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Joel Brown

Occupational Therapist
Lingfield,Surrey

Summary

Hardworking and flexible individual with excellent reporting and problem-solving skills. Builds rapport and trust through empathy, active listening and patient-centred planning. Confident communicator with proven organisation, service development and time-management abilities. Remains calm under pressure.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Band 6 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
Redhill, Surrey
04.2024 - Current
  • Lead Therapist for the Hand Therapy Service
  • Quality assessment, intervention and timely discharge of patients on the Long-Term Conditions caseload
  • Standard operating procedures led
  • Duty role: screening and triaging referrals
  • Managing the medical devices inventory spreadsheet
  • Supervising an administrator and student occupational therapist

Band 7 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
Redhill, Surrey
01.2023 - 03.2024
  • Lead therapist for the covid rehab team
  • Sole occupational therapist for the cancer prehab team
  • Role in the promotion of the cancer prehab team
  • Input with various service development strategies for both teams
  • Prehab team representative at acute hospital multi-disciplinary meetings; attended by consultants, surgeons, pathologists, doctors and clinical nurse specialists

Band 6 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
Redhill, Surrey
08.2018 - 01.2023
  • Working with patients on the stroke Early Supported Discharge Team pathway (ESD)
  • The setting up and running of the upper limb group
  • Peripheral store (equipment) management
  • Overtime working for the newly formed covid rehab team
  • Audits
  • Triage, reporting of ESD capacity to take new referrals and complaints

Band 5 and 6 Occupational Therapist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Maidstone, Kent
03.2013 - 08.2018
  • Managing a large caseload of neurological patients in the community (KCHFT CNRT Aug 2016 - Aug 2018)
  • Managing and discharge planning for patients in a busy and understaffed community hospital (KCHFT Hawkhurst Community Hospital Sept 2015 - Aug 2016)
  • Lead OT in the Enhanced Rapid Response Service providing treatment to avoid acute admissions (KCHFT Nov 2013 - Sept 2015)
  • Managing a large caseload in the Intermediate Care Team (KCHFT Mar 2012 - Nov 2013)

Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Homerton University Hospital
London, City of London
09.2011 - 03.2013
  • Managing a caseload on a busy elderly acute/ rehab ward
  • Band 5 training, journal clubs and social initiatives to build team morale

Education

BHSc (Hons) - Occupational Therapy

York St John University
York
09.2006 - 06.2010

Skills

  • Hand Therapy specialism
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Patient and family education
  • Goal setting proficiency
  • Outcome planning
  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)-registered
  • Patient-centred care
  • Compassionate
  • Adaptive equipment use
  • Holistic approach
  • Sensitivity to diversity
  • ADL training
  • Creativity in therapy
  • Cognitive reeducation
  • Neurological disorders understanding

Timeline

Band 6 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
04.2024 - Current

Band 7 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
01.2023 - 03.2024

Band 6 Occupational Therapist

First Community Health & Care
08.2018 - 01.2023

Band 5 and 6 Occupational Therapist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
03.2013 - 08.2018

Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Homerton University Hospital
09.2011 - 03.2013

BHSc (Hons) - Occupational Therapy

York St John University
09.2006 - 06.2010
Joel BrownOccupational Therapist