Specialisms
Experience working with children and young adults aged 0-19 with a wide range of neuro-developmental and long term conditions. Sarah has a special interest in transition, developing pathways and services to support young people transitioning from paediatric to adult care.
- Cerebral Palsy.
- Traumatic and acquired brain injury.
- Spinal and spinal cord injuries.
- Learning disabilities (including autism spectrum disorder).
- Challenging behaviours.
- Degenerative neurological conditions (such as Muscular Dystrophy).
- Moving and handling.
- Loss of services in fatal accident claims.
- Associated orthopaedic injuries.
- Associated postural and pressure care injuries.
- Associated visual and hearing loss.
Clinical Currency Statement
As at December 2021, I am engaged in the role of Advanced Community Paediatric Physiotherapist for an average of 100 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
Sarah has worked within the specialist area of paediatric neuro-disability for the past 13 years. During this time she has gained significant and varied experience in assessing, treating, managing, and co-ordinating the care of children and young adults with a wide range of complex presentations. Diagnoses that Sarah has worked with include Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS levels 1-5), acquired brain injury, neuro-muscular conditions, as well as children with profound and multiple learning disabilities and developmental delay. Sarah also has experience of the post-operative rehabilitation of children following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), Botox, serial-casting, soft tissue surgery and bony surgery. This is alongside optimising spasticity management and developing effective postural management programmes that can be practically implemented by families, carers, and within a school setting.
Employment Profile
Sarah’s employment experience has involved working with children and young people from age 0-19 years and across a range of services including an early year’s service, mainstream schools and special schools. She is adept in supporting clients and their families in accessing education, home, leisure and community activities from diagnosis/early intervention, through adolescence and into early adulthood. Many of the children who Sarah has worked with present with a range of co-morbidities including profound, multiple and complex disability, communication difficulties, learning difficulties, visual and hearing impairment, epilepsy, feeding/swallowing difficulties, and pressure care issues.
Qualifications and Membership
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy 2:1, University West of England, Bristol (2004).
- MSc Integrated Paediatric Practice Module, Sheffield Hallam University (2009).
- Access to Further Education: Science, College of West Anglia, Norfolk (2001).
- Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP).
- Association of Paediatric Physiotherapists (APCP).
- Medico-legal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MLACP).
Career History
Present
Care Expert Witness
Jacqueline Webb & Co Limited
2010-Present
Band 7 Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
2008-2010
Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2004-2007
Band 5/6 Physiotherapy rotational post
North Bristol NHS Trust