Role Lecturer in Physiotherapy at both undergaduate and postgraduate levels. I am particularly involved with teaching of neurology, but also have expertise in other areas of clinical practice, including elderly care and falls management. Also Clinical Placement co-ordinator for the course.
Qualifications & background
I gained my Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy from the Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy, Birmingham in 1990. Following this I spent two years completing a rotational post where I gained clinical experience in a variety of settings covering the range of 'core' specialities in physiotherapy practice. My first senior post was specialising in medical respiratory care, including cardiac and respiratory rehabilitation proframmes, as well as working with patients in the acute stages following stroke and other neurological problems. Subsequently I moved onto other posts with a greater focus on rehabilitation of patients with neurological disability and multi-pathology associated with ageing. I spent time working in an in-patient neuro-rehabilitation unit, then moved into a post working as a core member of a multi-disciplinary community rehabilitaion team which specialised in the assessment and management of people with long term conditions (predominantly neurology) and complex needs. My most recent clinical post (2002-2005) was working as a locality lead physiotherapist, where I carried day-to day responsibility for the running of the physiotherapy service, as well as maintaining a clinical case load working with older clients, as both in-patients and in the community I was appointed to teach on the Physiotherapy undergraduate degree in 2005, and have also been invoved with programme admissions. I completed my MSc in Clinical Education, Peninsula Postgraduate Health Institute in 2007, and hope to continue to develop my research and teaching skills, whilst maintaining my clinical expertise and currency.
Professional membership
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists 1990 - present
Health Professions Council 1990- present
Association of Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology 1995 - present
Teaching interests I have particularly enjoyed being involved with the development of the new physiotherapy programme, particularly with the focus on the PBL approach which allows me to utilise a variety of teaching methods and approaches, with a blend of the academic and practical. We are currently undertaking a research project sponsored by CEPPL which is evaluating the clinicians' perseptions of the pbl approach in clinical practice. I am closely involved with the teaching of the adult neurology and elderly care elements of the course, and am the clinical placement co-ordinator for the undergraduate programme
Research interests Educational research has been an interest of mine for some time. My MSc dissertation introduced me to the practicalities of carrying out qualitative research looking into the evaluation, application and effects of CPD in qualified physiotherapists. I have subsequently undertaken a project as part of the University of Plymouth CEPPL evaluating educator perceptions of PBL trained physiotherapy students on practice placements. This work was in collaboration with other members of the Physiotherapy programme team, and we hope to continue to develop in this area in the future I also have an interest in the management of falls in a range of client groups, particularly with older people and those with neurological impairments. I hope to develop this interest further, as well as increasing my experience of utilising other research methodologies, as time permits!
UoP Research group membership
Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) Rehabilitation
Grants & contracts
Title: An
exploration of clinical educators’ perceptions of Physiotherapy
students who are studying on a Problem Based Learning (PBL) undergraduate
programme Grantholders: HJ Gunn, H Hunter, B Haas Funding Body: University of Plymouth CEPPL
Amount awarded: £6820
Date Awarded: June 2007
Publications
Gunn H, Goding L; (2009) Continuing Professional Development of Community Primary Care Trust-based Physiotherapists: A Qualitative Study investigating perceptions, experiences and outcomes: Physiotherapy 95: 3
