Alison Walsh Email & Phone Number

Alison is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Occupational Therapist with professional membership with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Alison has over 16 years clinical experience; working across NHS emerency care, in-patient, day hospital, community and residential settings. Alison additionally has experience in the private healthcare industry.Alison's special interest areas are old age Psychiatry and Dementia. Throughout her career, Alison has built additional clinical skills in Hand and Upper Limb, Orthopedics, Medicine and Surgery, Neurology, Case Management, Pain Management, Vocational Rehabilitation, Falls and Frailty.Alison is professional, approachable and always keen to help. She excels in establishing rapport with clients and professionals alike. Her professional achievements include;- Provided a guest lecture presentation to Occupational Therapy students; Communicating with clients with Dementia- Provided an informative presentation to clients and carers; The Dementia Environment at Home- Featured in one of a series of videos developed by the Emergency Care Intensive Support Team (ECIST) "Frailty - Supporting improving patient flow"; YouTube linkhttps://youtu.be/1-g6toBjXlI- Developed the NICE recommended Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Programme within 3 locations across the UK; working alongside her multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure longevity.In 2014, Alison demonstrated her commitment to multi-professional working through supporting her NHS team to be successfully shortlisted in the Dementia category at The HSJ Patient Care and Safety Awards, London. Additional skills and Achievements:- Completed NHS Recruitment and Selection, and Management and Leadership training.- Three Publications in Occupational Therapy News - 14(8), 16(10), 20(7).

Listed skills include Healthcare, Hospitals, Healthcare Management, Public Health, and 20 others.

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  York St. John University

  Occupational Therapy/Therapist