Susie Quinlan

Based

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Overview

Susie is a state registered occupational therapist who qualified in 1994 from University College of Ripon and York St John with a BHSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy. Since then she has worked almost exclusively with children, young people and their families.

Susie is an experienced paediatric case manager with over five years’ case management experience. She is also employed by ILS as a professional mentor for other case managers and is also the ILS Learning and Development Coordinator. In addition she is an independent occupational therapy trainer delivering various training programmes to both statutory and private organisations. She joined Independent Living Solutions in January 2007.

Employment

January 2007–Present

Paediatric case manager for Independent Living Solutions. Professional mentor for other case managers since September 2009. ILS Learning and Development Coordinator since May 2011.

September 2002 – January 2005

Team Manager- Children’s Occupational Therapy Team, West Sussex Social and Caring Services.  Managing team of Occupational Therapist’s working with disabled clients aged

0-19 and their families.  Key clinical areas – home adaptations and equipment provision.

November 1998 – August 2002

Senior Children’s Occupational Therapist working with clients aged 0-19 with a wide range of disabilities.  Key clinical areas – home adaptations and equipment provision.

May 1998 – September 1998

Locum Occupational Therapist – Two adult mental health settings.

January 1996 – April 1998

Occupational Therapist at Park Hospital for Children, Oxfordshire Mental Health Care NHS Trust working with children and adolescents with wide range of mental health difficulties, inpatients, day patients and outpatients.

October 1994 – November 1995

Volunteer Occupational Therapist for charity working in an orphanage for severely disabled children in Romania

Professional

• Member of BABICM (British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers)
• Member of CMSUK
• Health Professions Council Registration Number OT23443  (HPC)
• Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT)

Areas of Work

Since qualifying as an Occupational Therapist, Susie has worked primarily with children, adolescents and their families and adults in various settings.  She has developed specialist knowledge and skills working as an occupational therapist with children with both emotional and behavioural problems and with physical and learning disabilities.  Assessment and provision of equipment and home adaptations for disabled children and young people are specific areas of expertise. As a case manager she has considerable experience in setting up and managing care packages, (including 24 hour care teams) for children living at home.

She is an experienced trainer and is regularly involved in running various training events for ILS case managers and carers/support workers.

Geographical Areas Covered

Hampshire, Sussex and Isle of Wight.