Solomon Kayondo
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Kampala
Summary
A highly skilled and dedicated senior physiotherapist with over a decade experience in delivering evidence-based physiotherapy care to patients across a diverse clinical and non-clinical setting. Having strength in orthopedics, musculoskeletal, burns rehabilitation , ICU, and sports injury. Am committed to continuous professional development and delivering compassionate patient centered care. Demonstrating leadership in mentoring junior physiotherapist and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve outstanding patient outcomes. Serving as the secretary publicity at the Uganda Association of Physiotherapy for 4 years as well as part timing as a teaching assistant at Ernest Cook University in the physiotherapy department.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Physiotherapy Team Leader
Kampala Hospital
8 2017 - Current
- Head of the physiotherapy department
- Clinical roles: overseeing delivery of evidence-based physiotherapy practice, primary consultant for complex cases offering advice and treatment, Develop and implement treatment protocols
- Team management: lead mentor and supervise physiotherapy staff and students, Conduct performance reviews and appraisals and staff trainings
- Planning: develop strategic plans to enhance physiotherapy services, Collaborate with other health units to integrate physiotherapy in patient care, Monitor and evaluate service delivery both in and out patients as well as home-care
- Patient care: assessment and treatment of patients and develop rehabilitation programs, Educate patients on injury self-management, prevention, recovery and health promotion
- Administrative duties: manage budgets, resources and scheduling within the department, Ensure compliance with legal regulations like annual practicing licensing, Liaise with senior management, healthcare providers and other partners, Participate in multidisciplinary meetings to discuss departmental issues and representation
- started a new state of the art physiotherapy department encompassing modern physiotherapy equipment
Assistant Lecturer
ERNEST COOK UNIVERSITY
04.2024 - Current
- Boost students'' critical thinking skills through active learning strategies and problem-solving activities.
- Manage a diverse classroom effectively by addressing individual needs and fostering an inclusive learning atmosphere.
- Participate in professional development workshops to continuously improve teaching skills and stay current with industry trends.
- 2 weekly lectures in Electrotherapeutics to physiotherapy students.
Physiotherapist
Kiwoko Hospital
10.2012 - 07.2017
- Company Overview: NGO Church founded none profit
- Delivered Physiotherapy treatment to patients in all general wards including NICU, OPD follow ups and reviews and play class for children with Malnutrition of 15 patients on a daily
- Record details of each Physiotherapy treatment in patient’s files
- Keeping patient’s statistics in the Physiotherapy record sheets and a monthly patient statistic data
- Daily attendance of ward rounds, to source new referrals and provides information on current patients’ progress
- Work with the occupational therapist for patients who might need complimentary therapies
- Supervised Ugandan and foreign student Physiotherapist, teaching and assistance on difficult/ exceptional patients
- Attended doctors’ meetings as necessary to discuss care issues
- Community based rehabilitation, working with people living with disabilities in their communities providing assistive devices and helping them cope and adapt in activities of daily living working on 5 clients per week
- Working with the HIV/Aids department to conduct adult clients aerobic exercises and children’s club activities weekly class on over 100 clients
- Teaching, conducting rehabilitation week for nursing students on basic rehabilitation skills, teaching the general stuff about general fitness and caring for their backs, actively participating in CME as a facilitator and attending
Physiotherapist Assistant/ Intern
Kiwoko Hospital
01.2012 - 09.2012
- Company Overview: NGO none profit
- Working under a senior Physiotherapist supervision to deliver Physiotherapy treatment to patients on all wards
- Maintaining department hygiene, washing mats, nutrition class play toys
- Stock taking and ordering for patient walking aids like crutches and consumables
Health student intern
GLOBAL HEALTH AND HIV/ AIDS INITIATIVE UGANDA- COMMUNITY EDUCATION
07.2011 - 12.2011
