Claire Patterson

Occupational Therapist (RCOT)

Quantum Reports (Care, Aids and Equipment)

Loss of Service Reports

Brain Injuries (Traumatic and Acquired)

Spinal

Amputation

Orthopaedics

Neurological

Stroke

Alzheimer's

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Adult and Paediatrics

Birthing Injury

Learning Difficulties

Rehabilitation

Mental Health (Adult and Paediatric)

HIV

End of Life Care

BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy (1999)
Diploma in Workplace Mediation (2013)
Diploma: Brief Solution Based Therapy (2013)

Health Care Professions Council Registered

Currently employed as a Senior Occupational Therapist at Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust specialising in End of life care and adult rehabilitation, including equipment provision and moving and handling assessments, seating and posture management.
4 years experience as an Advance and Lead Practitioner at Lincolnshire County Council where she managed and mentored team of occupational therapists and community care officers, undertaking complex assessments and recommendations for housing adaptations, moving and handling and equipment provision.
5 years experience as an Occupational Therapist for multiple NHS Trusts including Newcastle upon Tyne, Intermediate Care South Shield, Gateshead Community Acquired Brain Injury Service.
14 years experience as a Community Occupational Therapist at Northumberland Care Trust/Northumbria Healthcare Trust, including work with clients with HIV, working in acute orthopaedic care and rehabilitation, in-patient and outpatient paediatrics, housing adaptations for children with severe brain injuries and other neurological and learning disabilities. Working with children with autism to establish long term housing needs.
2 years experience rehabilitating adults with physical and mental health difficulties as part of a return to work plan.

Skills include: good listening and questioning techniques, able to communicate well with clients, discuss challenging topics and have difficult conversations, sound clinical reasoning and able to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.