Pip Churchyard

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time, and have you achieved anything significant doing these things?

I enjoy training, either lifting heavy things or going out for a run/cycle. I’m a qualified rescue diver and I spent a few months doing marine conservation in the Seychelles before physio. More recently, my two young children keep me fairly busy.

What are the top 3 items on your bucket list

1. Swim with a whale shark.
2. See the northern lights.
3. Live aboard dive boat in the Maldives.

Who would be the 3 guests at your dinner table?

1. David Attenborough,
2. Ryan Reynolds,
3. Jonny Wilkinson

Give a brief overview of you ‘career highlights’

Becoming a Clinical Specialist in the NHS.

Being Team Lead at Colchester Rugby Club for 3 years. Seeing the Club get promoted to National 2 leagues.

What area of the body do you most like working with?

Anything lower limb.