Based in Knaresborough, covering North Yorkshire and surrounding areas.
Qualifications and experience
Career summary
Rotational Occupational Therapist. HUTH NHS Trust. (3 years)
Specialist Occupational Therapist / Acting Clinical Lead. Macmillan Brain and CNS therapy team. HUTH Trust. (3 years)
Acting Clinical Specialist and Lead Occupational Therapist. Complex Neurological Rehabilitation. HUTH NHS Trust. (13-month secondment)
Community Specialist Occupational Therapist. Humber NHS Trust. (1 year)
Community Specialist occupational therapist. Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. (2 years)
Associate Specialist Occupational Therapist with Rehabilitate Therapy Ltd since Sept 2020 (ongoing)
Training
2014 BSc (Hons) Occupational therapy – York St John University (2:1)
As required for HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist I maintain Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in order to remain upto date with current research and evidence based practice in the field.
Here are some training events I have recently attended:
- CSTF Mandatory training
- Sensory integration and processing
- Epilepsy training
- Vestibular rehab
- Sleep unlimited
- Engagement and insight
- Diabetes e:learning
- Learning Disabilities and Autism training
- Train the Trainer course for moving and handling
- Saebo Stim One and Pro training
Life outside of OT
Outside of work I love to spend time with my family, I have a little boy and a greyhound called Buster. As a family we enjoy outdoor activities and spend many weekends away in our campervan in the Yorkshire countryside!
