Emma Pendlebury

0.4 FTE. Currently on Maternity Leave

• Led operational coordination of physiotherapy services across orthopaedic inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring seamless service delivery and resource efficiency.
• Demonstrated advanced communication and leadership skills, collaborating effectively with physiotherapists, patients, multidisciplinary teams, and external stakeholders to uphold high standards of care across the orthopaedic service
• Reviewed physiotherapy services within orthopaedics, analysing patient data, research outcomes, and completed quality improvement projects to assess service effectiveness.
• Presented key findings and recommendations to the Director of Physiotherapy and other clinical leads to inform strategic planning and future service enhancements.
• Collaborated with the team to develop measurable goals for quality improvement, research, and education for the upcoming financial year.
• Provided advanced clinical advice in musculoskeletal and orthopaedic physiotherapy to junior staff and external providers across the state, ensuring consistent, high-quality patient care and service delivery.

0.4 FTE in Endocrine Achondroplasia Outpatients

• Provided advanced clinical expertise in musculoskeletal and neurological assessment and management for children with achondroplasia, while coordinating care and offering specialist advice to clinicians across the state to support consistent, high-quality service delivery.
• Established and led a tertiary clinical service for delivering Vosoritide to children with achondroplasia, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive patient support, education, and coordinated statewide care.
• Directed service evaluation and research initiatives, managing the collection and analysis of key performance indicators such as patient activity levels, patient experience, and quality assurance metrics to drive evidence-based service improvements.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to design and implement integrated, patient-centred care plans, optimising clinical outcomes.
• Secured a $30,000 grant through the 2024 Health Practitioner Research Scheme (HPRS) to evaluate the primary contact physiotherapy role in orthopaedic variance populations

• Experienced senior physiotherapist overseeing both inpatient and outpatient orthopaedic care, with a focus on coordinating high-quality, evidence-based paediatric physiotherapy services. Proven leadership in mentoring junior staff, driving clinical service improvements, and delivering expert care across musculoskeletal and neurological presentations.
• Specialised in the assessment and management of children and adolescents with bone and mineral health conditions. Skilled in expert biomechanical assessment and management, including upskilling and competency in the primary contact normal variance role to support early identification and appropriate management pathways.
• Demonstrated expertise in delivering specialist education and leading soft tissue injury clinics. Works collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and contributes to clinical research and service development in paediatric orthopaedics.

• Lead physiotherapist for the Limb Difference Clinic and general paediatric orthopaedics, managing complex inpatient and outpatient caseloads including bone health, hip disorders, and orthopaedic oncology.
• Up-skilled in primary contact physiotherapy, with capabilities in ordering/interpreting imaging, identifying normal variance, and managing conditions such as clubfoot.
• Coordinator of after-hours physiotherapy services, including triage for emergency and fracture clinics via an on-call roster.
• Clinical educator and supervisor, training and assessing junior staff and students in paediatric orthopaedic and post-surgical care