Vicky is currently in Paris at the 2024 Olympics as a physiotherapist with triathlon!
My alarm goes off… around 6.20am with snoozes as my wife gets up first and then comes and wakes me up 10 minutes later. Those 10 minutes are the best!
I’m responsible for… providing physiotherapy to staff, students and the public at the Kent Sports Clinic.
I got my job… through an interview that I decided just to be me at and never thought I’d get the role but here I am! There are a lot of qualifications and training you can do as a physiotherapist and I have invested in developing myself so I think those additional courses and training may have helped also.
My typical day… would start with being active. I feel this helps wake me up and ready for the day ahead. Usually swimming or cycling are my preferred activities. A typical day also often involves me either losing a house key, car key or a bank card.
My most memorable moment at Kent… receiving an award at the staff recognition awards and getting to see the Marsh family perform live!
The best and worst part of my job… I get to help people and see people make changes to their lives which means they can work and live with less pain. The worst part is when those time frames of healing are often months rather than the days or weeks which we would all prefer.
My favourite spot on campus… anywhere there is a hedgehog crossing sign and also the woodland path that takes you to the Crab and Winkle from the bottom of the Sports Centre road. There are not many campuses around where you can feel away from work so quickly and into woodlands.
After work… I enjoy going home and pottering around the house and garden. I often have a little project on the go.
My plan B… I have a few thoughts on a plan B which are quite diverse. One would be working in a care home. My grandma is now in a home and I see how important it is to look after the elderly and learn from them. Another thought is a corner shop selling penny sweets, having an old fashioned till and a pricing gun! I would also be happy gardening and painting too.
My favourite Olympic memory… so many as I have always followed the Olympics! Derek Redmond pulling up with a hamstring injury on the track and his father came onto the track and helped him to the finish line. Kelly Holmes with her double Olympics gold and overcoming injuries. Paula Radcliffe- world champion but not the Olympic gold she always deserved. The Olympics shows how sport can mean different things to different people. I hope that going to Paris 2024 myself as a physiotherapist with triathlon also makes even more memories!