Georgia Lanham

Working full-time for Brightwater Capacity Building Program (CBP), providing NDIS services.

• Providing specialised OT services for client's with brain injuries and/or young onset dementia, some with high care needs.
• Experience writing various reports, such as Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA), Specialised Independent Living Assessments) and AT applications.
• Prescribing specialised seating, including initial seating assessment, trial, monitoring.

Worked full-time within Brightwater at Home (BAH), providing home care and transitional services to older adults.

Core skills and competencies including the following:

• Prescribing various equipment items, including initial assessment, trials, ordering and reviewing.
• Prescribing various home modifications, including ramps, rails and hand-held shower hoses, including initial assessment, taking measurements, forming diagrams and reviewing.
• Engaged in regular correspondence with client's families, as well as external stakeholders e.g. equipment suppliers.

Worked full-time at Brightwater Oats Street Transitional Rehabilitation Program.

In the role i employed the following skills and/or competences:

• Complete standardised and non-standardised assessments (MOCA, Addenbrooks, Neuro-physical, functional observations) and outcome measures (FIM/FIM and Mayo Portland) related to stroke and ABI.
• Developed and actioned personalised therapy plans. Provided handover and monitoring of programs to therapy assistants, when needed.
• Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary team.
• Participated in continued goal setting discussions and meetings with client's and their families.

Worked part time and casual role at various a Residential Aged Care (RAC) and Transitional Care Programs (TCP) within Perth metro areas.

Core skills and competencies included the following:

• Implementing OT and PT therapy plans.
• Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary team and reported changes to the therapy team.
• Leading various social, recreational and physical therapy groups.

Completed 8-week placement at Marangaroo Transitional Accommodation Program (RAP).