Ms Alex Buckley

Physiotherapy

Professional profile

Alex is the physiotherapy lead for CircleBath.  She has a graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy and a Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She spent 2 years at University College Hospital, London before travelling and working at the Royal North Shore, Sydney.

She returned to London and worked for 2 years at St. Thomas's Hospital where she started to specialise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She also took on an extra role working in the Sports injury clinic at the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road.

Alex moved to the South West in 1994 and worked for 6 years at the Royal United Hospital where she was involved in the Sports Injury clinic. It was at this time that she completed her Diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine at The London. She also had a part time position at Bath Rugby which would span over 6 years taking in the period of transition of the club from amateur to professional. She then went on to work at the Bath Clinic where she also worked as a Clinical Specialist in knees working alongside an Orthopaedic Consultant.

Alex has also worked for 7 years at Bath University as a lecturer and examiner on the MSc in Sports Medicine for Doctors.

Personal profile

Alex has a love of sport and the outdoors. She spends much of her spare time running, cycling, swimming and scuba diving.

Year of first medical qualification

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies

Member of the CSP, HPC and AACP