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

I am enthusiastic about occupational therapy and take a person-centred approach whilst ensuring interventions are evidence based and meet best practice guidelines. I collaborate with individuals, families and other health professionals to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

Neurological Rehabilitation

• Extensive experience in assessment, treatment, and evaluation of those with complex neurological needs, including brain injury, stroke, those in prolonged disorders of consciousness and other long term neurological conditions. *Collaborative working to support individuals experiencing physical, cognitive, and psycho-social difficulties including challenging behaviour.
• Evidence based interventions, including functional assessment, goal setting and task specific training, to help clients achieve their goals. *Collaboration with individuals to support them in participating as fully as possible in activities which the need, want or have to do and have a positive impact on quality of life. *Experience in planning and supporting independent living trials. *Providing comprehensive and holistic rehabilitation/intervention plans to elevate everyday life.

Vocational Rehabilitation

*Collaborating with any individual; helping people to find, remain or return to work or study. *Worksite evaluations/Job Demands Analysis / Functional Capacity Evaluations

Mental Health and Wellbeing

*Evidence based interventions to develop resilience skills, manage stress and anxiety. *Coaching approach to empower individuals to improve performance, physical and psychological health, and wellbeing. *Guidance and support to make lifestyle changes which optimise health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

Clinical Supervision

*Providing clinical supervision to newly qualified and experienced independent occupational therapists. Additional Training/Qualifications *Practitioner Certification in Lifestyle Medicine * Motivational interviewing *CBT-I – intervention for sleep/insomnia *AMPS trained

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Qualifications

BSc Occupational Therapy

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Contact Heather Bushell

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Phone: 07934133169

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.theotneuro.co.uk

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Services

• Adult 25 +
• Young person (18-25)
• Older person (65+)
• Professional Supervision
• Neuro 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
• Bespoke training programmes
• Mentoring or supervision
• Regular supervision for independent practitioners