Experience

Heads Up Therapies

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director/Occupational Therapist

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  This involved establishing a new Occupational Therapy company. The ethos of the company is deep rooted and aims to provide a holistic view to assessment and treatment and take an open approach when considering areas of functional deficit. Within the company I aim to develop and provide a wide range of engaging therapeutic rehabilitation opportunities, not least the Acquired Brain Injury Occupational Therapy Football and Golf Groups, these are therapeutic networks that offers a fun opportunity to develop cognitively, socially, physically and psychologically through the medium of sport.Roles and responsibilities include:• Assessing for cognitive functioning difficulties when performing ADLs• Treating impaired executive function• Cooking assessments• Shopping assessments• Road safety practice• ADL assessments• Environmental risk assessments• Creating/contributing to the support plan• Training support workers and families• Developing cooking programmes• Improve daily/weekly structure• Improving engagement in leisure • Assisting with PIP applications• Developing strategies for executive functioning difficulties• Memory aids• Social skills training• Assessing for small aids and adaptations• Assessing for assistive technology• Treatment update reports• Running the Occupational Therapy Football & Golf Groups



CA Therapy LTD

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Case Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

  I worked with a number of pre and post litigation clients who have sustained acquired brain injuries. The role involves establishing and maintaining rehabilitation and care packages which are tailored to meet the clients individual needs.Roles and responsibilities include:• Implementing care packages• Conducting supervisions and appraisals with support workers• Implementing rehabilitation packages, including instructing professionals such as OT, SALT, physiotherapists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, psychotherapists and neurologists.• Chairing MDT meetings• Developing daily/weekly structure• Completing various risk assessments such as environmental risk assessments, support worker risk assessments, and other specific risk assessments such as holiday, gym, skiing, using public transport etc.• Setting goals• Liaising with rehabilitation units• Medico-legal experience including providing statements, attending meetings with barristers and solicitors and attending Joint Settlement Meetings.• Providing brain injury specific training for family• Completing initial assessments and creating an action plan• Engaging clients with self-care, productivity and leisure activities• Developing individual outcome measures• Writing care plans



Manchester Occupational Therapy Services

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Occupational Therapist

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

  Adult occupational therapist working predominantly with adults who have aquired brain injuries. The role included:Developing weekly structureCognitive rehabilitationVocational rehabilitationKinesiology tapingHand therapyUpper limb rehabilitationImproving wellbeingWorking with a MDTThe role also included developing the adult service of the company, which included the development of the ABI OT football group.



Northern Case Management Limited

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Case Manager/Occupational Therapist

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2015

  - Implementing care packages- Recruiting and managing support workers- Conducting supervisions and appraisals with support workers- Implementing rehabilitation packages, including instructing professionals such as OT, SALT, physiotherapists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiarists, psychotherapists and neurologists.- Chairing MDTs- Developing daily/structure- Assessing for cognitive difficulties within ADLs- Treating impaired executive function- Cooking assessments- Shopping assessments- Completing various risk assessments such as environmental risk assessments, support worker risk assessments, and other specific risk assessments such as holiday, gym, skiing, using public transport etc.- Setting goals- Heading the OT forum- Report writing- Liaising with rehabilitation units- Medio-legal experience including providing statements, attending meetings with barristers and solicitors and attending Joint Settlement Meetings.- Providing brain injury specific training for family- Completing initial assessments and creating an action plan- Engaging clients with self care, productivity and leisure activities- Developing individual outcome measures- Writing care plans- Road safety practice

• Support Worker

  • Oct 2010 - Sep 2011



Autism Association of Western Australia

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vocational Support Worker

  • Sep 2010 - Oct 2010

• Rehabilitation Coach

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2010