pport to her colleagues with the treatment of complex patients, with
tional support for patients, relatives and staff.
epartment, a multidisciplinary team, with the aim of reducing
g others, delivering the preceptorship programme, along with other
to underlying health conditions, she has needed to self-isolate and
upport to her colleagues via telephone and through virtual media,
irtual environmental visits to reduce risk of infection and enhance
ith emotional support and supervision at this very uncertain and
kills between her usual and current role. Working with palliative care
rself, her colleagues, patients and relatives. She has regular team
to discuss challenging cases and to express emotions.
lls have been useful as she supports colleagues to deal with
With high levels of anxiety for the safety of themselves and their
otional time, and her skills and own personal experiences have
upport.
ication is key. Connecting with others through telephone calls, emails
rtant. Kerry went through a stage of feeling guilty about being safe at
andemic. Speaking to her colleagues has shown her how much they
to play during this time.
ensive care unit (ITU) patients who
gnitive, perceptual and upper
e, Sophie has needed to work on
role, she was developing the role
to demonstrate this need.
n rehabilitation for people
ritise and further develop the
Sophie
senior occupational
therapist critical
care
ariety of conditions. Treatment
and personalised exercise
pment though teaching and producing treatment
eployed to work on the inpatient wards to support the safe discharge
ical area for over 10 years, this has been a dramatic change.
the team support each other to deal with their caseload is important.
o on the wards as she has adapted to working in new ways with
ticed an improved respect for therapy by the multidisciplinary team
ed being able to see patients without time restrictions which she is
more opportunities for rapport to be built with patients that need to
ey go home.
dying difficult, as this is not something she has been exposed to in
occupational therapists we are adaptable and good at ‘seeing the
d the hospital gown.
ient what their hobbies and interests are and what they did for work,
they are.