#WeAreNorthern

Meet Angie Chong, Physiotherapy Clinical Leader – Broadmeadows Hospital and Craigieburn Centre.

Q: What is your coffee order?

A: Skinny latte. And usually only one per day or I’ll be bouncing off the walls.

Q: What does a typical day look like as the Physiotherapy Clinical Lead at Broadmeadows Hospital and Craigieburn Centre?

A: The role itself is multi-faceted and consists of staff support and management, service improvement projects, recruitment, liaison and collaboration with various stakeholders, and day-to-day leadership to ensure the physio departments at Broadmeadows and Craigieburn are running as smoothly as possible.

The best part of my role is working with a phenomenal team of physiotherapists, exercise physiologists and Allied Health assistants, and being a part of the wider Allied Health team at Northern Health.

Q: Tell me about your career and how you came to work at Northern Health?

A: I graduated with a Physiotherapy degree from the University of Cape Town and went on to work in South Africa (Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg in neuro rehab). I spent almost seven years in the UK working as a physiotherapist in the NHS. I moved to Melbourne in 2013 and successfully navigated the process of getting registered as a physiotherapist in Australia that same year. I started off working in private rehab and joined Northern Health in March 2019, after a friend mentioned how great it was working here. She was right!

Q: How do you like to unwind after work?

A: I like going for long walks whilst listening to a good podcast or chatting on the phone with a friend. I also enjoy a good series binge every now and again – crime drama or anything with a serial killer is my go-to.

Q: Do you have a bucket list item? Something you have always wanted to do?

A: I’ve always wanted to visit Petra in Jordan, and the Maldives (before they disappear!).