Vicky Keates BSc (Hons) PGCert MCSP Women’s Health Physiotherapist HPC Registration No PH74319
After graduating as a Physiotherapist as a mature student at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), I trained at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, where I specialised in Women’s Health Physiotherapy at the Jessop Wing. Since 2010 I have held the following positions: I worked part-time as a Senior Women’s Health Physiotherapist at the University Hospital of South Manchester and at the Continence Advisory Service in Sheffield, whilst treating patients privately in Sheffield. In April 2012 I started working part-time at the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (the RFT), where I was promoted to the position of Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Women’s & Men’s Health (and also Team Leader). I was treating female and male NHS patients with continence and/or pelvic floor problems and pregnant women with musculo-skeletal conditions and/or pregnancy-related pelvic floor problems.
In July 2019 I moved to Monmouth in Wales. I started working at the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) in January 2020 as a Senior Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, working part-time at the hospitals in Ebbw Vale and Abergavenny. I also did some bank work at St Joseph’s Hospital in Malpas. I now treat patients privately above the Callisto Style Hair & Beauty Salon on Monnow Bridge in Monmouth, where I have a treatment room.
As the ABUHB would not let me work remotely during the Covid pandemic (despite my diabetes), I agreed instead to cover a former colleague’s maternity leave with my old team at the RFT in South Yorkshire, whilst continuing to live in Wales. I worked mainly remotely for them as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Pelvic Health (as a member of NHS Professionals (bank) staff) until October 2022.
In March 2023 I started doing some part-time locum work at Lydney Hospital in the Forest of Dean for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, whilst continuing my private practice in Monmouth.
A member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, I am registered with the Health & Care Professions Council and am a member of the national group of women’s (or pelvic) health physiotherapists called Pelvic Obstetric Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP). I am also a qualified masseuse.
As a former lawyer, I have high standards and am constantly developing my practice in order to deliver the best possible care to my clients. I completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Women’s Health Physiotherapy at Bradford University in 2011 and passed with merit. In the past I have lectured at SHU on its paediatric Masters Degree Course. I have also been invited to speak to GPs about women’s health physiotherapy, and have spoken at several conferences. To promote women’s health physiotherapy, I have also spoken on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Sheffield.
As a matter of interest, I also regularly do other disability-related work for a government service.
Finally I speak several European languages (Spanish, German, Portuguese and French). I am now learning Welsh. I am pleased to say I was named Candidate of the Year by Coleg Gwent in the Beginners’ exams last summer, which was a real achievement (as it is an extremely difficult language to learn!).
Acknowledgements
I have an extremely talented twin sister who designed the ‘pink lady’ logo for my site: thank you, Katie! I’d also like to thank Ian Mayes, who put the website together for me and optimised my site’s search ranking.
