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Alicia Allan

Greystanes,NSW

Summary

I am seeking a position as a Occupational Therapist where I can work collaboratively with other team members and operate with creativity, understanding and integrity to deliver high quality, client-centred and research driven services, and to further my skills. I am passionate in enabling individuals to participate in their meaningful occupations and I would like to utilise my current abilities and versatile skills to help enable and empower my clients to achieve their goals. Professionally provides therapeutic interventions and assessments to variety of patients. Skills including creating individualized treatment plans to maximize patient's independence and wellbeing. Focused on using therapeutic approaches to help clients reach highest potential.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Occupational Therapist

Optimum Health Solutions
03.2021 - Current
  • Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, enhance participate and build confidence.
  • Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
  • Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual clients.
  • Provided education to empower clients and their families to understand conditions and interventions to assist with achieving their goals.
  • Provided clinical interventions to clients with various physical, mental and emotional impairments.
  • Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
  • Recommended equipment to use in-home to enhance independence in all settings.
  • Consulted with allied health teams and family members to implement best methods to achieve therapy goals.
  • Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
  • Customised therapy plans to ensure that the individuals needs and goals are addressed.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Disability Support Worker

Hireup
04.2019 - Current
  • Engage with multiple clients of various ages with muscular dystrophy, autism and ADHD, with a focus on client-centred practice.
  • Work collaboratively within a team of support workers to ensure the client receives support required to achieve their NDIS goals.
  • Implement, monitor and evaluate the client's progress and work collaboratively with them, their families and allied health team members to achieve the client’s NDIS goals.
  • Implement Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge regarding conditions, functions, strategies, rapport building, and remaining client and occupation focused.
  • Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting client.
  • Provided high level of physical support by lifting, adjusting, and moving clients.

Voluntary Worker

Muscular Dystrophy NSW Camps
12.2017 - Current
  • Participate in manual handling training for hoist transfers and use of shower commodes
  • Implement Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge regarding conditions, functions, strategies, rapport building, and remaining client and occupation focused.
  • Established compassionate and caring relationships with campers and their families.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Occupational Therapy Student

Optimum Health Solutions Blacktown
01.2021 - 03.2021
  • Independently document therapy with clients using clinic templates
  • Independently develop and implement sensory and fine motor tools for individual goals.
  • Liaised with clients, families and multidisciplinary team.
  • Completed carer training in regards to manual handling with various transfers
  • Trialled and organised equipment hire and purchases to meet client’s NDIS goals
  • Independently completed NDIS Assistive Technology Request Forms, letters of recommendation and Occupational Therapy Functional Reports using appropriate templates and forms
  • Completed various standardised assessments including BOT-2, Sensory Profile for children and adults and Bergs Balance Scale.
  • Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, enhance participate and build confidence.
  • Provided education to empower clients and their families to understand conditions and interventions to assist with achieving their goals.
  • Provided clinical interventions to clients with various physical, mental and emotional impairments.
  • Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
  • Consulted with allied health teams and family members to implement best methods to achieve therapy goals.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Receptionist and Admin Hand

Sportsphysio West
10.2018 - 08.2020
  • Work collaboratively to provide a clean environment and excellent customer service.
  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Corresponded with clients through email, telephone, or postal mail.
  • Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
  • Maintained confidentiality of information regarding clients and company.
  • Demonstrate leadership, planning, organisational skills, communication and problem-solving skills to work collaboratively and efficiently with patients and physiotherapists.
  • Utilise professionalism when communicating with other physiotherapists, patients and case managers via phone and emails.
  • Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.

Crew Trainer

McDonald’s
07.2015 - 08.2020
  • Collaboratively work as a team to provide a clean and safe environment.
  • Demonstrate leadership, problem-solving, communication, time management and organisation skills in a fast-paced environment.
  • Trained other employees in customer service, food safety, and performance requirements.
  • Set positive example for team members by providing high-quality, efficient service.
  • Taught new team members correct procedures for all areas of operations.
  • Delivered in-depth training to workers in food preparation and customer-facing roles to promote strong team performance.

Volunteer’s Program

Kids Quest, Pathways Community Church
07.2011 - 07.2020
  • Holiday program run by my church that engages school-aged children in games, craft, dance and story-telling sessions
  • Assigned responsibility for a group of children and provided leadership to other volunteers.
  • Volunteered at church-sponsored outreach events, providing polite, friendly representation.
  • Built church community children's morals and values through mentoring service.

