Maxie Mckay Scott
Awbridge,Hamsphire
Summary
Final-year Occupational Therapy Student at Bournemouth University with additional practical experience within different settings. Compassionate and skilled in building therapeutic relationships through advanced communications. Alignment of the importance with multidisciplinary team collaboration for prevention to enhance patient experience. Posses comprehensive knowledge of wheelchair equipment and processes of different clinical settings. Able to maintain responsibilities and manage caseload effectively. Committed to enhance patient care through innovative strategies and continued professional development
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Rehabilitation Assistant
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Romsey, Hampshire
2019.12 - 2023.08
- Worked within the Integrated Community Team, supporting Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapist with house-bound patients.
- Established therapeutic relationships during rehabilitation following hospital admissions
- Prescribing low-level equipment and setting up
- Responsible for managing own caseload
- Co-ordinated with the multidisciplinary team to maintain prevention of deterioration.
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Hampshire Wheelchair Service
Eastleigh, Southampton
2014.10 - 2019.11
- Managed my own caseload of non-complex patients up to 48
- Running my own clinics, measuring and prescribing manual wheelchairs.
- Supporting Occupational Therapists complex case loads such as pressure mapping, school clinics, powered wheelchairs, active users and duty tasks with triaging referrals
- Assessing home environments for suitability
- Assessments conducted on a wide range of medical conditions from paediatric to geriatric.
- Maintained therapeutic relationships and holistic person-centred care
- Moving and Handling
Support Worker
Willow Tree Homecare
Romsey, Hampshire
2013.11 - 2014.10
- Supporting individuals with their activities of daily living.
- Supporting individual's in meaningful occupations in the community
- Assisted with mobility issues enabling easier movement around the home.
- Contributed to multiple teams with implementation of care plans to enhance patient wellbeing
- Established therapeutic relationships through empathy, care and rapport building
- Identifying any signs of deterioration and contacting relevant teams
Education
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Bournemouth University
Poole 2023.09 -
Skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Therapeutic relationship building
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Person-centered assessment and intervention planning
- Wheelchair equipment knowledge
- Measuring and prescribing equipment
- Maintaining responsibilities and management
- Promoting independence in activities of daily living
Accomplishments
I have been nominated for the Sue Sutherland Prize at the Faculty of Health and Social Science at Bournemouth University for overcoming adversity and challenging circumstances.
Timeline
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Bournemouth University
2023.09 -
Rehabilitation Assistant
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
2019.12 - 2023.08
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Hampshire Wheelchair Service
2014.10 - 2019.11
Support Worker
Willow Tree Homecare
2013.11 - 2014.10