Specialisms
- Poly-trauma and orthopaedic injuries.
- Complex fractures.
- Spinal fractures.
- Upper and lower limb amputations.
- Joint replacements.
- Long term neurological conditions.
- Associated brain injury (including memory and cognitive impairment and behavioural challenges).
- Associated spinal cord injury.
- Moving and handling.
Clinical Currency Statement
As at June 2022, I am engaged in the role of Clinical Operations Manager and Senior Case Manager for Ainscough Associates Case Management Services for an average of 120 hours per month. I also work as an Occupational Therapist for Connect OT for an average of 20 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
Simon has an extensive background working in community services and is very comfortable implementing interventions within the client’s home environment. This background has led him to have significant experience in managing complex physical disabilities including amputation and complex orthopaedic issues.
Simon works as a Case Manager and holds a large case management caseload consisting of individuals who have sustained wide-ranging complex orthopaedic injuries including upper and lower limb amputations and spinal fractures. Many of his clients have also sustained traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, and Simon is very competent in managing the needs of those with cognitive impairment and/or behavioural issues.
Simon is particularly adept at implementing successful aids, equipment and adaptations. In his private Occupational Therapy work he supports a number of clients to regain mobility and independence with innovative equipment and housing solutions.
Employment Profile
Simon is a highly experienced Occupational Therapist who qualified in Australia in 2002. Since then, he has gained extensive experience working with clients in a variety of health and social care settings in the UK and Australia. He has worked in private practice, rehabilitation centres, local authority settings, community rehabilitation teams and hospitals. He has experience working with clients in a wide range of clinical fields including neurology, acquired brain injury, amputations and orthopaedics.
Simon has worked for many years as a Case Manager. Through this work he has undertaken recruitment and ongoing supervision of care staff, management of complex care situations in the community, facilitating discharge from hospital, sourcing and adapting accommodation for his clients, arranging provisions of specialist equipment, and training carers and personal assistants. Now as a Senior Case Manager and Clinical Operations Manager, Simon carries his own caseload whilst also supervising and mentoring other case managers.
He has extensive experience in both the private and statutory sectors of providing home assessments and design of major and minor home adaptations. He has worked in specialist housing teams and is experienced in working alongside architects and surveyors. Simon also has expertise in recommending specialist equipment and assistive technology to enable his clients to remain active and independent within their homes and communities.
Simon is an Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH) qualified moving and handling trainer. He is experienced in completing moving and handling risk assessments, recommending moving and handling equipment, providing moving plans for use by carers and family members and providing on site education and training for clients’ needs. He is also able to provide individual or group moving and handling of people training.
Simon has worked in specialist rehabilitation centres and within community rehabilitation teams. He values the importance of setting client focussed goals and is skilled in the development and implementation of functional rehabilitation programmes.
He is committed to life-long learning and as such ensures he regularly maintains his skills by attending a range of training courses and conferences.
Qualifications and Membership
- Bachelor of Health Science: Occupational Therapy (2002), Charles Sturt University, Australia.
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (MRCOT).
- Member of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Member of Case Management Society UK (CMSUK).
- British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers – Advanced Member (BABICM).
Career History
Present
Care Expert Witness
Jacqueline Webb & Co Limited
2013-Present
Case Manager
Ainscough Associates
2013-Present
Independent Occupational Therapist
2015-2016
Occupational Therapy Manager
East Sussex County Council
2013-2015
Therapy Lead – Intermediate Care Team
Homerton Hospital
2007-2013
Senior Occupational Therapist and Team Manager
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
2006-2007
Occupational Therapist
Various NHS and Social Care Organisations (locum)
2003-2006
Occupational Therapist
Austin Health, Australia