Eleanor Clarke
BSc Physiotherapy
Specialisms
- Brain injury (traumatic and acquired).
- Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS).
- Cognitive and behavioural difficulties.
- Neurological conditions.
- Vestibular/balance issues.
- Associated mental health including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Associated visual and hearing impairment or loss.
- Associated orthopaedic injuries including amputation.
- Associated spinal cord injury and Cauda Equina.
Clinical Currency Statement
As at December 2020, I am engaged in the role of Independent Neurological Physiotherapist for an average of 130 hours per month. I also work as a Brain Injury Case Manager for Independent Living Solutions for an average of 43 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
Eleanor has significant experience in managing the ongoing care needs of adults suffering from traumatic and acquired brain injury of all severity levels. She carries a caseload of complex Case Management clients, so has a good understanding of the litigation process. Her clients commonly have a combination of cognitive impairments and associated psychological and physical injuries which impact on all aspects of their daily lives. Eleanor also often works with clients who have sensory impairments in addition to their primary injury.
Eleanor is responsible for reviewing the ongoing requirements for these services, adjusting recommendations and care plans in accordance with the client’s changing needs. Eleanor has experience of using both agency care and directly employing support workers to provide care. She values each client’s individual lifestyle choices and strongly supports goal planning to include leisure and holiday to maximise quality of life.
During her 10 years working with the Gloucestershire Brain Injury team Eleanor gained experience with acute and longer term rehabilitation for brain injury clients, including those in low level arousal and those with tracheostomies in situ. She was also involved in complex discharge planning with the OT and Social Worker, working closely to plan equipment and care needs. She was then involved in planning long term follow up and rehabilitation, including vocational rehabilitation where appropriate.
Eleanor currently works as a specialist neurological physiotherapist in private practice. She routinely works with clients who have physical, cognitive and vestibular impairments following brain injury or stroke. She creates bespoke rehabilitation programmes for these clients, supporting them with tonal and strength abnormalities, disorientation, balance, and fatigue management. She works alongside other services to ensure her client’s total needs are met.
Employment Profile
Since qualifying as a Physiotherapist in 1998, Eleanor has gained a wide range of experience in hospital and community teams, focusing as a specialist in neurology.
Whilst she has particular expertise in brain injury, having worked in this area since 2002, Eleanor continues to work with this injury group to this day. This experience has included working in conjunction with specialist MDTs.
Since Eleanor opened an independent practice and moved into Case Management, she has gained a greater understanding of facilities available outside of statutory services. These two workstreams have exposed Eleanor to a broader spectrum of associated injuries including amputees, orthopaedic fractures and visual impairments. Her independent work also focusses on vestibular rehabilitation.
Qualifications and Membership
- BSc Physiotherapy (2:1), Sheffield Hallam University (1998).
- Post Graduate Diploma – Veterinary Physiotherapy, Veterinary College, London (2002).
- Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
- Member of British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers (BABICM).
- Member of Case Management Society UK (CMSUK).
- Member of UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF).
- Member of Association of Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN).
Career History
Present
Care Expert
Jacqueline Webb & Co Limited
2017-Present
Brain Injury Case Manager
Independent Living Solutions
2013-Present
Independent Neurological Physiotherapist
2003-2013
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
The Brain Injury Team, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2002-2003
Senior I Neurology Physio
The Brain Injury Team, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2002
Senior II rotational Paediatrics and Acute Neurology (Inpatient and outpatient work)
The Brain Injury Team, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2001-2002
Physiotherapist – Care of the elderly (Inpatient work)
The Brain Injury Team, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2001
MSK Physiotherapist
Claremont GP surgery, Maidenhead, Berkshire
2001
Senior Outpatient Physiotherapist
Kings Mill Centre for Healthcare Services
2000
Acting Senior II Physiotherapist – Neurology
Kings Mill Centre for Healthcare Services
1998-2000
Junior Rotational Physiotherapist
Kings Mill Centre for Healthcare Services
Publications
Lecturing
- Vestibular dysfunction, assessment and treatment for Case Managers (ILS Conference 2019).
- Vestibular dysfunction, assessment and treatment for Therapists (Rehab Solutions Study Day 2018).