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Rebecca Robson

London

Summary

I am an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist and qualified in 2014. I have experience in the acute setting, including Neurology, stroke, elderly care and general medicine, Trauma and orthopaedics, emergency medicine and Critical Care, oncology.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

Specialised Occupational Therapist

London Borough of Merton Adult Social Services
London, London
09.2025 - 12.2025

- Occupational Therapist working with adults with long term medical and neurological conditions to enable residents to remain in the community using Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, including equipment provision, manual handling provision and complex seating.

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Charing Cross hospital
London, London
08.2025 - 08.2025

- Specialist Occupational Therapist in acute medicine and elderly care

- Short term contract from 05/08/25 to 22/08/25

Specialist occupational therapist

St Heliers
London, London
01.2025 - 03.2025

Specialist Band 6 in general medicine, oncology and critical care.

Highly Specialised Neuro Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
London
12.2020 - 01.2025
  • Specialist post in neurology and critical care (neuro outliers)
  • Provided OT service for patients with a new or existing neurological condition throughout the hospital
  • In the process of setting up first OT service in Critical Care and providing assessment and early intervention for Critical Care patients
  • Ongoing participation in audits re. long length of stay
  • Completing initial and functional assessments, including seating assessments
  • Completing cognitive assessments (standardised and in function)
  • Providing neuro rehab as indicated
  • Discharge planning and identifying appropriate discharge pathways, and completing appropriate referrals
  • Being an active member of the MDT and participating in MDMs
  • Providing supervision for junior staff members
  • Providing in service training
  • Attended training in spinal cord injury management, PDoC and upper limb management

Specialised Occupational Therapist

St George's University Hospital NHS Trust
London, London
08.2017 - 11.2020
  • Rotational Band 6 post
  • Experience of: acute medicine, emergency medicine, major trauma and orthopaedics, cardiology and respiratory
  • Completing initial and functional assessments, including seating assessments
  • Completing cognitive assessments (standardised and in function)
  • Discharge planning and identifying appropriate discharge pathways
  • Being an active member of the MDT and participating in MDMs
  • Service development projects
  • Providing supervision for junior staff members

Specialised Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
London
08.2015 - 08.2017
  • Rotational Band 6 Post
  • Experience of acute general medicine, elderly care, stroke
  • Completing initial and functional assessments, including seating assessments
  • Completing cognitive assessments (standardised and in function)
  • Discharge planning and identifying appropriate discharge pathways
  • Being an active member of the MDT and participating in MDMs
  • Service development projects
  • Providing supervision for junior staff members

Stroke Occupational Therapist

Basildon Hospital
Basildon, Essex
08.2014 - 08.2015
  • Covering stroke units (hyper acute and acute units)
  • Completing neuro assessments
  • Completing initial and functional assessments
  • Completing cognitive assessments (standardised and in function)
  • Discharge planning and identifying appropriate discharge pathways
  • Ongoing stroke rehabilitation as indicated
  • Being an active member of the MDT and participating in MDMs.

Education

Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

London South Bank University
London
10.2014

Bachelor of Arts - History and Philosophy

University of Sheffield
Sheffield
08.2008

Skills

  • Analytical-thinking
  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)-registered
  • Rehabilitation Planning
  • Organised
  • Case Management
  • Therapeutic communication
  • Critical-thinking
  • Excellent listener
  • Risk Management
  • Patient documentation
  • Behavioural Management
  • Long-term patient care
  • Occupational risk assessments
  • Palliative care understanding
  • Stroke rehabilitation competence
  • Mental Capacity Act knowledge
  • Patient advocacy
  • Activity analysis competency
  • BAOT membership
  • Trauma-Informed approaches
  • Neuropsychology basics
  • Wheelchair assessment

Timeline

Specialised Occupational Therapist

London Borough of Merton Adult Social Services
09.2025 - 12.2025

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Charing Cross hospital
08.2025 - 08.2025

Specialist occupational therapist

St Heliers
01.2025 - 03.2025

Highly Specialised Neuro Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
12.2020 - 01.2025

Specialised Occupational Therapist

St George's University Hospital NHS Trust
08.2017 - 11.2020

Specialised Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
08.2015 - 08.2017

Stroke Occupational Therapist

Basildon Hospital
08.2014 - 08.2015

Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

London South Bank University

Bachelor of Arts - History and Philosophy

University of Sheffield
Rebecca Robson