Jane McDonough

• Management of all staff injuries, under Early Intervention Program and Comcare workers compensation
• Liaising with treating medical and allied health practitioners of injured worker
• Provision of safe and graduated return to work plans under medical advice
• Advanced organisation, prioritization, communication and computer skills

• Advanced skills in management of patients post stroke, amputation and falls.
• Special interest in management of patients with persistent pain
• Skilled at plaster and synthetic cast application for fractures, serial casting and removable rigid dressings
• Mentoring of junior physiotherapists in stroke and amputee rehabilitation, complex needs presentations
• Clinical supervision of physiotherapy undergraduate students in neurological, rehabilitation and orthopaedic clinical placement
• Workplace Health and Safety Committee Member (2017 – 2023)

• Comprehensive assessment of patients with persistent pain under a biopsychosocial framework
• Provision of education and exercise programs to all assessed patients
• Establishment of outpatient Pain Programs (based on ADAPT program) alongside Medical Director, Nurse Practitioner in pain and Clinical Psychologist
• Contribution to Return to work planning for Pain Program participants
• Provision of training programs to allied health staff across the North Coast Local Area Health District (NSW Health)

Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of complex rehabilitation patients, including NESB, multi-factoral presentations, post stroke, head injury, orthopaedic surgery, multi-trauma and amputation.

Attended 5 day Lower Limb Prosthetics Course at Randwick Hospital

Responsible for fabrication of temporary below and above knee prostheses for inpatients

Skilled in Emergency department fracture immobilisation via casting