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Vicky Mercer

Assistant Professor

Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

Victoria Mercer completed a degree in Biological Sciences (Honours) at the University of Edinburgh, and following this completed an MSc in Physiotherapy (pre-registration) at Queen Margaret University College.  Victoria has worked clinically as a physiotherapist for over twenty years, specialising in the field of community paediatrics, and worked as a team lead for the Children’s Physiotherapy Service in South Tyneside.  In 2023, Victoria moved across to Northumbria University taking up a full-time lecturing post as part of the Physiotherapy team.  Victoria is also part of the mandatory training team, and has a role within the departmental education outreach strategy.  Victoria undertook a research secondment role prior to her appointment at Northumbria University, working on an industry funded, multi-site project creating an assessment triage tool for children with musculoskeletal presentations.  Victoria continues to pursue research interests in this field through a Professional Doctorate qualification.  Victoria has recently become a fellow of AdvanceHE (HEA), and is a member of the national committee for the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists.

Vicky Mercer

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Beyond pGALS: the need for a multifaceted musculoskeletal decision making tool (‘pGALSplus’) in community based clinical practice, Mercer, V., Smith, N., Jandial, S., Guglieri, M., Jones, S., Foster, H. 23 Jan 2024, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice
  • The development of pGALSplus: evaluating feasibility and acceptability of an assessment to facilitate the identification and triage of children with musculoskeletal presentations, Mercer, V., Smith, N., Guglieri, M., Jones, S., Parr, J., Foster, H., Jandial, S. 2024, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice
  • RightPath: A model of community-based musculoskeletal care for children, Smith, N., Mercer, V., Firth, J., Jandial, S., Kinsey, K., Light, H., Nye, A., Rapley, T., Foster, H. 2021, In: Rheumatology Advances in Practice

  • Physiotherapy MSc July 01 2002
  • Physiotherapist Health & Care Professional Council (HCPC) 2023

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