Chloe Bell
Brunswick West,VIC
Summary
Experienced Grade 1 Occupational Therapist in areas of Brain injury rehabilitation (both inpatient and community), subacute general rehabilitation, acute care and aged care.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist Grade 1
Brunswick Private Hospital
10.2023 - 03.2025
- Subacute rehabilitation for patients post multi-trauma orthopaedic injuries (motor-vehicle accidents, falls, work-place injuries), age related presentations (joint replacements, falls, delirium, cognitive decline, etc), pain management (chronic and acute-on-chronic pain, neuropathic pain)
- Complex discharge planning for patients with social, physical and environmental barriers, from the initial stages of admission, through to discharge
- Completing home visits, cognitive assessments, family meetings and report writing
- Holding a high caseload for patients with complex needs
Occupational Therapist
Community Brain Injury Unit
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Work collaboratively with clients and their family after being discharged from the hospital setting
- Advocate for client needs in complex situations by working with the allocated community team members
- Complete home-based functional cognitive assessments including: meal preparation, community access, public transport retraining, budgeting, home management
- Equipment prescription and management
Occupational Therapist
Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Collaborating with a diverse multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation team to deliver proficient, client-centered practice for individuals living with Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Working with a diverse caseload of patients with cognitive, physiological, psychological and behavioural challenges post a Traumatic Brain Injury
- Functional assessments/intervention, including; upper-limb screen/exercise programs, meal preparation, self-care, fatigue management, medication management and community access, seating assessments and prescription
- Cognitive assessments; Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale, Coma Recovery Scale and Functional Cognitive Screens
- Physical Rehabilitation intervention; upper limb exercise programs, sensory integration program and the application of splints
- Provide team hand-over in multi-disciplinary team meetings, clinical handover, discharge planning, NDIS meetings, referrals to community OT
Occupational Therapist
Medical Assessment Unit (Acute Care)
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Identifying and prioritising patient concerns based on the complexity and urgency of their care, thus making Multidisciplinary Team based plans for ongoing care or discharge
- Conducting assessments and basic equipment prescription
- Discharge Planning identifying Patient needs for a safe discharge, e.g
- Ongoing rehab, respite, residential aged care placement, home with TACP, etc
- Working with a variety of acute diagnoses as well as progressive conditions including; dementia, mental health conditions, general medicine, acute stroke, falls and orthopaedic injuries
Occupational Therapist
Weekend Acute Service
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Identifying and prioritising patient concerns based on the complexity and urgency of their care, thus making Multidisciplinary Team based plans for ongoing care or discharge
- Conducting initial assessments with both the patient and their family in order to identify acute needs and set up a discharge pathway
- Working in a fast paced environment on multiple wards with different displays of diagnoses
- Ongoing care of unfamiliar patients with broad clinical presentations
UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
Western Sydney University
Occupational Therapist
LEARNING TO SHINE MOSS VALE
08.2021 - 09.2021
Occupational Therapist
BRAIN INJURY UNIT LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL
06.2021 - 07.2021
Occupational Therapist
MACARTHUR PAEDIATRICS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
05.2020 - 07.2020
Occupational Therapist
REHABILITATION IN THE HOME, CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL
01.2019 - 01.2019
Occupational Therapist
OUTPATIENT LYMPHOEDEMA CLINIC, CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL
01.2018 - 01.2018
Education
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Western Sydney University
Sydney, NSW11-2021
Skills
- Family and patient education
- Clinical reasoning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Direct patient care
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Time management
COMPETENCIES
ASSESSMENTS
- Initial Neurological Assessments
- Functional cognitive assessment
- Complex meal preparation Assessment
- Upper limb assessments/ screening
- Home Assessments
- Community access assessments
- Initial seating assessment
INTERVENTION
- Community access retraining
- Functional ADL retraining
- Upper limb retraining
- Carer training for bed based care, manual handling and use of assistive aids
REPORT WRITING
- NDIS (pre-planning, ARF, planning report, reassessment report, plan reviews)
- TAC and work-cover reports
- Guardianship reports
EQUIPMENT PRESCRIPTION
High-cost equipment
- Tilt-in-space manual wheelchairs
- Hospital beds / mattresses
- Manual hoists
- Tilt-in-space manual shower commodes
Low-cost equipment
- Manual wheelchairs
- Continence aids
- Bathroom aids
- Seating and pressure care equipment
COURSES
- Wickens TBI course
- Astris PME Seating case by case course
- Astris PME clinical summit
- FIM (functional independence measure) Accredited
Certification
- FIM accredited
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- First Aid Certification
- Bronze medallion in surf-life saving
Timeline
Occupational Therapist Grade 1
Brunswick Private Hospital
10.2023 - 03.2025
Occupational Therapist
Community Brain Injury Unit
02.2023 - 06.2023
Occupational Therapist
Weekend Acute Service
11.2022 - 06.2023
Occupational Therapist
Inpatient Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
09.2022 - 02.2023
Occupational Therapist
Medical Assessment Unit (Acute Care)
02.2022 - 09.2022
Occupational Therapist
LEARNING TO SHINE MOSS VALE
08.2021 - 09.2021
Occupational Therapist
BRAIN INJURY UNIT LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL
06.2021 - 07.2021
Occupational Therapist
MACARTHUR PAEDIATRICS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
05.2020 - 07.2020
Occupational Therapist
REHABILITATION IN THE HOME, CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL
01.2019 - 01.2019
Occupational Therapist
OUTPATIENT LYMPHOEDEMA CLINIC, CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL
01.2018 - 01.2018
UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Western Sydney University
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