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Lydia Giannetti

Lydia Giannetti

Shepton Mallet,Somerset

Summary

Passionate professional with years of experience in health and social care. I pride myself in taking a person-centred collaborative approach, and designing interventions unique to and alongside each individual. I am skilled in care plan writing and clinical reasoning and adhere to all Local Authority, HCPC and Royal College of Occupational Therapists' professional standards. I am skilled in case note and report writing, and understand GDPR and confidentiality. I love people and am endlessly interested in their stories.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Advanced Occupational Therapist

Bristol City Council
Bristol
01.2019 - Current
  • Working with residents of Bristol with a long-term physical or mental health need, that impacts engagement in daily living and meaningful activities, and who is eligible for care and support.
  • Co-producing and evaluate interventions to maximise independence and improve health outcomes.
  • Establishing relationships with care agencies, family carers, volunteer agencies and charities, to consider the needs of everyone involved and negotiate the best outcomes.
  • Holding and managing complex cases, successful connection with the wider multidisciplinary team to co-produce sustainable interventions and consider prevention work.

Assitant Trainer

Living Well, Dying Well
Remote/ Lewes
09.2023 - Current
  • Working for a not for profit company delivering courses on death and dying.
  • Presenting and facilitating groups to gain deep understanding of how to support people in empowered conversations and planning for their own deaths, and the deaths of loved ones, understanding the processes of dying, models of grief and compassionate communities.
  • Excellent facilitation and time management skills.

Occupational Therapist

The National Star College
Gloucester
09.2017 - 01.2019
  • Providing researched, skilled interventions delivered in 24-hour residential college setting with disabled young people.
  • Worked alongside students to develop skills to engage with and perform functional tasks in the home, education and in the community.
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and with the students, their families and social care teams, and in line with Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs).
  • Provided professional advice, training and information to colleagues and families and carers.

Assistant Manager

The Royal Mencap Society
Brighton And Hove
10.2011 - 08.2014
  • Employed initially as a Support Worker, then became Service Coordinator, Assistant Manager, and ended as Acting Manager.
  • Coordinating the delivery of a supported living service for 120 service users, with 21 staff.
  • Responsible for all compliance issues and staffing issues.
  • Point of contact for service users, their families, Adult Social Care, GPs and other health professionals.
  • Excellent time management and prioritising skills, and problem solving -independently or as a group.
  • Chaired all team meetings and provided training.
  • Rota writing, and responsible for bank staff.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Occupational therapy

University of The West of England, Bristol
09.2014 - 09.2017

Skills

  • Excellent rapport building
  • Co-production and person-centred planning
  • Report writing and case notes
  • Excellent time management
  • Facilitation, holding space and public speaking

Timeline

Assitant Trainer

Living Well, Dying Well
09.2023 - Current

Advanced Occupational Therapist

Bristol City Council
01.2019 - Current

Occupational Therapist

The National Star College
09.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Occupational therapy

University of The West of England, Bristol
09.2014 - 09.2017

Assistant Manager

The Royal Mencap Society
10.2011 - 08.2014

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