about Heather Bushell
A hard-working, diligent professional, Heather is an experienced Occupational Therapist providing specialist services for adults for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients, Businesses, Charities, Local Authorities and Housing Associations
" Heather joined The OT Centre in 2017.Â
She has excelled in private practice, proving highly capable and professional and a delight to work with.
Working as an independent Case Manager alongside her Occupational Therapy practice, Heather has an excellent understanding of and empathy with the Case Management role."
Helen Spencer
Clinical Director
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Northampton
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Heather's Bio
A hard-working, diligent professional providing specialist services for Adults for Medico-Legal cases, Private Clients and families, Local Authorities, Businesses and Charities.
Heather is passionate about occupational therapy and committed to best practice. As a strong team player, she takes a person centred approach, working collaboratively with the client, their family and the MDT on functional goals to make a positive impact on day to day functioning and quality of life.
She has gained clinical experience across the statutory and private sectors, including acute, post acute, specialist rehabilitation and the community. Heather spent four years working in a level 1b rehabilitation unit where she developed extensive skills in 24 hour postural management/seating, spasticity management and equipment prescription.
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Heather is skilled in the assessment, treatment and evaluation of those with complex neurological needs. She has significant experience in brain injury, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's and those in prolonged disorders of consciousness and has a particular interest in clients with cognitive and behavioural difficulties arising from brain injury.
Heather has many clinical interests and is committed to developing her own and others practice ensuring interventions are evidence based and meet best practice guidelines. Heather has presented at The International Trauma Conference on clients in prolonged disorders of consciousness and written for the OT News on Occupational Therapists working in Neurobehavioural units.Â
Heather qualified in 2009 from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. She specialised immediately working with clients with neurological conditions, starting her career at The Kemsley Unit, St Andrews Hospital where she worked with adults with brain injury and severe challenging behaviour.
Skills & Interventions
Aids & Equipment, Anxiety Management, Assistive Technologies, Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Falls, Fatigue Management, Functional Skills Training: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Activities of Daily (ADL) Living, Community Access, Housing Adaptations: Minor, Manual Handling, Mobility, Neurorehabilitation, Orthopaedic Injuries, Physical Rehabilitation, Postural Management, Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness PDOC, SMART Goal Setting & Reporting, Spasticity Management, Specialist Seating, Training, Upper Limb Rehabilitation, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Wheelchair Assessments, Work-Site Assessments
Special Interests
Challenging Behaviours Management & Support, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Vocational support: Return to Work or Education, Work-Site Assessments
Primary Specialism
Neurorehabilitation OT
Conditions Supported
Neurological
Acquired Brain Injury (Cerebral Palsy CP), Acquired Brain Injury (Stroke, Concussion, Aneurysm, Tumor, Brain haemorrhage, Encephalitis), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS, Erb's Palsy, Progressive Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis MS, Motor Neurone Disease MND, Huntington's Disease, Progressive Conditions: Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's, Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness PDOC, Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Physiological
Amputation, Catastrophic Injury, Orthopaedic Injury, Fractures, Visual Impairment
Psychological
Anxiety Disorders
Other
Elderly
Service Sectors
Case Managers & Medicolegal, Private Clients, Individuals & Families, Businesses & Charities
Professional Registrations
HCPC Registration: OT59527
RCOT Membership: BT0235814
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Expertise
Occupational Therapists vetted by our Clinical Director as specialists in their field.
Experience
Working with Case Managers, Solicitors and the Client MDT since 2010
Ethos
Remaining a family owned, family run practice putting clinical services, quality and integrity before profit.
Availability
Direct access to your T via Mobile Phone and online Call-Back Booking Service.
Secure Online Access to all aspects of our work, including Professional Reports, SMARTAAR Goal Plans, Goal-Scored Client Sessions and Client Appointment Schedules.
Clarity
Fully Costed Proposals for fixed periods of SMARTAAR goal-driven outcome focused therapy.
Quantifiable clinically justifiable interventions through Session by Session scored Outcome Reports and End-Term Treatment Review Reports.
Consistency
Best use of tools and technologies to provide a first-class service for our clients and our customers.
Custom built Apps make it easy for your OT to manage your client case, documentation, goal plans and reports, providing a clear framework for their clinical work.
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