Jackson Hockey

Thorough new graduate physiotherapist possessing strong clinical assessment and evaluation skills. Provides supportive environment conducive to addressing individual needs. Distinguished client-facing skills and experience working closely with health care professionals to assess and treat complex conditions. Committed to providing quality healthcare involving clinical application of evidence based practise treatment. An individual who openly understands the constantly evolving role of physiotherapy in our healthcare system.

2nd Year of Study (3 weeks total)

Port Macquarie Base Hospital: Mix of general surgical, community, and outpatients

• Developed skills to take subjective history and began appropriate and safe objective history taking
• Developed appropriate documentation skills

4th Year of Study (25 weeks total)

WoyWoy Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation

• Conducting thorough neurological, functional and musculoskeletal assessments
• Developed time maangment and treatment planning skills
• Extensive mobility training using evidence based rehabilitation exercise prescription
• Presentation on EBP stroke rehabilitation

Gosford Hospital Inpatient Respiratory

• Developed thorough skills in respiratory assessments
• Provided treatment for respiratory conditions through: mobility, breathing techniques, percussion, vibrations, air-way clearance techniques
• Presentation on COPD

WoyWoy Community

• Conducted varying community groups: pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure, falls prevention, and Parkinson's
• Assessed and treated patients during home visits
• Received extensive training on cough assist devices: prescription methodology
• Presentation on scleroderma

Gosford Hospital Emergency Department (3 days per week) and Central Coast Integrated Pain Service outpatients (2 days per week)

• Developed skills in acute musculoskeletal assessment and treatment
• Developed skills in application of casts, braces and splints
• Thorough investigation of possible red flag presentations
• Developed thorough understanding of chronic pain and physiotherapy interventions
• Contributed to patient education and exercise prescription for chronic pain patients during a weekly outpatient CALM group
• Presentation on Functional Neurological Disorder
• Developed thorough understanding of chronic pain and physiotherapy interventions

Wyong Hospital Acute Neurology (current placement finish date: 22/09/23)

• APA membership
• Recent in-service attendance: CRPS, Physiotherapy in Maternity, Placebo and Nocebo effect
• Australian Journal Of Physiotherapy subscription - Elsevier

Samuel Folbigg - ED Physiotherapist 

Clinical supervisor 

Alexander Kennedy - Community Physiotherapist 

Clinical Supervisor 

Nick Press - Manager Bunnings Group 

Workplace manager