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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.
Susie is self-employed undertaking range of work including private training contracts, lecturing at Southampton University and has ecently joined ILS as OT/Case Manager for children and adults.
Employment
September 2002 - January 2005
Team Manager - Children’s OT Team, West Sussex Social and Caring Services. Managing team of OT’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 OT working with clients aged 0-19 with a wide range of disabilities. Key clinical areas ? home adaptations and equipment provision.
May 1998 - October 1998
Locum OT - 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 OT for charity working in an orphanage for severely disabled children in Romania.
Professional
Health Professions Council Registration Number OT23443.
Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists.
Member of National Association of Paediatric Occupational Therapists.
Member of Occupational Therapists in Private Practice.
Areas of work
Since qualifying as an OT, Susie has worked primarily with children, adolescents and their families in various settings. She has developed specialist knowledge and skills working as an OT 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.
In addition Susie has been regularly attending Southampton University as an external lecturer since 2002, teaching both 2nd and 3rd year OT students. She has also undertaken various private training contracts delivering home adaptation training to qualified O.T’s.
Geographical areas covered
Hampshire, Sussex and Isle of Wight.
