Natalie is a lecturer in Physiotherapy in the Faculty of Health, Education and Society. Natalie gained her First Class BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Northumbria University in 2017.
Since qualifying, Natalie has worked clinically in the NHS for 7 years. She worked at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after qualifying, before moving to King’s College Hospital in London in 2018. Whilst working in London, Natalie completed a breadth of rotations in both acute and community settings, participating in various research projects, before specialising in Frailty and Acute medicine.
Natalie moved to Northampton at the end of 2023, where she continues to work clinically 2 days a week as a Macmillan Physiotherapist at Northampton hospital. Within her current NHS role, Natalie provides patient centred and holistic interventions to patients with oncological and haematological conditions, from initial diagnosis to end of life care. She also continues to work within the on-call respiratory rota, with in-depth respiratory knowledge from her current and previous experience.
Natalie is a clinical educator and regularly delivers training to students on clinical placement and teaching to various members of the multidisciplinary team.
Natalie joined the University of Northampton in 2024 and brings her experience of delivering patient centred interventions for patients with complex co-morbidities. She has a strong focus on the importance of recognising the integration of physical and mental health. As a Macmillan Physiotherapist she has a key interest in the use of advanced communication skills to improve patient engagement and to facilitate difficult conversations.
Other interests include hiking, running and going for dog walks with her rescue Lurcher.
