Where are you from?

I was born and raised in Bolton but spent a year travelling the world in my early 20’s, going as far afield as Soth East Asia and South America.

 Where did you study/ work previously?

I did the first year of my OT degree at Coventry University but was homesick so transferred to Salford in year two.

Where did you work previously?

I have worked in pretty much every Neuro Centre in The North West! I started my Neuro journey on The Taylor Ward in Leigh Infirmary and progressed to working at The Walton Centre, Salford Royal Infirmary and a Private Neuro Facility in Bury on in patient care. I then did various locum posts in Community Neuro and Brain injury rehab.

 What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

There is no typical! I can literally be assessing someone getting the bus to town one hour, and meeting architects and builders to look at home adaptations the next. The only thing that is always the same is the support I get from our fantastic team.

What’s the best thing about your role?

Making a difference. I know it sounds cheesy but its true. I’m working with people who were told that they would never do certain activities again and we are supporting them to do them! One particular person stands out in my mind…he was told that he would require two to one support in a residential facility for the rest of his life- we have worked to get him not only independent indoors but within his local community too! He moves into his own home this year 🙂

What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?

Everyone is different, so seeing each client achieve is always amazing, so there’s no way I could choose a client related achievement. It’ll have to be creating the team that we have at MTS; my little work family!

Where are you from?

I was born and currently reside in Wigan. I attended Abram Guest High School which is based in Wigan.

Where did you study/work previously?

I have attended Wigan and Leigh college completing an A level in Sociology going on to complete a degree in Sociology at Leeds university. I have also attended Manchester college gaining a BTEC level 3 and NVQ level 3 in health and social care. Recently I have completed a degree in Occupational Therapy at Salford university and am now registered as an Occupational therapist with the Health Care Professionals Council.

My previous working experience includes working at Salford Royal Hospital NHS as an integrated therapy assistant on the major trauma unit and recently working as a senior integrated therapy assistant on a stroke rehab unit at Chorley Hospital NHS whilst completing my OT degree.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

As I have only just recently started and am new to the team, I am yet to discover what a typical day would involve but am looking forward to working with Munro as a newly qualified occupational therapist.

What’s the best thing about your role?

The best part about my role as an OT with Munro is being able to assist and support individuals to achieve independence and quality of life. This is done by building a therapeutic relationship with clients and collaboratively working with them to set and achieve goals. As an OT I can monitor, assess and grade goals to make them achievable. I feel privileged to be able to enable individuals to remain as independent as possible.

Where are you from?

I was born in Bolton and have lived in Atherton all my life. I went to Fred Longworth High School then onto Wigan & Leigh College. 

Where did you study/ work previously?

Once I completed college, I decided I wanted to go into work and started a job as a receptionist, after this, I moved onto Axa Insurance.  I then became a Customer Service Officer at Bolton Council staying in the role for 12years. During my time at Bolton Council, I had 2 children and it was when my second daughter started school, I met Liz.

After becoming friends, Liz asked me if I would be interested in a position working in an administrative role for Munro Therapy Services.  I decided this new challenge and totally different environment would be just what I needed and decide to take the position.  I can honestly say it’s the best decision I could have made.  As now 2 years later my current position has changed to  Rehabilitation Assistant.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

Busy usually!!  But it will mainly consist of going out with clients, to the gym or cooking with them, practicing fine motor skills. It will also include:

Booking and arranging appointments and assessments

Writing notes

Arranging diaries.

What’s the best thing about your role?

The best thing about my role as a rehabilitation Assistant is being able to see clients achieve the goal that they have worked so hard to achieve.  An example of this, is a client wanted to practice to do French plaits in hair, we worked on this using a hairdressers doll and after a few weeks she had managed to complete the French plaits herself, this also worked on fine motor skills.

What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?

My biggest achievement is actually taking on the role of a Rehabilitation Assistant, as this was completely new to me as all of my previous jobs have been involved around Customer Services. I am so pleased I decided to go ahead with it as it’s an extremely rewarding job.

Where are you from?

I was born in Bolton and live in the Greater Manchester area.

Where did you study/ work previously?
I have recently been accepted onto the new Occupational Therapy apprenticeship scheme studying at Sheffield Hallam University. After working as a Rehab Assistant, I decided that becoming an Occupational Therapist would be my dream job and was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to join the new apprenticeship funded by Munro Therapy Services.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

My typical day consists of a variety of work, including going out with clients and following treatment plans set by our OTs, which is the highlight to my job! No single day is the same, I might be concentrating on road safety with a client one day and teaching a client how to budget with a client the next.

I also arrange appointments and chase requests from our clients for equipment or activities they would like to do.

