Clinical Lead - Pain Management - Bay of Plenty

• avr. 2021 - - aujourd’hui

Senior Occupational Therapist

• sept. 2020 - - aujourd’hui

Secondment role as a Senior Occupational Therapist to assist with coaching and providing clinical guidance to Occupational Therapists within the Vocational Rehabilitation field.

Occupational Therapist

• avr. 2019 - sept. 2020

Provision of vocational rehabilitation services to clients within the Bay of Plenty area, by completing vocational assessments, making informed decisions regarding vocational rehabilitation needs, and implementing rehabilitation programmes to facilitate timely, safe and sustainable return to work outcomes for clients. I assess the functional limitations of clients resulting from injury, and provide therapy to enableclients to perform their daily activities and occupations with a focus on returning to work. My occupational tasks include assessing clients emotional, psychological and physical capabilities using clinical observations and standardised tests as well as assessing functional capacity within their home, leisure and work environments. I advise clients and employers on the necessary environmental adaptations and perform ergonomic setups. I also prescribe adaptive equipment if indicated after assessment to assist clients to overcome the functional limitations. I am required to maintain thorough clinical records and complete regular detailed reports to the referring party. Majority of my work is completed for ACC, with smaller components of the role being for private clients (employer referral or other insurer referrals e.g. income protection). I am required to independently manage a caseload of clients and maintain regular contact with all parties involved in the clients care including medical providers, other allied health professionals, employers, insurers and other relevant parties. I am also expected to be an active participant in the wider vocational rehabilitation teamassisting with leave coverage and participation in in-service trainings and meetings.In addition to providing Vocational Rehabilitation services, I also coordinate and provide Occupational Therapy input in Pain Management Programmes for clients who have or are at risk of developing Chronic Pain.

Occupational Therapist

• mai 2018 - mars 2019

•Rendering an effective, comprehensive and accessible Occupational Therapy Service to healthcare users admitted to St Dominic’s Rehabilitation Unit in accordance to the rules and regulations of the HPCSAo Management of inpatient caseload comprising of various pathologies: Amputations-upper and lower limbs, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Polytrauma, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Complications as a result of TB/Cancer etc. o Daily assessment and treatment, continuous treatment planning, execution and interpretations of standardized assessments, discharge planning, family and patient education to assist with home/community reintegrationo Assessing need for assistive devices and splinting, design/manufacturing of splints, motivating for and issuing of assistive devices for patient’s individual needs including seating of patients in wheelchairs according to postural and pressure needso Completing patient administration: record keeping, comprehensive weekly progress and discharge reports, motivating for assistive devices and extended length of stay to medical aid schemes, referrals to appropriate health care providers within the community for further outpatient treatment and specialized evaluations, scheduling therapy sessions with patients as well as coordinating sessions with the multi-disciplinary team•Daily liaison with multi-disciplinary team members in a holistic approach to patients’ health care (Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Dieticians, Speech Therapists and Nursing staff) as well as taking part of weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.•Maintaining accurate daily statistics of Occupational Therapy intervention provided by St Dominic’s Rehabilitation Unit

Sessional Occupational Therapist

• janv. 2018 - mai 2018

•Rendering an effective, comprehensive and accessible Occupational Therapy Service to healthcare users admitted to St Dominic’s Rehabilitation Unit in accordance to the rules and regulations of the HPCSAo Management of inpatient caseload comprising of various pathologies: Amputations-upper and lower limbs, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Polytrauma, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Complications as a result of TB/Cancer etc. o Daily assessment and treatment, continuous treatment planning, execution and interpretations of standardized assessments, discharge planning, family and patient education to assist with home/community reintegrationo Assessing need for assistive devices and splinting, design/manufacturing of splints, motivating for and issuing of assistive devices for patient’s individual needs including seating of patients in wheelchairs according to postural and pressure needso Completing patient administration: record keeping, comprehensive weekly progress and discharge reports, motivating for assistive devices and extended length of stay to medical aid schemes, referrals to appropriate health care providers within the community for further outpatient treatment and specialized evaluations, scheduling therapy sessions with patients as well as coordinating sessions with the multi-disciplinary team•Daily liaison with multi-disciplinary team members in a holistic approach to patients’ health care (Doctors, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Dieticians, Speech Therapists and Nursing staff) as well as taking part of weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.•Maintaining accurate daily statistics of Occupational Therapy intervention provided by St Dominic’s Rehabilitation Unit

Occupational Therapist

• janv. 2017 - déc. 2017

- Daily assessment and treatment of a variety of patients on an outpatient basis - Daily assessment and treatment of a variety of patients on an inpatient basis - Monthly community outreach to the local old age home - Monthly community outreach to a local clinic - Monthly presentation, in collaboration with a physiotherapist, of a stroke rehabilitation class for outpatients*The assessment and treatment of a variety of pathologies include: Cerebrovascular Accidents, Developmental Delays, Autism, Amputations, Spinal Cord Injuries, Hand Injuries/Pathologies and Complications as a result of TB/HIV/Cancer