Career Summary

2000 – to date Freelance Consultant for Manual Handling Training and Advisory Services 

Wide experience of working with a variety of work sectors both in the UK and overseas, including:

• public sector (NHS, Social Services, Schools, British Libraries, British Forces), private sector (Private Hospitals and Clinics including plastic surgery, hair transplants, fertility units, Healthcare Equipment Provider, Facilities Management, Photographers) Charity Sector (Panathlon Challenge, Marie Curie, Disabled Living Foundation)
• Professional speaker at the; Disabled Living Foundation Conferences ( 2009, 2001, 2000); HOPE Annual conferences (2003, 2004), Naidex (1999)
• Contributor to publications for the Resuscitation Council UK, Royal College of Midwives, Disabled Living Foundation, and other articles written on equipment provision and the management of safer handling bariatric patients
• Approved Supplier for the NHS London Procurement Programme for Training and Advisory work
• External reviewer of professional publications (College of Occupational Therapists, BackCare)

2010-2012 (part time) Senior Practitioner Case Manager Occupational Therapist, Kent County Council

Assessing adults with complex disabilities and injuries within their own homes, residential and day care settings. Prescribing equipment and advice on major and minor adaptations within the home environment to promote independence at home and maximise functional ability. Providing supervision, mentoring and continuous professional development to the team. Advising Senior Managers on Strategic Risk reductions measures. Advising with Legal Services in complex situations. Working with Assessment and Enablement Services, External Care
Agencies, Voluntary Organisations and Housing Associations.

Nov 1998–December 2000 Group Manual Handling Services Manager, St Martins Healthcare, London

Clinical lead for strategy and training provision across the group of three private hospitals specialising in cardiac and orthopaedics surgery and rehabilitation, neuro-rehabiltitation and fertility services. Budget management
and working with HR and Occupational Health on return to work assessments.

April 1996–Sept 1998 Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, Lead Manual Handling Advisor for the Trust.

New position within the Trust and included service development, writing organisational policies/procedures, risk assessment, training provision, equipment provision within all clinical and non clinical areas.

May 1993–March 1996 London Borough of Bexley, Senior Occupational Therapist

Provision of OT services as part of the generic team.

Sept 1992–Nov 1992 Royal South Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Locum OT working in Neurological Rehabilitation Unit and Work Hardening Unit. Rehabilitation of brain injured
clients (mainly manual workers), undertaking work place assessments and developing rehabilitation programmes based on job analysis and job demands.

Sept 1991–Sept 1992 Senior II Occupational Therapist

Rotational OT in acute and community mental health units, working with young adult and elderly memory impaired teams.