve our aim of advancing health.
