Tim Richens
Woodville
Summary
Personable therapist who leads at ground level and believes in strong relationships for positive staff and client outcomes. Highly resilient, exceptional time management skills and flexible in administering interventions across a broad range of clients, including young children beginning their journey and young adults re-building their trust in allied health. Believer in rigorous assessments, evidence-based practice and comprehensive intervention approaches balanced out with genuine rapport-building and therapeutic use of self. Exceptionally high emotional intelligence with willingness to move outside of comfort zone to foster continual growth and development.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist - Team Leader
OTFC Group
04.2018 - Current
- Improved client outcomes through individualised intervention plans across varied diagnoses and age groups, ranging from 2-35 years.
- Conducted thorough, rigorous assessment processes to ensure appropriate intervention methods selected and measurement of progress.
- Managed exceptionally high and complex caseload while performing all duties under high-pressured and time-limited environment.
- Collaborated with other leaders to effectively manage OTFC+ facility, including planning for improvement and consideration of quality control, staff needs, clinical outcomes and financial goals.
- Supervised staff and students to ensure growth of their clinical skills as well as fostering positive culture that promotes staff well-being.
- Utilised combination of evidence-based interventions as well as therapeutic use of self to develop strong connections and optimal outcomes for clients.
- Liaison with health professionals, families and stakeholders to ensure comprehensive approach to therapy and maximise client outcomes.
- Thoroughly documented client outcomes and strong adherence to policies and procedures, particularly in relation to NDIS requirements.
- Led organisation's intervention approaches targeted towards the teenage population and the mental health domain.
Occupational Therapist (Paediatric)
Mid-North Occupational Therapy
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Creative implementation of therapy across multiple environments including home, school and clinic setting.
- Management and planning of schedule, ensuring bookings meet needs of clients, health professionals and educators.
- Provision and synthesis of home resources for clients to utilise to consolidate and improve therapeutic outcomes.
- Educated parents regarding client’s needs and progress while respecting parents’ expert knowledge of their own child.
- Frequent collaboration with educators to maximise client outcomes in the school setting.
- Advocacy for NDIS clients, including families commencing their NDIS journey, provision of succinct and clear reports, and communication with NDIS directly on behalf of families.
Education
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy -
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA12.2017
St Mark's College
Port Pirie, SA12.2013
Skills
- Competent in administering assessments including SIPT, EASI, PEERAMID, BOT-2, MAP and combining these with clinical observations
- Flexible, client-led intervention approach while building strong rapport with therapeutic use of self
- Compassionate management of staff to foster employee well-being while ensuring clinical and financial goals are met
- Excellent in managing time demands in an extremely busy and complex setting
- Strong adherence to documentation, policies and procedures and communicating importance of this to junior staff
- Goal-setting with staff, families, individual clients, and health professionals to ensure positive outcomes, while also setting self-development goals
- Growth mindset to ensure continual development of skills and frequent movement outside of comfort zone
- Passion-driven project management including task delegation, thorough planning and problem-solving
- Growth mindset to ensure continual development of skills and frequent movement outside of comfort zone
- Project management including task delegation, thorough planning and problem-solving
Certification
Certified in Ayres' Sensory Integration, undertaken through CLASI (2020)
Timeline
Occupational Therapist - Team Leader
OTFC Group
04.2018 - Current
Occupational Therapist (Paediatric)
Mid-North Occupational Therapy
09.2017 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy -
University of South Australia
St Mark's College
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