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Heather Bushell UK Matheson Trained Functional Capacity Evaluator British Society of Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle Practitioner

I am a passionate and person-centred Occupational Therapist committed to delivering evidence-based interventions that align with best practice guidelines. I work collaboratively with individuals, families, and multidisciplinary teams to support optimal health, wellbeing, and independence.

Neurological Rehabilitation: I have extensive experience in assessing and treating people with complex neurological needs, including brain injury, stroke, prolonged disorders of consciousness, and long-term neurological conditions. My approach addresses physical, cognitive, and psychosocial challenges, including behaviour that challenges. I specialise in functional assessment, goal setting, and task-specific training, empowering clients to participate fully in meaningful activities and improve their quality of life. I am skilled in planning and supporting independent living trials and delivering holistic rehabilitation plans.

Vocational Rehabilitation: I support individuals to find, remain in, or return to work or study, offering worksite evaluations, job demands analysis, and functional capacity evaluations to facilitate successful vocational outcomes.

Mental Health and Wellbeing: I use evidence-based interventions to build resilience, manage stress and anxiety, and adopt a coaching approach to empower clients to enhance their physical and psychological wellbeing. I provide practical guidance for lifestyle changes that optimise health and quality of life.

Clinical Supervision: I offer clinical supervision to both newly qualified and experienced occupational therapists.

Additional Training: Practitioner Certification in Lifestyle Medicine, Motivational Interviewing, CBT-I for sleep/insomnia, and AMPS trained.

I am dedicated to helping people achieve their goals and live life to the fullest.

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Qualifications

BSc Occupational Therapy


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Phone: 07934133169

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.hboccupationaltherapy.co.uk


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  • Adult 25 +
  • Young person (18-25)
  • Older person (65+)
  • Professional Supervision
  • Training
  • Neuro Rehabilitation
  • Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Advice about access, bathroom &/or kitchen adaptations or equipment Home adaptations for independent living
  • Practical strategies/treatment to overcome daily challenges caused by illness, accident, recent diagnosis or ageing.
  • Long term conditions management in the community
  • Brain or Spinal Injury expertise
  • Help and support with pain or fatigue-management techniques
  • Depression and anxiety management
  • Stress-related support
  • Therapeutic assessment, support and intervention for memory problems
  • Work/health promo/training/H&S e.g. DSE Risk Assessment, Manual Handling training, stress prevention/education
  • Ergonomic Assessment/industrial/office/vehicle seating/equipment advice
  • Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) (standardised system) for physically active jobs
  • Job/role analysis of task demands
  • Graduated RTW plan/reasonable adjustments advice
  • Vocational Rehab (VR) ongoing input/treatment/job coach/work prep/work hardening/conditioning
  • OT Assessments and interventions on behalf of a case manager
  • Specific treatment interventions for a case manager
  • Bespoke training programmes
  • Mentoring or supervision
  • Regular supervision for independent practitioners
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