Our senior management and interdisciplinary team all have extensive clinical experience in supporting people with neurological conditions. The combination of skills, expertise and specialist knowledge provides a winning combination to form a strong and confident senior team in support of the wider staff group.

Our Interdisciplinary Team

  • Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologists
  • Therapists (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy) and Therapy Assistants
  • Qualified Nurses RMN, RGN, RNLD
  • Rehabilitation Support Worker
  • Support Services Staff
  • Dietician
  • Family Social Work Assistant
  • Qualified Practice Nurse – RGN
  • Chiropody
  • GP cover
  • Lead Social Worker
  • Horticultural Therapist
  • Internal Training Department
  • Clinical Neuropsychiatrist

 

Our Clinical & Therapeutic Approach

Brain injury is a multi-faceted disability which requires a specialist, interdisciplinary approach, including assessment of both health care and social care needs in the context of the person’s life before their brain injury. We take our time to really get to know people, to understand them and engage in a meaningful and honest way.

The team communicates regularly with all parties, including the residents family and supporters, formally and informally, sometimes, just to make a call to say that their loved one has had a good experience that day. For us it’s not just about working towards the next review, every day counts.

Physical health

• Assessment of needs by internal / external Health Professionals
• Understanding and management of long term and chronic conditions
• Ensuring access to national screening programmes
• Pharmacological interventions including monitoring of efficacy and side effect profiles
• Nutrition and dietetics planning

Physical rehabilitation and management

• Gait, balance and mobility
• Spasticity & Muscle Tone
• Botulinum therapy
• Cardio vascular fitness
• Outdoor mobility
• Falls and manual handling
• Stairs assessments

Activities of daily living (ADLS)

• Personal ADLS
• Personal hygiene
• Toileting and continence
• Domestic activities of daily living
• Community skills
• Road safety
• Driving mobility support
• Spirituality
• Shopping
• Public transport
• Consideration of sexual needs

Psychological approaches

• Social communication
• Reading and writing
• Hearing screening
• Receptive and expressive language

Discharge planning

• Home assessment and advice including coordination of specialist equipment
• Liaison with family and other support networks
• Liaison with ICB, Social Care and other stakeholders
• Plan for generalising skills to new environment
• Relapse prevention planning

Vocational Rehabilitation

• Return to work assessment and support
• Voluntary work skills support

Swallowing

• Eating and drinking
• Dysphagia

Family & Carer Support

• Financial support

Advanced care planning / end of life

• Gold standard framework in end of life care