Specialisms
- Orthopaedic injuries and limb weakness.
- Upper and lower limb amputations.
- Joint replacements.
- Spinal injuries (including fractures, fusions, loss of movement).
- Neurological conditions (including stroke, MS, MND, Parkinson’s and Dementia).
- Adult Cerebral Palsy.
- Degenerative conditions and terminal illness including cancer and Mesothelioma.
- Associated cognitive impairment including mild brain injury.
- Associated mental health.
- Associated internal injuries.
- Associated visual or hearing impairment.
Clinical Currency Statement
As of February 2025, I am engaged in the role of Occupational Therapist for Newcastle Council for an average of 140 hours per month.
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Specific Injuries Experience
As an Occupational Therapist in Newcastle Council, Suzanne is responsible for the ongoing and long-term care, therapy, and equipment needs of those with upper and lower limb amputations, orthopaedic injuries, joint replacements, neurological conditions and terminal and degenerative illnesses (including adult Cerebral Palsy and spinal fractures). Suzanne is responsible for managing their ongoing needs and will work with individuals across a wide age range.
Suzanne also regularly supports clients who have additional difficulties associated with cognitive impairment, mild brain injury, mental health, internal injuries, pain, and visual/hearing loss or impairment.
Suzanne has a proven ability to devise long-term intervention plans that increase an injured person’s ability to carry out activities safely, within their homes as well as in the community.
Employment Profile
Suzanne is a community based Occupational Therapist and carries out assessments for those with complex long-term needs within private homes and rehabilitation facilities. These assessments cover the individual’s care needs, as well as associated equipment and home adaptation provision. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, she works with adults who have long term substantial physical, neurological or cognitive injuries. Suzanne’s role requires her to create care provision reports and to liaise with Adult Social Care to ensure clients have a care package which fully supports their needs.
Suzanne’s hands-on responsibilities also require her to carry out environmental assessments to establish long-term housing needs, including any associated moving and handling requirements and the provisioning of appropriate adaptations and equipment.
Prior to this, Suzanne worked for North Tyneside Adult Social Care for 8 years where she worked with clients with complex physical, neurological and mental health needs in the community (including care homes and intermediate care settings) as well as carrying out additional community-based occupational therapy assessments.
Suzanne attended the Bond Solon Courtroom Skills Familiarisation in 2025.
Qualifications and Membership
- BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Northumbria University, 2012.
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).
Career History
Present
Care Expert Witness
Jacqueline Webb & Co Limited
2020-Present
Community Occupational Therapist
Newcastle Council
2012-2020
Community Occupational Therapy Team
North Tyneside Council, Adult Social Care