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Lucinda Chohan

Lucinda Chohan

Summary

Highly Specialist Neuro Speech and Language Therapist specialising in the rehabilitation of individuals with traumatic and acquired brain injuries. Expertise includes addressing dysphagia, stroke-related challenges, long-term neurological disabilities, progressive disorders, low arousal states, and disorders of consciousness.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Director

LC Neuro Speech and Language Ltd
, Nationwide
03.2022 - 02.2025
  • LC Neuro Speech and Language Ltd offers a full-service package tailored towards neuro-rehabilitation, mental health and dementia specialist units.
  • Provides highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, therapy, reports and staff training for both communication and dysphagia


Contractor

Priory Group
10.2024 - 02.2025
  • Providing Speech and Language Therapy services at a neuro hospital, with a focus on patients with tracheostomies and ventilation needs.
  • Providing dysphagia training and certificates to staff

Contractor

Active Care Group
05.2023 - 02.2025
  • Providing dysphagia and communication training to staff
  • Providing mental capacity assessments
  • Providing highly specialist assessments, diagnosis, reports and therapies.


Contractor

Brainkind
03.2022 - 02.2025
  • Covered three Brain Injury Units in Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Cambridge
  • Provided dysphagia training and certificates to staff
  • Provided highly specialist assessments, diagnosis, reports and therapies.

Contractor

Hamberely Neurocare
11.2024 - 12.2024
  • Provided interim cover before permanent Speech and Language Therapist was recruited

Contractor

Elysium Healthcare
06.2024 - 11.2024
  • Provided Speech and Language Therapy service package to neuro hospital specialising in neuro- behaviours
  • Provided dysphagia training and certificates to staff

Contractor

Voyage Care
10.2022 - 03.2024
  • Covered various neuro-rehabilitation units across the company and provide a full-service package including assessment, diagnosis, therapy, reports, and staff training for both communication and dysphagia

Subcontractor

NPP Neuro Group
03.2021 - 06.2023
  • Conducting assessment/ therapy for clients at St Matthews Healthcare in Coventry
  • Provided dysphagia training and certificates to staff

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Rushcliffe Care
07.2020 - 03.2022
  • Worked at a thirty-eight bedded rehabilitation unit in Loughborough for those with neurological conditions, acquired brain injuries, terminal illnesses and behavioural difficulties.
  • Assessment, diagnosis, and management of highly complex patients with dysphagia, dysarthria, apraxia, selective mutism, aphasia and dysphonia
  • Line manager duties
  • Creating policies independently for the company across the UK e.g
  • Risk feeding/ management of dysphagia
  • Attending clinical governance meetings – representing SALT perspective
  • Attending CHC and DST meetings – representing SALT perspective
  • Providing dysphagia training
  • Outpatient clinic for private patients
  • General service development
  • Audits, level 2b work, marketing on social media and managing the SALT service independently


Speech and Language Therapist

Oxford Health NHS
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Community Therapist assessing and providing therapy for patients with a variety of medical diagnosis regarding their voice, communication, and swallowing difficulties

Education

BSc (Hons) - Speech and Language Therapy

Plymouth Marjon University

Skills

Traumatic and acquired brain injury

Dysphagia

Progressive disorders

Dementia

Low arousal states/disorders of consciousness

Cognitive and communication difficulties

Mental health

Neurobehavioral disorders

Affiliations

  • RCSLT
  • ASLTIP
  • HCPC

Certification

RCSLT Level C -Highly Specialist Dysphagia Practitioner



Professional Media

Professional Instagram: official_dysphagia

Linked In: Lucinda Chohan

Timeline

Contractor

Hamberely Neurocare
11.2024 - 12.2024

Contractor

Priory Group
10.2024 - 02.2025

Contractor

Elysium Healthcare
06.2024 - 11.2024

Contractor

Active Care Group
05.2023 - 02.2025

Contractor

Voyage Care
10.2022 - 03.2024

Director

LC Neuro Speech and Language Ltd
03.2022 - 02.2025

Contractor

Brainkind
03.2022 - 02.2025

Subcontractor

NPP Neuro Group
03.2021 - 06.2023

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Rushcliffe Care
07.2020 - 03.2022

Speech and Language Therapist

Oxford Health NHS
05.2019 - 06.2020

BSc (Hons) - Speech and Language Therapy

Plymouth Marjon University
Lucinda Chohan