Emma Sheppard Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Working with adults, children and their carers to empower them to live as independently as possible in their own homes, through the recommendation of home adaptations, highly specialised equipment, and complex moving and handling assessments.

London, United Kingdom

Occupational Therapist working initially in acute Care of the Elderly inpatient services, then as part of the Reablement Team, providing home rehabilitation for adults alongside a multidisciplinary team.

Adult Mental Health Services

Working with adults of working age, who were experiencing mild to complex mental health diffiiculties, my primary responsibilites were:Supporting adults experiencing high levels of psychological distress in coming to terms with their mental health by engaging through the use of Recovery approaches, and using the tool of activity to facilitate this. Carrying out specialist assessments, developing and faciliating individual client centred and occupationally focussed treatment plans through using Keilhofner's Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). Contributing to the CMHT duty rota and carrying out routine and urgent generic mental health assessments.Participating in MDT discharge planning processes for inpatients through carrying out specific functional assessments.Carrying out community and ward based interventions based on functional rehabilitative, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, and recovery approaches, at individual and group level.Facilitating weekly community walking group and inpatient breakfast group. Organising Band 5 CPD activitie,e.g. arranging for College of Occupational Therapy speakers at bi-monthly in service training events.

Assessment And Recovery Unit (Aru), Llandough Hospital, Cardiff

This role was focussed in a day hospital setting (Assessment and Recovery Unit [ARU]), although I covered the inpatient service when needed. As MHSOP was being reconfigured and the ARU was new, I was involved in the development of the OT service within MDT. Within this role I worked with older adults experiencing organic (i.e. demenitia) and functional (i.e. depression, bipolar disorder) mental health problems, in the ARU and in the communinity. My key activities were:-Supporting clients and families to come to terms with the impact of mental health difficulties and cognitive impairments through engaging with them in psycho-education, within the context of the Occupational Therapy problem solving process and the Recovery focus of the service.-Building staff relations and confidence in the OT service with ARU staff.-Carrying out specific Occupational Therapy assessments, developing client centred treatment plans with clients (and/or their families in the case of severe cognitive impairments) and interventions based on cognitive behavioural, recovery, functional rehabilitation, and psychodynamic approaches. -Writing individual Occupational Formulations based on the MOHO. -Developing a Health and Wellbeing group with nursing staff based on recovery approaches. -Developing a "Leisure Group" for clients who have lost interest and skills in carrying out previously valued activities.-Assisting with superivision of OT student on evaluation placement.-Facilitating "Recovery" in-service training for wider MDT and services.-Contributing to individual case reviews and discharge plans.

Adult Mental Health Services

Working with adults who were experiencing mild to complex mental health diffiiculties, my primary responsibilites were:Supporting adults experiencing high levels of psychological distress in coming to terms with their mental health by engaging through the use of Recovery approaches, and using the tool of activity to facilitate this. Carrying out specialist assessments, developing and faciliating individual client centred and occupationally focussed treatment plans through using Keilhofner's Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). Working closely within the legislation of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act, keeping client's rights and wellbeing in mind at all times.Participating in MDT discharge planning processes for inpatients through carrying out specific functional assessments.Carrying out community and ward based interventions based on functional rehabilitative, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, and recovery approaches, at individual and group level.Co-supervising OT students where needed.Facilitating twice weekly inpatient breakfast group, and patient lead second hand clothes and toiletries shop to assess, develop and maintain basic functional/vocational skills.

Heath Hospital Cardiff

Within this role I covered in acute inpatient wards specialised in medical, surgical, respiratory, and short term physical rehabilitation. Generally, the referrals were elderly clients who had been observed to be having physical, mental, or social difficulties likely to impact upon independent functioning once discharged, for example a person who lived alone with difficulty mobilising after a fall. My responsibilities were:-To respond to all ward referrals, carrying out intial, mobility, transfer and functional assessment where appropriate, including gathering information from family members.-To carry out home environmental assessments and complete reports where necessary.-To make client centred recommendations relating to rehabilitation and equipment needs.-To liase with all members of the MDT regard discharge plans and progress.-To refer on to Social Services OT for complex adaptations or equipment.-To work within legislative and safety guidelines.-To keep accurate paper records on ward and within departmental notes.-Completed Band 5 preceptorship-Engaged with in-service training to maintain CPD standards.

Master Of Science - Ms, Occupational Therapy/Therapist, Merit

Post Graduate Diploma, Occupational Therapy, Merit

Bachelor'S Degree, Fine And Studio Arts, 2:1

Specialisation in Timebased Live/sculptural and video art.