Louise Hooper

I have extensive experience in Community rehabilitation. The broad range of skills that I have gained during this time, allow me to complete fully holistic assessments with recommendations that are tailored to the individual client’s needs. I am experienced at managing staff and can provide support to client’s families and carers to achieve the best outcome for the client. My interpersonal skills enable me to develop a strong rapport with clients and their families.

• Acquired Brain Injury
• Amputees
• Community assessment and rehabilitation
• Dementia
• Experience of developing new services and establishing their effectiveness
• Leadership and delivery of community rehabilitation services
• Learning disabilities
• Line management of staff including recruitment, practice supervision and service development
• Mental Health
• Motor Neurone Disease
• Multi-Disciplinary Team working
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Orthopaedic Injuries
• Parkinson’s

• Diploma of Occupational Therapy (Dip COT) – September 1984
  St Loyes School of Occupational Therapy, Exeter, Devon
• Registered Practitioner, British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management (BABICM)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – OT13098
• Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) – BT0018043

Occupational Therapist (Band 6) – July 2021 to present
NHS Professionals
Tavistock Community Rehabilitation Team, Devon

• Providing assessment, goal planning and treatment to patients with a wide range of acute, chronic and life limiting conditions
• Ensuring clinical skills are current and up to date, to meet the needs of a wide range of clinical conditions
• Maintaining excellent communication and team working across health, social care, and voluntary services

Community Rehabilitation Team Lead (Band 7) – October 2014 to March 2021
Livewell Southwest CIC
Plymouth, Devon

• Leadership and delivery of therapy and rehabilitation services including operational management of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers and Administrators.

Occupational Therapist (Band 6) – June 2011 to October 2014
Torbay & Southern Devon Health & Care NHS Trust
Ivybridge Community Rehabilitation Team

• Providing Occupational Therapy clinical expertise in a multidisciplinary team commissioned to deliver rehabilitation assessment and treatment for people with physical, mental health and learning disabilities
• Delivery of intermediate care and rehabilitation services with people living at home, in care homes and in short term placements.
• Formal supervision of support workers and occupational therapy students
• Sharing clinical expertise with colleagues e.g. manual handling, risk assessments, specialist assessment of posture, seating and wheelchair needs.

Occupational Therapist (Band 6) – August 2006 to June 2011
NHS Devon, Exeter
Harewood Intermediate Care Unit, Tavistock

Occupational Therapist (Senior 2) – February 2002 to August 2006
South Hams & West Devon PCT
Tavistock Hospital (Ward based)

 Accreditation Therapist (Senior 1 OT) – April 1993 to March 1999
Plymouth Community Services NHS Trust
Disablement Services Centre, Plymouth

Occupational Therapist (Senior 1) – October 1988 to April 1993
Plymouth Health Authority
Plympton Community Reablement Team

Occupational Therapist (Senior 2) – August 1985 to October 1998
Plymouth Health Authority
Mount Gould Hospital – acute orthopaedics rehab ward

Occupational Therapist (Basic Grade rotation) – September 1984 to August 1985
Plymouth Health Authority
Mount Gould Hospital – elderly rehabilitation & orthopaedics

Louise is committed to maintaining her skills and abilities and engages readily in varied training supported by Independent Living Solutions Ltd which includes the following areas:

• Capacity and Consent
• Safeguarding Training, Completed: Children 27/05/25, Adults 27/05/25
• Recruitment and Employment
• Litigation
• Management of Risk
• Moving and Handling
• GDPR