What’s the best thing about your role?
The best thing about my role as a Rehabilitation Assistant is being able to carry out treatment plans, watching my clients progress and achieve their goals. As a rehab assistant, we build strong professional relationships with our clients and after spending months on a particular goal, seeing them achieve it gives me a real sense of pride!
What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?
My biggest achievement with my role, is being accepted onto the new Occupational Therapy Apprentice degree. Although this is with a tinge of sadness, as I will not be able to see my clients on a regular basis, I am still very proud and excited to start the next step in my career in becoming an Occupational Therapist.

Where are you from?

I was born in Manchester and have lived there all my life. I went to St Thomas Aquinas high which is situated in Chorlton Manchester.

Where did you study/work previously?

I have attended and completed NVQ’s at Fielden park and Trafford colleges. Most recently I attended Northenden college to complete Children and Young people diploma level 3.

My previous position was at working at the Independence development service. My position was lead resource worker and included teaching life skills to young people from age 9 up to 24 years of age within a residential setting and out in the community.

One of the young people I worked with was how I came into contact with Liz. Unfortunately, the council decided to decommission IDS and Liz offered me a position as a rehabilitation assistant at Munro Therapy services.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

Every day is enjoyable to be honest. My usually day consist of working with clients. Practicing using public transport. Shopping and cooking and helping the client purchase items for their apartment.

What’s the best thing about your role?

The best part of being a rehab assistant is helping the clients to make progress and ultimately them achieving their goals. An example of this is helping the client to travel independently using public transport.  Giving him landmarks to look out for and sticking to the same route. My client is now making progress and is remembering landmarks for getting off at his current stop.

What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?

Its early days yet but I am really enjoying helping the clients achieve a higher level of independence. 

Where are you from?

I was born in Bolton and have lived there most of my life with the exemption of when I went travelling around the world for a year.

Where did you study/work previously?

I attended St James’s C.E school in Bolton. After leaving school and spending some time in college I decided to leave to take a job in the retail sector for which I was there for several years before leaving for the around the world trip.

Upon my return to the UK, I have had several jobs including warehousing, the retail sector and working at the Department for Work and Pensions.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

Most days are different as my role includes HR, data protection, finance and running the IT systems for the company. From one day to the next  I am generally not doing the same thing.

What’s the best thing about your role?

I like to be able to help the company to run a more streamlined and efficient way. It’s my job to make the teams working day easier to run as smooth as possible.

What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?

When I created a client database along with an HR hub for our team to easily access. Everything is now centralised which makes for easier collaboration among the team.

Where are you from?

I was born in Cheshire and live in the North West near Merseyside.

Where did you study/ work previously?

I am an Occupational Therapist and specialise in Neurological OT, I have acquired over 14 years of extensive experience in the rehabilitation of Adults and Children with neurological impairments. I have been with Munro Therapy Services since June 2016 and travel across the North West of England to meet my clients.

Since graduating from Salford University in 2005 I started my OT career working with adults on an orthopaedic and surgery ward, gaining sound clinical knowledge in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems. My second position was in intermediate care, providing rehabilitation for clients who were medically stable on the ward after an acute medical or surgical procedure. My final NHS post was on a Neurorehabilitation / Stoke unit, which then developed her interest in working with children and adults with acquired brain injuries. Upon leaving the NHS I worked for as a Case Manager for a leading case management company.

What is a typical day at MTS like for you?

My typical day consists of a variety of work with each of my clients, no day is the same as I use a client-centred approach, focusing on their meaningful activities, in a variety of settings.

My role includes regular assessment clinics using evidence-based practice and standardised and functional assessments to identify problems a child or young adult has in participating in activities of daily living. I would assess children with varied health conditions, identify the best way of providing a service to a child or young adult and was able to implement advice on a consultation basis. I would also carry out treatment with children with dyspraxia either individually or in groups.

My role involves liaison with families, multi-disciplinary teams, social service. I also contributed to the ECHP and familiar with all therapeutic approaches recommended within the plan. I have clinical knowledge of the impact of physical and learning disabilities has on activities of daily living and participation in education, including access to facilities. It included liaison with safeguarding teams, education, local authority and charities, including the medical team.

What’s the best thing about your role?

The best thing about my role as an Occupational Therapist are my clients, they are all fantastic, I enjoy building up a trusting therapeutic relationship and pride myself on the relationships I have with my clients.

I really do love my job as it gives me a great sense of achievement when a client reaches a goal that we have worked on together.

What do you consider is your biggest achievement within your role?

I consider every client to be my biggest achievement in my role as an OT. As previously mentioned, I pride myself on my working relationships with each of my clients