Staff Profiles
Sam Miggins MCSP
Career History
Sam qualified as a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapist from the University of Birmingham in 1997. She has extensive experience working as a Physiotherapist within hospital environments and rehabilitation units. As a Senior II Physiotherapist she specialised in Neurology and has worked her way up to Clinical Lead Physiotherapist within Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation. Her post graduate training includes courses in wheelchair systems, spinal cord injury/complex neurological disability, splinting, FES and spasticity.
Current Work
Sam has worked as a Case Manager for Westcountry Case Management since 2008, and has experience of working with clients who have sustained multiple trauma, amputations and spinal cord injuries.
Key Skills
- Assessment and management of clients with complex disability/spinal cord injury.
- Excellent communication skills and multi-disciplinary team working, both in hospital and in the community.
- Providing a holistic patient-centred approach to rehabilitation.
- Contribution to discharge planning for patients with complex disability.
- Education of clients and their relative/carers on the management of their disability/problems.
- Experience in dealing with clients with cognitive and behavioural disabilities and tailoring their management appropriately.
Professional Affiliations & Additional Qualifications
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) membership 58673
- Multi-disciplinary Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (MASCIP)
- Health Professions Council (HPC) membership PH52929
March 2010