Providing short-term occupational therapy support to working age adults through the High Peak Living Well Service.

Fired Up Heating is a local plumbing and heating company based in the Peak District. Having helped to originally set the company up in 2010, my role as partner involves supporting with all aspects of the day-to-day administration, accounts management and marketing.

Third year placement specialising in Autism Spectrum Disorder and working with children of primary and secondary school age.- Building therapeutic relationships with students.- Conducting assessments including GOAL, Movement ABC, Beery VMI, COSA, PEGS, community observations.- Planning and implementing appropriate interventions to meet short and long-term goals.- Evaluating impact of interventions using appropriate outcome measures e.g., PQRS.- Classroom and community observations.- Multi-disciplinary working.- Completion of documentation and notes.- Working to the professional code of ethics and health and safety policies.

My second year 10-week placement specialised in acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation and involved:- Developing therapeutic relationships with patients.- Accepting patient referrals to OT caseload.- Conducting initial interviews and initial neurology assessments.- Cognitive assessments including the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Oxford Screening Test (OCS).- Goal setting for in-patient therapy.- Conducting functional assessments including transfers, washing and dressing and kitchen assessments.- Planning, implementing and reviewing interventions including specialist upper limb interventions, transfers, washing and dressing, kitchen and group therapy.- Patient home visits, discharge and referral to community team.- Documentation and SOAP notes following all patient engagements.- Multi-disciplinary working and communication.- Working to the professional code of ethics and health and safety policies.Whilst on placement I was able to manage my own caseload of patients, taking them through the complete OT process from admission to discharge. As a complex area that encompasses cognition, communication, physical and sensory issues, it has provided me with valuable knowledge and skills that will inform my future practice in a wide variety of other settings.

This was part of my first year degree placement during which I spent 10 weeks working within the Dementia Rapid Response Team based in Bakewell. The placement involved shadowing senior occupational therapists. Key areas of learning:- Developing my knowledge and understanding of dementia.- Engaging with patients living with dementia and developing therapeutic relationships.- Working with and supporting patient networks.- Assessing the needs of patients from an occupational perspective.- Identifying appropriate interventions.- Evaluating outcomes and impacts of interventions.During the placement I undertook additional CPD training to support my learning and professional development and worked in accordance with local policies and procedures.Training attended whilst on placement:- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)- Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale (OCAIRS) (2hrs CPD)- Older Adults Mental Health (7.5hrs CPD)- Suicide Prevention- Mental Health Illnesses- Multifactorial Falls Risk

WEB DESIGNCrafting optimised, affordable websites for small businesses wanting to create or enhance their online presence. Specialising in WordPress, I work with clients to understand their business and plan a website that will help achieve what they're looking for. And for clients that need extra support to manage it once launched, I can provide a range of maintenance and management packages.ECOMMSFor businesses wanting to introduce regular email marketing activities within their marketing strategy, I help get them set-up using either MailChimp or MailJet. For those that haven't got the internal resource to support an ongoing ecomms programme, I can also offer flexible, affordable packages which can include content upload and distribution, list maintenance and copywriting / content creation.

Trustee and committee member for our local pre-school where I provide marketing support, which has included:- design of a new logo- design and creation of marketing collateral - updates to the website- social media support.

EdCentral is dedicated to providing easy-to-access education research, news and professional discussion on the issues that matter for teachers, educationalists and others working in the education sector. The resources are designed to save time, reduce complexity and give people access to the information, evidence, analysis and insights that will help make a difference.Role responsibilities:- web developments including identification and integration of relevant Joomla! extensions- copy updates and new research uploads- scoping and managing the integration and roll-out of a news aggregation service- graphic development for web, e-communications and social media use.

On Tap Communications is a creative marketing, PR & design agency based in the heart of the UK.Marketing communications activities included: - brand development- website design, development and management- short film and app developments- social media management- - email marketing and campaigns- event coordination- collateral development- customer surveysProject planning, costing and scheduling across multiple client projects including website developments, full rebrands and fully integrated campaigns.Client accounts management including developing, managing and delivering marketing and communications strategies within agreed budgets and timescales. Client relationship management and networking plus regular account reviews, monthly activity and budget reports and setting and achieving KPIs.Clients accounts included: EAL (specialist awarding body for industry qualifications)Semta (Sector Skills Council responsible for developing engineering education)Industry Apprentice CouncilSkills Academy NWLiz VennConstructionSkillsRHS Campaign for School GardeningOpen Futures schools curriculum programme (Helen Hamlyn Trust)

I worked for Axis-Shield UK, which was the UK distribution arm of Axis-Shield plc - a leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic and testing devices. Our customers were primarily the NHS, PCTs and Ministry of Defence and the products we distributed ranged from point of care testing through to specialist laboratory tests. Role responsibilities:Projects: relocation and set-up of new premises including customer service, purchasing and warehousing functions. Integration and roll-out of new ERP and CRM systemsOperations and supply chain: management of customer services, purchasing, imports, inventory and distribution activities working within product-specific constraints and parametersContinuous improvement: business process analysis and KPI reporting to deliver improved operational and administrative strategies and processesQuality: trained internal ISO 9001:2000 auditor. Responsible for ensuring compliance with current and emerging regulatory and quality policies including: WEEE directive, ISO 9001:2000 accreditation, Batteries legislation and Investors in PeopleFacilities: integrate, develop and manage the IT and communications infrastructure, as well as premises security, safety and other service contractsRelationships: build and develop good working relationships with international partners, suppliers and customers to safeguard continuity and strength of the supply chain and to support the growth in salesPersonnel: recruitment, performance management and other HR administrative activities relating to direct reports

Coordinating all aspects of the sales and marketing functions including forward planning advertising and press opportunities, organising exhibition attendance and distributor meetings, processing customer orders and supporting UK distributors.