Physiotherapist

The Physiotherapy team provides a frontline service at the larger Festivals, receiving patients at the medical tents much as an A&E department and assessing and treating or referring to other health professionals as required. Treatment is usually for acute, or acute on chronic injuries and conditions, and may include advice, ice therapy, manual techniques, taping and strapping to protect and support the damaged tissues, the provision of elbow crutches if necessary. The most common conditions treated by the team are ankle injuries. Patients are mainly ticket holders but may also be any of the on-site workers such as security guards, performers etc.

Minimum requirements to join the physio team:

• Membership of the Health Professions Council (HPC)
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
• 5 years post-grad physio experience, 3 years out-patient experience as a physiotherapist
• Evidence of updated mandatory training: basic life support, infection control, manual handling.
• Additional experience and post-grad education in musculo-skeletal assessment and treatment is advantageous as the physio must be competent to work as an autonomous practitioner and comply with the CSP code of professional conduct.

Jill Canney is the Physiotherapy Co-ordinator. Jill's background is in Orthopaedic Medicine and general out-patients and more recently in the Community Rehabilitation Service for Somerset Community Health. She has worked in remote communities setting up physio services for surgeries and hospitals in Canada and also in South Africa with VSO.

Contact; physios@festival-medical.com

Home Phone: 01984 656236

Mobile phone: 07887868016

Physiotherapy has been a part of FMS since 1995 having started that year with 2 physios and a treatment couch working out of the back of Jill's van. Now the 13 strong team with a diversity of expertise and skills, works closely with the rest of the FMS health professionals, especially the Podiatrists, in the general medical tent.