Melissa Hancock BAppSc (Occupational Therapy)

The OT Cooperative

I have worked as an OT in the NHS, private and military sectors for over 20 years. I am an experienced therapist offering comprehensive assessments and individual treatment programmes to adults experiencing neurological injuries and illness (brain injury, stroke) and complex trauma. In addition to this, I have specialist skills in providing cognitive assessment and treatment, managing challenging behaviour, awareness and insight difficulties, pain management, sleep assessment and intervention, vocational rehabilitation, fatigue management and providing rehabilitation to patients with medically unexplained / functional presentations. I enjoy working collaboratively with patients, their families and other therapists to achieve the best rehabilitation outcome.

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Qualifications

BAppSc (Occupational Therapy), University of Sydney, 2002 HPCP Registered OT47879 BAOT Member BT0240581

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Contact Melissa Hancock

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Web: https://www.theotcooperative.co.uk/

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Location: RH1 1BA

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Services

• Adult 25 +
• Young person (18-25)
• Advice around specialist equipment or in modifying your home to maximise independence
• Wheelchair assessments
• Practical strategies/treatment to overcome daily challenges caused by illness, accident, recent diagnosis or ageing.
• Long term conditions management in the community
• Brain or Spinal Injury expertise
• Trauma & Orthopedics expertise
• Armed Forces Rehabilitation
• Help and support with pain or fatigue-management techniques
• Therapeutic assessment, support and intervention for memory problems
• Neurological conditions expertise
• Ergonomic Assessment/industrial/office/vehicle seating/equipment advice
• Job/role analysis of task demands
• Neuropsychological/Cognitive/Neurodiversity assessment (including standardised tools)
• Graduated RTW plan/reasonable adjustments advice
• Vocational Rehab (VR) ongoing input/treatment/job coach/work prep/work hardening/conditioning
• OT Assessments and interventions on behalf of a case manager
• Specific treatment interventions for a case manager
• Case management after a catastrophic injury
• Bespoke training programmes