Meet our staff

Physiotherapy students

You will be treated by student physiotherapists in the clinic. As part of their studies, and to qualify as a registered physiotherapist, all students need to successfully complete 1,000 hours of practical placement experience across different clinical settings. Working at the Jo Williams Clinic contributes to their 1,000 hours. As a patient of the clinic, you will be supporting the development of future physiotherapists.

Physiotherapy staff

Our highly experienced staff support our student physiotherapists in the clinic. They have specialist clinical training across a wide variety of physiotherapy specialities, and have worked in the NHS and private practice. All our staff are registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

Charlotte Carter-Lang

Associate Professor, Head of the Jo Williams Clinic, Deputy Head of School of Healthcare

Charlotte has 20 years’ experience in the NHS, private practice and education as a Specialist Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist. She has worked at the University of Leicester since 2013.

Sophie Drewry

Clinic Lead

Sophie graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from Coventry University in 2010, and completed her MSc in 2014. She specialises in Neurology with a specialist interest in Brain Injury.

Oliver Sloman

Specialist Educator

Oliver worked in Health Education Research for three years. He graduated from the University of Leicester in 2021 with a BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy and now specialises in Neurology with a specialist interest in Upper Limb Rehabilitation.

Ruth Smith

Specialist Educator

Ruth graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from the University of the West of England Bristol in 2007. She has 17 years’ Musculoskeletal experience in the NHS. She specialises in Musculoskeletal with a specialist interest in Pelvic Health in pregnancy.

Luke Stenfalt

Specialist Educator

Luke graduated from the University of Leicester in 2016 with a BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy. He specialises in Neurology with a specialist interest in Stroke. He has eight years’ clinical experience in the NHS.