Meet the Physiotherapy team at Shirley Oaks Hospital
Clinical Services Manager - Physiotherapy
Tristanne qualified from King's College London in 1997 with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and worked initially in the NHS before moving into private practice. She has been the Physiotherapy Manager at Shirley Oaks since 2015 and still works clinically in both out-patients (MSK) and on the ward, whilst managing the physio team including hand therapy and Women’s/ Men’s health physio.
Tristanne specialises in musculoskeletal out-patients with special interest in post operative rehabilitation for orthopaedic patients. The focus of care is on ensuring enhanced recovery for these patients. This involves managing patients pre-operatively to make sure patients are at optimum strength and have a greater understanding of their surgery to allow for a quick, smooth and goal centred recovery.
She also treats neck and back pain, sports related injuries and uses exercise-based treatments in conjunction with acupuncture to manage pain and help improve function. And also has an interest in chronic pain and the understanding that patients need to be treated holistically to allow them to take control of their symptoms and manage their pain effectively.
She works closely with orthopaedic, rheumatological and neurosurgical consultants which helps to manage patients treatment pathways and expedite referral to other services eg radiology and out-patient services within the hospital if required.
At Shirley Oaks we work as part of a multidisciplinary team that guarantees patients have the best possible care and that their needs and goals are personalised and achievable.
Senior Physiotherapist
Amy has previously worked privately in a City Practise and within Occupational Health as a Senior Therapist. She previously has also worked for NHS Bexley care trust. She has now been at Shirley Oaks Hospital for the last 6 years. She specialises in musculo-skeletal, orthopaedics and sports rehabilitation. She is an experienced Acupuncturist and APPI advanced level Pilates teacher. Amy commonly uses these treatments with her patients alongside manual techniques, myofascial release, kinesiology taping, sports massage and exercise therapy.
Physiotherapist
Tejal, a graduate of the University of Teesside in 2007, has had a fruitful career working in the NHS and private practice in the city. She has gained a broad range of experience in the NHS and subsequently specialised in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy. She brings a unique skill to the team by using the Integrated Systems Model (ISM). This is an innovative patient-centred approach that considers the whole body when treating any musculoskeletal problem and aims to restore normal movement patterns and optimise functional performance.
Tejal is an APPI Pilates instructor and can incorporate Pilates-based exercises into rehabilitation; hence this combined approach can support returning to sport and normal activities. She is also able to teach well-structured Pilates classes to various levels to accommodate individuals’ abilities and goals. She also has experience teaching Pilates classes privately over the last 10 years in various settings from Pilates studios to community-based classes.
Tejal has been working for Circle Health Group since 2019. She is experienced in rehabilitating post-operative orthopaedic surgery i.e., Total hips/knee replacements, Knee ACL surgery, shoulder rotator cuff surgery and has dealt with complex spinal surgery. She uses an individual’s functional goals to create a rehabilitation program that is patient centred and targeted to the ability.
Tejal is a keen hockey player and generally enjoys outdoor activities like surfing, snowboarding, and hiking. She enjoys keeping fit through fitness classes and practises yoga regularly. She is well travelled across Europe and Asia and challenged herself when volunteering in Sri Lanka after university.
She is keen on assessing the root of any musculoskeletal problem and finding the optimal solution to maximize rehabilitation outcomes.
Physiotherapist
Angus graduated with a Bachelor in Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia in 2020. Throughout university, Angus worked as an inpatient physiotherapy assistant at Burnside War Memorial Hospital, assisting orthopaedic clients. From graduation to May 2023 Angus worked as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at Core Physiotherapy and Pilates Studio in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Here Angus provided hands-on physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, Pilates, shockwave, functional capacity evaluations and home/community physiotherapy services to clients with musculoskeletal injuries and those living with disabilities.
After a summer abroad in Europe, Angus relocated to London and began work with Shirley Oaks Hospital in late 2023. Here he provides inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy services to a range of clients, mostly post-surgical and musculoskeletal.
Angus enjoys being fit and active, partaking in running, hiking, climbing and occasional social sports. As so, assisting people to return to their hobbies/interests is of significant importance to Angus, and he achieves this by focusing on the individual and staying abreast of the latest clinical evidence in physiotherapy.
Physiotherapist
Petra has specialised in Hand therapy from 2000, and has an MSK background. She also has numerous specialist hand therapy courses from the British Association of Hand Therapists under her belt. Petra previously worked at an acute NHS trust in outer London for almost 17 years and recently joined Circle Health Group team on a part time basis. Petra uses a variety of treatment techniques including manual therapy, exercise therapy, splinting and kineso-taping. She is an affinity for the treatment of musicians.
Physiotherapist
Anika graduated in 2012 with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Brunel University. After qualifying, Anika worked full time in the NHS managing in-patients on the wards for ten years progressing to an orthopaedic team lead. She has worked on the bank for Circle Health Group covering weekend in-patients since 2014, before becoming contracted weekday part-time in 2022.
Anika’s current role at Shirley Oaks Hospital involves predominately managing ward in-patients as well as following through orthopaedic post-operative patients in their outpatient journey. In her NHS job role Anika works closely with orthopaedic consultants in the fracture clinic and as a first contact practitioner within a GP surgery. Anika’s passion and speciality is rehabilitating orthopaedic patients. With her extensive experience, Anika is able to manage patients in both settings with a holistic, patient centred approach.
