Specialisms
- Spinal Cord Injury.
- Spinal Injury (including spinal fractures).
- Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES).
- Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury.
- Neurological conditions.
- Associated orthopaedic injuries and amputations.
- Associated rheumatology, fatigue, and pain.
Clinical Currency Statement
As at July 2021, I am engaged in the role of Associate Case Manager with COOCI Associates LLP for an average of 118 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
Helen has an extensive background in neurological rehabilitation and has been a Case Manager with a well-respected spinal cord and brain injury focussed Case Management company since 2012. Helen case manages a number of clients with these injuries, the majority of whom have significant care needs. She has vast experience in co-ordinating care packages.
She has held Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy roles in neurology, physical disability rehab and community care; with her early career focused heavily on the treatment of spinal cord injured clients, including those with Cauda Equina.
Due to her work in both physical disability rehabilitation and community care, Helen has significant confidence in commenting on the associated injuries in complex trauma cases, including orthopaedic, fracture injuries and amputations.
Her specialist experience also sees her confident in talking about complex rheumatology, pain and fatigue issues associated to complex neurological conditions and injuries.
Employment Profile
Helen is a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist who has 30 years’ experience predominantly in the field of Neurology and Spinal Cord Injury. For the last 9 years Helen has worked as a Case Manager specialising in Brain and Spinal Cord Injury.
Helen commenced working as an Occupational Therapist at the National Spinal Injuries Centre (NSIC), Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1991. During this time, she rotated across a number of wards, including the High Dependency Unit, Acute and Rehabilitation Wards, working with people who had sustained both low and high level spinal cord injuries (complete and incomplete) along with other complicating presentations including stroke, brain injury, orthopaedic injuries, and mental health conditions.
Helen then went on to work in various neurological rehab and general community social care settings in Senior Occupational Therapy posts, before spending 10 years as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist with the Bath Head Injury and Neuro Rehab Unit at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust (RNHRD). Here she expanded her skills to include rheumatology, pain and fatigue issues.
Helen was integral in the co-ordination of complex discharge planning, facilitating maximum independence for her patients in a variety of settings and was also responsible for providing pre-admission assessments to guide the rehabilitation pathway for the injured individual. This has been expanded on significantly in her recent Case Management work where she is very competent in co-ordinating packages of complex care and implementing therapy teams. Helen has a significant number of settled cases which indicates her impact on the clients and their families.
Qualifications and Membership
- Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists (DipCOT), University College of Ripon and York St John (1991).
- Further Adult Education Teaching Certificate (FAETC).
- Case Management Society (CMSUK).
- Member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT).
- Royal College of Occupational Therapy – Specialist Section – Neurological Practice (RCOTSS-NP).
Career History
Present
Care Expert
Jacqueline Webb & Co Ltd
2012-Present
Neurological Specialist Case Manager
COOCI Associates
2004-2012
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Bath Neuro Rehabilitation Services, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
2001-2004
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Physical and Neurological Rehabilitation, Bristol General Hospital
2000-2001
Community Occupational Therapist
Somerset Social Services
1999-2000
Community Occupational Therapist
Gloucestershire Social Services
1996-1999
Senior 1 Occupational Therapist
Quantock Rehabilitation Unit, Weston General Hospital
1991-1996
Basic Grade to Senior 1 Occupational Therapist
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital