Batchelor of Speech Pathology (2010) Flinders University, Adelaide

Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)  -RC0036191

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) SL31462

Member of the Acquired Brain Injury Clinical Excellence Network

Member of the London Adult Neuro Clinical Excellence Network

Member of FEES / VFSS Clinical Excellence Network – A special interest group for instrumental swallow assessments

Member of the Dysphagia and Adult Rehabilitation Interest Group (DARIG)

Since moving to the UK in 2013, I have worked exclusively within neuro rehabilitation services in a variety of clinical settings including acute care, the community and a short-term inpatient rehabilitation facility, working in both statutory services and within the independent sector.

I have a special interest interdisciplinary working practices, facilitating patient centred approaches to deliver a high standard of care, promoting service users’ independence and improving quality of life.

I am a Specialist Neurological Speech and Language Therapist with over a decade of experience working across private, NHS, and voluntary sectors both in the UK and Internationally. My expertise spans a wide range of complex and non-complex neurological conditions and disabilities.

During my NHS career, I have held several senior roles, where my roles have involved shaping and improving neurorehabilitation care, providing mentoring and supervision to my junior colleagues and students, ensuring optimal service user outcomes.

Within my role as both the lead Speech and Language Therapist and treating therapist of speech and language therapist practice, I offer support to a team specialist neurological speech and language therapists providing home-based and care home services across the United Kingdom. My role includes consultancy in complex neurorehabilitation cases, supporting patients with traumatic brain injuries, and other neurological conditions.

I enjoy opportunities to be involved in the clinical education of my peers and colleagues across the multidisciplinary team and health care assistants.  

I understand my duties as an expert witness under the Civil Procedure Rules and have undertaken specialist training in this role. I regularly participate in professional development to ensure my expertise remains up to date.

My Specialist Skills include:

·        Cognitive Communication Impairment

·        Aphasia assessment and treatment

·        Dysphasia assessment

·        Facial Oral Tract Therapy (FOTT)

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