Jill Fairchild

Coach and mentor apprentice and qualified Occupational Therapists (OTs) across three organisations, supporting professional growth, wellbeing and retention

Maintain regular contact with mentees, ensuring continuity, reliability and high-quality support.

Demonstrate proactive, flexible approach, adapting to evolving mentee needs and organisational priorities.

Share insights, best practices and professional knowledge to strengthen and develop OT workforce.

Contribute to workforce development projects and actively participate in relevant workstreams.

Engage with local Higher Education Institutes to support student OTs.

Assist Professional Education Team in facilitating learner forums.

Champion and promote Legacy Mentor role at both national and local levels.

Provide restorative clinical supervision through an additional Professional Advocacy role.

Founded thecharity in late 2023 to support people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in accessing sports kit and equipment needed to participate in physical activity and sports.

Collect and redistribute new sportswear and equipment free of charge to those who need it across the County.

Build and maintain working relationships and partnerships with organisations to support kit collections and redistribution.

Liaise with local partner agencies to raise awareness and promote the charity's work.

Apply for local grants and contribute to fundraising activities.

Organise and facilitate regular trustee meetings, ensuring good governance and effective communication.

Work closely with charity volunteers to coordinate operations and community engagement activities.

Provide specialist holistic OT assessment and intervention for people living with life-limiting illnesses, supporting patients, families and informal carers.

Enable patients to maintain independence, dignity and quality of life through meaningful and purposeful activities.

Assess and manage complex physical, cognitive, psychological, spiritual and social needs, utilising excellent communication skills and empathy.

Support patients to identify and achieve personalised goals.

Deliver symptom management interventions to optimise comfort and function.

Assess the home environments, prescribe equipment and minor adaptations to meet individual needs and promote independence.

Support advanced care planning in collaboration with wider multidisciplinary team.

Provide education and emotional support to families, carers and significant others.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching, audit, practice placement education and clinical supervision.

Provide OT assessment and intervention to adults with physical difficulties, in their own homes.

Assess and adapt home environments to support safety, independence and functional ability, through equipment provision, and recommendation of minor and major adaptations.

Deliver rehabilitation programmes and prescribe equipment provision..