Underwater photography when scuba diving is one of my hobbies Also in my spare time I create sea life inspired pottery models and items that I sell on Etsy
Anthea Wood
Yanchep
Summary
Outgoing and personable individual with a good sense of humour excels in organizing workload. Excellent communication skills, client centred approach allowing ease of developing rapport with service users. A creative thinker who enjoys problems solving and thrives on challenges, I enjoy developing fresh ideas that drive improvement.
Passionate about bringing a unique perspective to problem-solving, contributing positively to team dynamics and project outcomes.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Occupational Therapist
Joondalup Health Campus
02.2019 - Current
- Completion of initial, functional and cognitive assessment
- Functional rehabilitation, including carer training
- Completion of home visits
- Equipment prescription to ensure safe discharge and for ward based rehabilitation
- Prescription and measure for home modifications
- Seating and pressure care assessments
- Completion of documentation, reports including outcome measures FIM, Aus Toms.
- Communicating with team other agencies, attending team and family meetings
- Ensure use of evidence based practice, attending professional education and ensure compliance with mandatory competencies
- Supervision of P1 OT and OTA
- Student and P1 OT education
Community Rehabilitation – Senior Occupational Therapist
Maximum Independence Occupational Therapy
10.2007 - Current
- Functional assessments
- Pre and post home assessments to ensure safe discharge
- Consultancy provided to Complete Injury Management, Insurance Commission of WA, Silver chain and Southern Cross Care for clients with complex needs such as acquired brain injury, stroke, complex moving and handling issues.
- Cognitive assessments used are PRPP, OTAPST, and MMSE.
- Measurement and prescription of simple and complex home modifications
- Provision of house plans for modifications required for wheelchair access in line with Australian Standards
- Assessment and prescription of equipment
- Responsible for staff supervision and training
- Ergonomic assessments
- OT Cover provided at Mount and St John of God Hospital when required
Senior Occupational Therapist
Glengarry Private Hospital
05.2012 - 02.2019
- Completion of initial, functional and cognitive assessment
- Functional and cognitive rehabilitation, carer training.
- Assess and goal set with patients on Rehab, Palliative care and surgical wards.
- Completion of documentation, reports, outcome measures
- Home assessments
- Seating and pressure care assessments
- Measurement of and prescription of home modifications and equipment prescription
- Running of therapy groups
- Completion of Timed Upper Limb assessments
- Ordering and hire of specialised equipment
- Communicating with team, attending team and family meetings
- Supervise P1 OT, manage and order equipment for ward.
- Improve quality of OT service provision (patient satisfaction surveys, education of nursing staff re slings, patient hand outs)
- Evidence based practice, attending professional education and ensure compliance with mandatory competencies
Vocational Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation Consultant
Konekt
08.2007 - 10.2007
- Worksite assessments
- Completion of return to work plans
- Ergonomic assessments
- Pre-employment assessments
- Completion of reports
- Liaising with all parties to ensure safe return to work.
Senior Occupational Therapist
Westwood Hospital
12.2005 - 08.2007
- Community Rehabilitation, including stroke, orthopaedics, head injuries, elderly.
- Assisted in setting up a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic for Hull and East Yorkshire Trust.
- Evaluated occupational therapy service following client discharge, use of survey and goals achieved.
- Home, functional and cognitive assessments
- Functional rehabilitation for patients following stroke, head injury, orthopaedic surgery, functional decline.
- OT driver assessments
- Set up the use of the Biometrics upper limb assessment and therapy tool within the Intermediate Care Service.
- Supervision of occupational therapy staff
General Medicine – Senior Occupational Therapist
Hull Royal Infirmary
10.2005 - 12.2005
- Palliative care, surgical ward, and orthopaedic, pulmonary wards covered.
- Completion of functional, cognitive and home assessments
- Attending case conferences
- Discharge planning liaising closely with multidisciplinary team, referral to other agencies.
