Self Directed Support Project Manager - Implementation
Kent County Council, Kent Adult Social Services
July 2005 - May 2008:
Team Leader - Occupational Therapist
Kent County Council, Kent Adult Social Services, Occupational Therapy Bureau
Leading and managing a community occupational therapy team, specialising in equipment and minor and major housing adaptations
OT lead for implementation and development of Swift (client database) to meet needs of the service
July 2003 - present:
Independent Occupational Therapist (part time).
Long term care insurance assessment, housing adaptation recommendations on personal injury insurance claims, moving and handling risk assessment, reports for charities seeking funding support for individual clients, independent service user interviews / focus groups for a review of a Supporting People service, local authority occupational therapy contracts
September 2004 - July 2005
Senior 1 Occupational Therapist
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, QEQM Hospital, Margate, Kent.
Accident and Emergency, Coronary Care Unit main areas of clinical responsibility. Team lead for acute medical / surgical wards.
November 2000 - September 2004
Senior Occupational Therapist
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Community Care Services.
Physically disabled adults under 65 years of age.
Equipment, minor and major housing adaptations, moving and handling risk assessments
July 2000 - November 2000
Community Occupational Therapist (locum)
London Borough of Hounslow, Social Services Department
Adults and children.
Equipment, adaptations, moving and handling risk assessments
Pacific Health Ltd, Community Health and Disability Services, Whakatane, New Zealand
Adults and children.
Equipment, minor and major adaptations, wheelchair and special seating assessments, pre-operative elective orthopaedic surgery assessment
August 1997 - April 1999
Community Occupational Therapist (locum)
London Borough of Hounslow, Social Services Department
Adults and children.
Equipment, adaptations, moving and handling risk assessments
January 1997 - August 1997
Basic Grade Occupational Therapist
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, Putney, London
Adults with severe and complex disability due damage or disease to the brain or nervous system.
Wheelchair and special seating assessments, neurological assessment - physical and cognitive, behaviour modification programmes, communication assessments, assessment for assistive technology / computer access, group work
August 1996 - January 1997
Community Occupational Therapist
Surrey County Council, Social Services Department
Adults and children.
Equipment, adaptations, moving and handling risk assessments
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