- Company Overview: NGO
- Educating communities about HIV/AIDS strategic interventions on promoting behavior change and Safe Male Circumcision
- Prevention of mother to child Transmission PMTCT, Counselling and Reproductive Health and community-based intervention
- NGO
Education
Master of Science - Professional Masters Degree in Hyperbaric Medicine
Tech Global University
Andorra La Vella 06.2023 - 09.2024
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma - Postgraduate Diploma in Medical And Health Service
Tech Global University
Andorra La Vella 02.2024 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research And Education Inst
Uganda 03.2020 - 05.2023
Diploma - Diploma in Physiotherapy
Uganda Institute of Allied Health And Management S
Kampala 10.2009 - 07.2012
High School Diploma - Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
St. Joseph`s SS Naggalama
Kampala 01.2006 - 11.2007
High School Diploma -
Lubiri Secondary School
Kampala 01.2002 - 11.2005
Skills
Manual therapy
Post-surgical rehabilitation
Neurological rehabilitation
Electrotherapy techniques
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Wheelchair assessment
Sports medicine
Therapeutic exercise
Time management
Pain management
Self motivation
Team collaboration
Telephonenumbers
- 0772070997
- 0700813273
Emailaddresses
- Solomonkayondo@ymail.com
- Solomonkayondo24@gmail.com
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/21/88
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Ugandan
References
- Alison Fletcher, UK, alisonfletcher07@gmail.com, Senior Physiotherapist, +447964920438
- Dr. Lugemwa Michael Mayanja, lugemwamichael@yahoo.com, Director audit Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda, +256752279582
- Dr. Ntambi Charles, Kampala Hospital, Charles.ntambi@kampalahospital.com, Physician Clinical operations Manager, +256705604521
Othernames
Solomon
Affiliations
World Physiotherapy
Uganda Association of Physiotherapy
Additional Information
I am serving as the secretary publicity of the Uganda Association of Physiotherapy
Certification
Manual therapy, advanced burns rehabilitaion trainer,
running, playing badminton, painitng, cooking and baking, collecting foregin currents, traveling
I run once a week to keep fit, I have played badminton since high school but now less engagement because of an injury. Cooking is my passion because I love eating indoors. I have also been collecting foreign monies, keeping close to 50 currencies.
Certificates
1.Advanced Burns Care/Rehabilitation
International Network for Training, Education and Research in Burns(INTERBURNS)
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Ghana
September/ 2023
2.Certificate in ComputerMicrosoft office
Centre forAfricanDevelopment
, Computertraining
school
March/ 2008
August/ 2008
3.Online Certificate inPhysiotherapymanagement of spinal
cord injuries
InternationalSpinal Cord Society 5weeks15/June/2016
4.Certificate in sportsmedicine course
InternationalOlympic
committee 20th-21st/October/2016
5.Certificate in clinical
sports medicine
CASEM
Canada 18th/may/2017
6.Certificate in First Aid
Uganda Red
Cross Society8/march/2010
7.Certificate in diabetesmanagement
Kisiizi
Hospital/ CHEEERS 10th/April/2017
8.Certificate in advanced physiotherapy and sports medicine
Uganda Olympic committeeJuly/ 2019
9.Certificate in orthopedic manipulative techniques
Uganda Association of Physiotherapy Oct/2019
10.Certificate in field of play procedures
International Olympic committee July/2017
Timeline
Assistant Lecturer
ERNEST COOK UNIVERSITY
04.2024 - Current
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma - Postgraduate Diploma in Medical And Health Service
Tech Global University
02.2024 - 08.2024
Master of Science - Professional Masters Degree in Hyperbaric Medicine
Tech Global University
06.2023 - 09.2024
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research And Education Inst
03.2020 - 05.2023
Physiotherapist
Kiwoko Hospital
10.2012 - 07.2017
Physiotherapist Assistant/ Intern
Kiwoko Hospital
01.2012 - 09.2012
Health student intern
GLOBAL HEALTH AND HIV/ AIDS INITIATIVE UGANDA- COMMUNITY EDUCATION
07.2011 - 12.2011
Diploma - Diploma in Physiotherapy
Uganda Institute of Allied Health And Management S
10.2009 - 07.2012
High School Diploma - Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
St. Joseph`s SS Naggalama
01.2006 - 11.2007
High School Diploma -
Lubiri Secondary School
01.2002 - 11.2005
Physiotherapy Team Leader
Kampala Hospital
8 2017 - Current
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