I am an occupational therapist with 25+ years of experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autism.
I left my job to go travelling and since my return to the UK work as a support worker for a supported living and day opportunities provider. I love the work I do - working hands-on with people with LD and autism, being able to observe the details and changes/improvements over the course of time, and teaching new skills. The things I often didn't have time for as an OT.
I am still registered with HCPC and I'm very keen to maintain my professional registration.
My question is, are there any other OTs out there in this situation? Do you want to link up? Do you have any suggestions for CPD activities?
Hi Anke. I'm currently in a non-clinical role working as a Virtual Assistant for OT businesses as well as running The Nomadic OT which is more of a coaching role for those looking to travel and have location independence like myself. I am still HCPC registered and have monthly supervision with an amazing lady called Margaret who you can read more about here - https://ot360.co.uk/ She writes up our monthly sessions (my preference on frequency she let's you decide) and includes the standards that I am meeting so should I be called up for audit i've got everything documented and ready to go :) She also offers help with audit prep should that happen! Hope that helps 😊 Kind wishes, Hannah