Occupational Therapy Student

Auburn Hospital, Medical and Acute Rehabilitation
06.2020 - 07.2020
  • Independently managed caseload and implement assessments for individualised goals.
  • Independently documented interactions with patients using EMR.
  • Liaised with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
  • Completed training for energy conservation, equipment, safety and pressure care.
  • Engaged in discharge planning including rehabilitation referrals and discharge letters.
  • Prescribed and organised equipment hire and purchases to facilitate discharges.
  • Utilised assistive devices such as modified cutlery, shower chairs, over toilet aids and hand rails in bathroom and shower.
  • Experience performing a range of assessments including initial, functional, cognitive, upper limb, shower and kitchen assessments.

Clinical Placement

Liverpool Hospital – CAT Clinic
01.2020 - 06.2020
  • Developing written manuals for built-in accessibility settings on Apple products for patients with neurodegenerative conditions to improve engagement in technology use
  • Developed video resources on accessibility settings and how to enable/change settings.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Occupational Therapy Student

Willywag Tails Kindergarten
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Independently gather information and conduct assessments with teachers/parents.
  • Providing culturally appropriate interventions through understanding and assessments.
  • Researched childhood conditions to understand the impact on developmental milestones and behavioural changes.
  • Research and create sensory tools to combat sensory overload in children to aid transitions.
  • Educated preschool teachers on sensory overload and the purpose of the sensory space.
  • Participated in weekly education sessions about CIMT, splinting and mental health conditions in rural communities.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Occupational Therapy Student

Community Service, Southern Cross Care
08.2018 - 10.2018
  • Visited a local retirement village to support older adults’ engagement in social activities.
  • Engaged with residents to create various activity and groups for residents to attend.
  • Utilised communication skills to build rapport and facilitate engagement in tasks.
  • Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
  • Provided clinical services to clients with various physical, mental and emotional impairments.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.

Occupational Therapy Student

Muscular Dystrophy NSW
12.2017 - 12.2017
  • Participate in manual handling training for hoist transfers and use of shower commodes
  • Implement Occupational Therapy skills and knowledge regarding conditions, functions, strategies, rapport building, and remaining client and occupation focused.
  • Established compassionate and caring relationships with campers and their families.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy

Australian Catholic University (ACU)
North Sydney
03.2020

Higher School Certificate (HSC) -

Cerdon College
Merrylands, NSW
12.2016

Skills

  • Clear professional and clinical communication skills both written and verbal to effectively convey information, interventions and clinical reasoning to others
  • Effective collaborate to work cohesively with multidisciplinary teams
  • Appropriate self-management skills including organisation, time and stress management, to efficiently manage caseload and designated responsibilities
  • Excellent interpersonal skills that assist with building rapport and professional relationships with clients and colleagues

Affiliations

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Registration (upon course completion) Student Membership of Occupational Therapy Australia Provide First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Expiry 2021) Working with Children Check (Expiry 2024) National Police Check (Certificate No: 1723421)

Certification

  • Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Registration (2023)
  • Occupational Therapy Australia Membership (2023)
  • Provide First Aid (Expiry June 2026) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Expiry June 2024)
  • Working with Children Check (Expiry 2024)
  • National Police Check

Timeline

Occupational Therapist

Optimum Health Solutions
03.2021 - Current

Occupational Therapy Student

Optimum Health Solutions Blacktown
01.2021 - 03.2021

Occupational Therapy Student

Auburn Hospital, Medical and Acute Rehabilitation
06.2020 - 07.2020

Clinical Placement

Liverpool Hospital – CAT Clinic
01.2020 - 06.2020

Occupational Therapy Student

Willywag Tails Kindergarten
06.2019 - 07.2019

Disability Support Worker

Hireup
04.2019 - Current

Receptionist and Admin Hand

Sportsphysio West
10.2018 - 08.2020

Occupational Therapy Student

Community Service, Southern Cross Care
08.2018 - 10.2018

Voluntary Worker

Muscular Dystrophy NSW Camps
12.2017 - Current

Occupational Therapy Student

Muscular Dystrophy NSW
12.2017 - 12.2017

Crew Trainer

McDonald’s
07.2015 - 08.2020

Volunteer’s Program

Kids Quest, Pathways Community Church
07.2011 - 07.2020

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy - Occupational Therapy

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Higher School Certificate (HSC) -

Cerdon College

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