- Delegation of tasks to support staff
Hull Acute Home Therapy Service – Senior Occupational Therapist
Hull Royal Infirmary
03.2005 - 10.2005
- Community rehabilitation referrals for clients with stroke, head injury, elderly clients, orthopaedic conditions.
- Completion of functional, cognitive and home assessments
- Upper limb rehabilitation during functional activities
- Goal setting with clients
- Used Modified Barthel Index as an outcome measure
- Evaluation of occupational therapy following discharge through evaluation of goals achieved and client survey.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Castlehill Hospital
09.2004 - 03.2005
- Completion of Assessments, Rivermead Behavioural Memory Assessment, COTNAB, MMSE, MEAMS, Biometrics, Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery.
- Completion of functional and home assessments.
- Functional rehabilitation with clients
- Lead client goal setting meetings and reviews.
- Lead case conferences for clients with complex needs, liaised with multidisciplinary team for discharge planning.
- Provision of moving and handling education for carers and staff.
- Maintenance of hospital statistics
Renal Medicine
Hull Royal Infirmary
09.2004 - 03.2005
- Completion of functional, cognitive and home assessments
- Discharge planning liaising closely with multidisciplinary team
- Delegation of tasks to support staff
Acute Stoke Assessment Unit
Hull Royal Infirmary
03.2004 - 09.2004
- Completion of neurophysical and cognitive assessments.
- Completion of functional assessments
- Goal setting with clients
- Delegation of tasks to support staff
- Discharge planning, liaising with the client, family, multidisciplinary team and other agencies for ongoing therapy and support following discharge.
- Attended ward rounds
- Maintenance of statistics
Elderly Rehabilitation
Castlehill Hospital
08.2003 - 03.2004
- Functional assessments, equipment and adaptation prescription.
- Home assessments
- Access visits, assessing for wheelchair access, access for hoists and hospital beds
- Discharge planning meetings completed weekly with multidisciplinary team.
- Referral to other agencies for further rehabilitation and support on discharge.
Education
Bach Hons - Occupational Therapy
York St John College
York, UK06.2003
Skills
- Comprehensive assessment skills
- Holistic approach, goal setting
- Performance task evaluation
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
Accomplishments
- Wrote an article for clinical governance newsletter.
- Produced an occupational therapy web page for the hospital trust
- Formulated and implemented clinical documentation in line with trust and COT standards.
- Developed the Occupational Therapy role within the pulmonary rehabilitation clinic
- Developed a client satisfaction survey to evaluate OT service.
- Setting up the use of a Biometrics upper limb tool for use with clients following stroke.
Interests
Timeline
Senior Occupational Therapist
Joondalup Health Campus
02.2019 - Current
Senior Occupational Therapist
Glengarry Private Hospital
05.2012 - 02.2019
Community Rehabilitation – Senior Occupational Therapist
Maximum Independence Occupational Therapy
10.2007 - Current
Vocational Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation Consultant
Konekt
08.2007 - 10.2007
Senior Occupational Therapist
Westwood Hospital
12.2005 - 08.2007
General Medicine – Senior Occupational Therapist
Hull Royal Infirmary
10.2005 - 12.2005
Hull Acute Home Therapy Service – Senior Occupational Therapist
Hull Royal Infirmary
03.2005 - 10.2005
Stroke Rehabilitation
Castlehill Hospital
09.2004 - 03.2005
Renal Medicine
Hull Royal Infirmary
09.2004 - 03.2005
Acute Stoke Assessment Unit
Hull Royal Infirmary
03.2004 - 09.2004
Elderly Rehabilitation
Castlehill Hospital
08.2003 - 03.2004
Bach Hons - Occupational Therapy
York St John College
Hobbies and Interests
I am a qualified Divemaster, and enjoy underwater photography when diving. My other interests are ceramics, cooking, travelling and dancing.
Training
- Aug '25 Safety For Self, Joondalup Health Campus
- April '25 Parkinsons Disease, MOOC
- March '25 Leadership Masterclass, Joondalup Health Campus