O
ccupational Therapists have
historically worked in hospitals, community and
social care settings but our expertise is a great fit with Occupational Health (OH)!
Occupational therapists are a degree-level educated profession and are regulated by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC). They are an Allied Health Profession and work to our Royal College of Occupational Therapists professional Standards of Practice and Code of Conduct. Occupational Therapists understand some of the challenges within OH and recognise that industry-wide there is a skill shortage. We are ideally placed to enhance and support existing services, working alongside other health
professionals and developing new pathways to provide vocational support. However, due to the scarcity of OT’s in OH, the speciality is not really visible in the profession or easily considered as an asset. Let’s hope perceptions change in the near future.
Occupational Therapists an
Why OT’s?
A great fit
Occupational therapy was founded as an
By Lisa Harrison of Rehab Jigsaw
Arts and Crafts movement with an ethos
of learning through doing. Post WW2, it became better understood how a combination of social, economic and biological reasons could impact a person’s health and therefore activities, or “occupations”. Occupations are a basic human need, providing a sense of purpose, structure and routine. When we engage in meaningful occupations, there is a positive effect on health and well-being. 40
OH TODAY
Spring 2022
Lisa has worked in independent practice since 2006, spe Therapy in Occupational Health, case management and c range of experience with those clients with orthopaedic, She is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Th the Society of Occupational Medicine and of Case Manag Capacity Evaluation (UKFCE) and has a high level of skill returning to employment with health conditions includin injuries.