1. Darren Finnegan (BSc Physiotherapy, MCSP, MHCPC, MACPSM, MISCP)
Date of Birth: 14/06/1986
Nationality: Irish/ Canadian
Contact No.:004475-17218722
Email: physiofinnegan@gmail.com
Profile: Darren is a performance-driven individual, managing various client populations, including
Great Britain Basketball U20 team, whilst thriving in a NHS role with chronic pain patients. He is a
conscientious and adaptable clinician, as demonstrated by various locum physio posts and
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. Darren has shown exemplary leadership and
organisational skills in practice and University, setting up the Northumbria Gaelic football (GAA)
female team, whilst concurrently working with the local Newcastle GAA club.
Employment:
10/14- present: Private Physiotherapist, The Performance Clinic, Sunderland, UK.
-Working privately with athletes ranging from Paralympian to University sports standard, utilising
diligent hands on treatments, acupuncture and psychological interventions to achieve client
specific goals. Ensuring athletes safely return to respective sports, ranging from rowing to
triathlons, whilst managing administrative duties and diary organisation.
04/2013- present: Locum Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapist- Reed Healthcare- UK.
-Newcastle upon Tyne Foundation Trust (NUTH), Darlington Memorial Hospital, Oxford University
Hospital.
-Autonomously worked in diverse community settings, managing GP and self-referred patients
with thorough MSK clinical reasoning skills via telephone triage services and exercise prescription
to treat mainly chronic lower back and neck pain patients.
04/2014- 08/2014: Training Venue Physiotherapist, Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014
-Special interest in kinetic chain rehabilitation and movement analysis was used to aid a range of
athletes in achieving optimal performance with advanced rehab skills, taping techniques and
massage. Darren concisely managed sports such as Gymnastics, Weightlifting, Judo and
Wrestling.
06/2013-07/2013: Team Great Britain Lead Physiotherapist - Basketball under 20 Female,
European Championships 2013, Bulgaria & Training camp, Bristol, UK.
-Liaising with coaching staff to educate, manage and treat the squad to ensure their optimum
performance. Working within a pressurised timeframe with daily updates and monitoring of injury
surveillance/ well-being system.

2. 10/2011-05/2013: Senior Physiotherapist, Connect Physical Health, Newcastle, UK.
- Completed the Accelerated Development Program (nine month theory and practical MSK
examination), utilising electronic documentation systems (Emis LV and 2000, System 1) to
manage acute and chronic conditions, with triage onto secondary care as required.
09/2010- 09/2011: Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist, Newcastle (NUTH) Trust.
Awards: Excellence in Physiotherapy, Newcastle NHS Critical Care Conference (06/2011) -
‘Displaying excellent level of commitment to auditing, building good rapport with patients and
respected by colleagues, adapted well in short period of time when team resources were limited’ -
Band 8a Critical Care Team Lead.
Courses:
APPI Pilates (March 2015)
Anatomy in Motion Level
1/2/3 (Oct/Nov 2014)
Acupuncture/ Dry needling
Foundation, University of
Hertfordshire (May 2012)
Sporting Foot/Ankle, HE
Seminars (June 2014)
Sporting Hip Conference,
Sports Injury Clinic (Dublin),
(December 2012)
ACPSM Pitch Side
Management (October
2012)
Sports Psychology for
Physiotherapists, Open
University (August 2011)
Neuro-Orthopaedics
Institute, Mobilisation of the
Nervous System (February
2012)
Hamstring Injuries &
Rehabilitation, HE Seminars
(October 2011)
NHS Newcastle upon Tyne
Foundation Trust
Respiratory/ On Call course
(2011)
Educational Details:
07/2007-06/2010 Northumbria University: Bachelor of Science Physiotherapy (2:1) -
Dissertation- ‘How do Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury prevention programs work and what are
the biomechanical threads between them?’
09/2005-06/2007 Carlow Institute of Technology (Carlow, Ireland): Higher Certificate in
Physiology and Health Science (Distinction- 76.8%)
02/2007- 05/2007 University of Limerick (Limerick, Ireland): National Certificate in Exercise and
Fitness (Distinction)
09/1999-06/2005 St. Mary’s Secondary School (Roscommon, Ireland): Irish Leaving Certificate
(485/600 points)
Personal:
Keen interest in Gaelic football, Strength and Conditioning, Running, Meditation.
Set up, managed and coached Northumbria University Women’s Gaelic football club 2008/09.
Completed Great North Run 2014/2008, Achill Roar 2013, Gael Force West 2012.
References: Available upon Request.