Welcome to Episode 8 of "It's Notts Just Physio." We are delighted to have the brilliant Kat Cheng on the pod with us!

Kat shares her experiences within her role in safeguarding at the School of Health Sciences. Safeguarding is a crucial aspect within the world of health care, as well as for our own general well-being. We appreciate that this topic can be quite emotionally heavy, so please be warned throughout. Tune in for an insightful and important discussion!”

For any students listening who feel they to talk to anyone regarding the content in this episode, please contact your personal tutor or Kat Cheng kat.cheng@nottingham.ac.uk (who is with us until October). Or go to the student wellbeing page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/currentstudents/wellbeing/student-wellbeing.aspx

For any non-University of Nottingham students listening who have been affected by this episode, we advise you to speak with your GP or a healthcare professional. There is also the website for Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/ which may also be of help.

We are delighted for Episode 7 to welcome the incredible Beth Yearsley! Beth Is an esteemed Nottingham alumni turned SU (Students’ Union) Director, and she shares with us her evolution from student to leader. Discover intriguing stories, practical career tips, and invaluable advice for maximising your university years!

Tune in for an authentic and enriching exploration of Beth's remarkable path, and gain insights to fuel your own journey. The SU is a key hub at the university with so much support, fun and friends to be made there! So, if you haven’t yet checked it out, please do so!

Content warning – please be advised that this episode contains reference to the major incident and student deaths of last June, and listener discretion is advised. The section of the podcast which contains this content is 28:40 to 28:55 and listeners should only proceed if they are comfortable to do so.

We're thrilled to welcome Dr Fiona Moffatt to Episode 6! In this episode, Fiona shares her remarkable journey as a physiotherapist and delves into what drives her passion for teaching today. She also discusses her extraordinary research and emphasises the significant role that sports rehabilitators and physiotherapy students play in making a global impact.

This is an episode you won't want to miss!

In Conversation with Zoe: Leadership, Clinical Placements, and Future Goals

Join us for an insightful episode featuring the brilliant Zoe, a third-year physiotherapy student with a passion clinical practice. Zoe shares her journey through physiotherapy school, offering valuable advice on navigating clinical placements and building strong teamwork skills. She also discusses her experiences as a team captain, exploring how she's grown into her role and the impact she's had on her peers.

Beyond sharing her placement tips, Zoe opens up about her future plans, providing a glimpse into her aspirations as she prepares to graduate. Whether you're a physiotherapy student, an aspiring healthcare professional, or just curious about the journey through university, Zoe's story is sure to inspire and inform.

We are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Natalie Sharratt who is about to graduate from the undergraduate physio programme! Nat is a mature student, and she shares her wonderful insights on being a student over the last 3 years! Listen in as as she shares some amazing news about her dissertation, her career prospects, how to maintain a healthy study/life balance as well as key insights on how to navigate through the course.

In this episode, Steph, a third-year Physiotherapy student, shares valuable insights into her experience here at Nottingham. Tune in to hear her fantastic advice for first and second-year students on revision, exams, and general support.

Steph also oversees the Peer Mentor Scheme, a crucial support system for students, and provides insightful information on how you can get involved.

Academic plan lead for Sport Rehabilitation (BSc) Richard Moss goes through career trajectory having previously held Senior Lecturer roles at the University of Bedfordshire (2015-2018) and Leeds Beckett University (2014-2015), as well as Lecturer and Course Leader roles at the University of Northampton / Moulton College (2007-2013).

We also go through a typical day in the life of Richard's role as well as the growth of the Sport Rehab profession and much more.

We had the pleasure to sit down with Physiotherapy superstar Roger Kerry. Roger is the programme lead for undergraduate BSc Physiotherapy at the University of Nottingham.

As well as being a professor, having a PHD and multiple global publications to his name, Roger goes through some of his teaching experiences, the development of the new Physiotherapy curriculum, what he enjoys doing in his spare time, and discusses the risings costs of music tickets!