Experience

Clear Links Support Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Specialist Mentor

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Supporting clients with neurological or mental health challenges during time at university. Supporting clients with neurological or mental health challenges during time at university.



Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • May 2021 - Present

  in this role I have developed skills in: -engagement in meaningful activities, supporting healthy habits and routines-group consultation of care teams in engaging clients- face to face and virtually -skills teaching i.e. cooking, money management, travel training-communication skills in accordance to client's need using key word sign language, pictures, object of reference of intensive interactions to create rapport and trust with clients. -supporting clients with sensory integration difficulties



Cognus Limited

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paediatric Occupational Therapist

  • Oct 2019 - May 2021

  Supporting students in a special needs secondary school to access education. I gained experience in working with young people with various neurological and physical disabilities including ASD, ADHD, dyspraxia and hemiplegia. I developed skills in: -identifying Occupational Therapy need i.e. attention, handwriting, sensory needs.-assessment i.e. Beary VMI, Movement ABC, Sensory Profile. -creative whole classroom therapy groups to address emotional and sensory regulation, functional and handwriting skills-collaborative target setting with teaching teams.-report writing towards EHCP (Educational Health Care Plans)



South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

  Supporting clients in a acute mental health ward (male) to engage in meaningful routines and habits to support recovery from mental health challenges. I developed skills in: -assessment i.e. Sensory Profile, kitchen assessment-identifying occupational therapy needs-developing, facilitating and overseeing weekly therapeutic programme.-supporting and supervising 2 Activities Coordinators. -report writing to support housing application. -attendance in weekly ward round to communicate on occupational therapy perspective to the Multi disciplinary team



Finnish Church in London

• Drama and Movement Workshop Leader

  • May 2013 - Feb 2019

  Creating and facilitating drama workshops for young people, both weekly lessons and specific projects to create performances i.e. Witches and Agathe Christies' "and then there was none" for young people age between 7-16 years old. Creating and facilitating drama workshops for young people, both weekly lessons and specific projects to create performances i.e. Witches and Agathe Christies' "and then there was none" for young people age between 7-16 years old.



Croydon Finnish School

• Language Teacher

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2016

  Planning and supporting Finnish language development in a bi-weekly creative class for young people age six to ten. Planning and supporting Finnish language development in a bi-weekly creative class for young people age six to ten.



GRoOops

• Drama Facilitator (volunteer)

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Working together with a therapist in a weekly group session to engage 'hard to reach young people' in secondary school in North London. The aim of this weekly sessions was to help the young people gain trust within the group setting and aid self knowledge, responsibility and communication skills. Working together with a therapist in a weekly group session to engage 'hard to reach young people' in secondary school in North London. The aim of this weekly sessions was to help the young people gain trust within the group setting and aid self knowledge, responsibility and communication skills.



Dramavision

• Drama Workshop Leader

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2010

  Creating and hosting drama workshops on my own for a large group of children age 4 to 9 years. Creating and hosting drama workshops on my own for a large group of children age 4 to 9 years.