Biography
Niamh qualified with a first-class honours BSc from Northumbria University in Newcastle, England. She then went on to work in the NHS for two and half years completing 6-monthly rotations across all disciplines, finishing with a 9-month rotation in MSK.
During these rotations she experienced a variety of settings including A&E, ICU, Rehab wards, Orthopaedics, Community Neuro and MSK, giving her a wide variety of conditions and injuries to assess, manage and treat with patient centred care.
She spent 6 and half years in the UK and then went travelling to South East Asia and Australia. She is originally from Lucan and is now delighted to be back living there after 7 years away.
Interests:
- The knee: having ruptured both ACL’s requiring a lengthy rehab on both occasions Niamh has a keen interest in this area.
- Pain: Niamh regularly attends online CPD courses on the topic of pain and completed her thesis in this area.
- The Neck: received specialist training on treating the neck.
- The Spine.
- The Shoulder: particularly tendinopathies and frozen shoulder.
- Orthopaedic complaints: hip/knee replacements/surgeries, Osteoarthritis.
Achievements:
Niamh received a Star Award whilst working on a Rehab Ward over the winter for her contribution and dedication to the running of a new pilot Ward. This was a physiotherapy led Ward working alongside the MDT to facilitate the timely discharge of medically well patients, thus freeing up medical and surgical beds on other wards.
Sepsis Champion: Completed a 2-day training on sepsis and educated the team on the information gathered.
Basic Life Support.
Hobbies:
Niamh played hockey both in Ireland and England to a high level throughout University and later for various clubs. She was part of the winning Stan Calvert Cup Team 3 years in a row. She has coached hockey at secondary school level to both boys and girls and is currently a primary school coach.
She is an avid musician playing both flute and piano, completing all grades in piano. She has played in Brown Thomas store at Christmas and various other restaurants.
Niamh has a Division 1 All-Ireland Feile medal for winning the U14 Camogie Feile.
Niamh attended Grainne McArdle’s ballet school for 10 years.