D2A Senior Occupational therapist 🌻#hellomynameis. deep breath, we can do this (she/her) all views are my own. enjoys baking sweet treats, outdoors and crafts
@StudentOTs Always be honest, if you don’t know or understand something say.
Do reading and learn about the area you are going to be working in before you start and
Try and familiarise yourself with the note style.
Best of luck to those starting, you got this 💪🏼
A reminder that having a mental health condition doesn’t preclude you from having a happy and fulfilling life, nor from holding jobs with high levels of responsibility and skill. Also, people with MH conditions are often based placed to campaign and advocate for their peers
Lovely have a discussion with a CSW trying to understand the Occupational Therapy role further today. So great being able to promote the role and therapy 👍🏻
Urging people to please give back any equipment that they no longer use, equipment provision around the country is very low and we are finding it a real challenge to provide the correct equipment for the people the currently really need it! #NHS
Stayed an extra hour after I was supposed to finish to ensure that a patient could go home safely and the appreciation from the relative and patient made it so worthwhile #lovemyjob#OT#shortstay
Today a patient told me "ignore my socks, they are dirty.. Like the colour of your skin" & that "not all black lives matter". Please remind me again how racism isn't an issue in this country ❔
#racism#BlackLivesMatter#NHS#racistengland