Experience

University of Plymouth

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

  • Mar 2011 - Present

  I am currently employed as the Programme Lead for BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy at Plymouth University. I am currently employed as the Programme Lead for BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy at Plymouth University.



Corpore

• United Kingdom

• Case Manager- specialist in amputee rehabilitation

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Worked as a case manager as part of the specialist team, with a mixed case load of trauma, amputees and vocational rehabilitation. Worked as a case manager as part of the specialist team, with a mixed case load of trauma, amputees and vocational rehabilitation.



Self-employed

• Occupational Therapist

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2013

  Worked as an independent occupational therapist in case management specialising in amputees. Worked as an independent occupational therapist in case management specialising in amputees.



Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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

• Lead Prosthetic Therapist

  • 2003 - Mar 2012

  I was employed as a Lead Prosthetic Therapist at Exeter Mobility Centre. My primary responsibility was to provide a specialist assessment and rehabilitation service to the 1200 upper and lower limb amputees registered with the centre. I act as a source of expertise on the rehabilitation of amputees and people with limb deficiencies, and provide an advisory service to patients, therapists, students and other healthcare professionals including GP's andConsultants. As the clinical lead in the rehabilitation team I was responsible for the planning, co-ordinating, delivery and evaluation of the prosthetic service to all patients registered with the Exeter Mobility Centre on a day to day basis across Devon and Somerset. It was my role to ensure that the prosthetic patients have access to the services that they may require by assessing their individual needs, ensuring good communication with the various specialist teams and referring on as required. Show less

• Prosthetic Therapist (Occupational Therapist)

  • 1998 - 2003

  I was responsible for providing a highly skilled rehabilitation programme to the amputee and limb deficient patients who attended the centre and the satellite clinics, liaising with and advising other professionals involved in their care. As a generic therapist I have experience of working across boundaries and was involved in the walking training of amputees as well as the more traditional Occupational Therapy tasks of home visits and ensuring the patients could transfer the skills learnt at the centre to their home environment. My role included providing a service for children with congenital upper limb deficiencies. Show less