Mrs Natalie Coleman

Natalie Coleman graduated as a physiotherapist from the University of Liverpool in 2013. She completed general rotations across all areas of physiotherapy at Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In 2016 Natalie then moved to Barts Health NHS Trust specialising in respiratory physiotherapy completing a variety of respiratory based rotations.

Natalie is a member of the CSP and ACPRC and in 2020 Natalie because a highly specialised intensive care physiotherapist based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. She is passionate about the holistic management of intensive care patients and their rehabilitation journey. She has completed post-graduation training on the management of critically ill patients based at Brunel University, QI training with the IHI and local leadership training. Natalie has since completed local QI projects looking to enhance patients experiences of critical care. Alongside education and staff development, Natalie is passionate about staff wellbeing.

Reason for applying for the scheme

Natalie has witnessed the importance and benefits of compassionate, high-quality leadership throughout the pandemic and during this time saw her own leadership skills develop and be challenged. The Fellowship allows Natalie the opportunity to develop her leadership skills and understanding of how larger systems of the NHS work. It gives her the ability to work alongside a variety of leaders and ultimately help direct change in the NHS. The ability to maintain a clinical capacity alongside this means she will be able to bring the skills she develops back to her clinical work and engage with staff members and patients to be able to relay their priorities, and hopefully have a wider impact on quality of care for all.