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Experience

• Case Management of adults with an acquired brain injury
• Case Management and Occupational Therapy with clients with a spinal injury
• Writing clear concise comprehensive needs assessments using functional and cognitive assessment skills
• Developing rehabilitation plans to action identified recommendations
• Assessing for and sourcing assistive equipment
• Supporting clients to maximize vocational opportunity
• Assessing for and sourcing domestic support
• Liaising with multi-disciplinary team members coordinating the rehabilitation pathway
• Experience of recruiting support staff and buddies
• Facilitating safe discharge from hospital
• Supporting support staff to understand their roles and engage effectively with clients

Key Skills

Sophie has excellent interpersonal skills, facilitating a good working relationship with clients. She advocates strongly on behalf of her clients in all areas. She has worked predominately in Spinal Rehabilitation since 2005. Sophie has maintained her continuing professional development through completing courses that are related to her practice. These include: British Association of Hand Therapy level 2 splinting course in the hand and forearm, an introduction to Bobath techniques, and Returning to Work following a Spinal Cord Injury.

Professional

• Registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC)
• Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT)

Areas of Work

Sophie is an experienced Occupational Therapist with particular interest in the areas of Neurology; particularly Spinal Cord Injury, Vocational Rehabilitation and Upper Limb rehabilitation.

Geographical Areas Covered

Any areas within a two hour drive her base in Gillingham

Employment

2014 – Present Case Manager with ILS managing a case load of complex adult clients including managing care teams and dealing with complex family dynamics.

2011 – 2014 Head Occupational Therapist, The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Working as an Occupational Therapist with inpatients/Outpatients who have paraplegic and tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries, including individuals with long term ventilation needs providing comprehensive rehabilitation. Managing service delivery/change, supervision and development of staff, annual appraisals and recruitment.

2007 – 2011 Band 6 Occupational Therapist, The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Working as an Occupational Therapist with inpatients with paraplegic and tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries, including individuals with long term ventilation needs providing comprehensive rehabilitation.

2005 – 2007 Band 5 Occupational Therapist, the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Working as an Occupational Therapist with inpatients with paraplegic and low level tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries providing comprehensive rehabilitation.

2004 – 2005 Rotational Occupational Therapist, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Working as an Occupational Therapist in the Acute Medical and Surgical Team facilitating discharges home. In particular, this included working with abdominal surgery, COPD patients and Parkinson's Disease.

2003 – 2004 Rotational Occupational Therapist, Weston General Hospital Working as an Occupational Therapist in a residential home for elderly patients, acute medical wards facilitating discharges and in Stroke rehabilitation.

Maintaining Excellence

Sophie is committed to maintaining her skills and abilities and engages readily in a varied training supported by Independent Living Solutions covering the following areas:

• Recruitment and Employment
• Moving and Handling
• Litigation Training
• Emergency First Aid at Work
• Managing the complexities of running a care team
• Safeguarding
• Management of Risk