DIRECTORY OF STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS


 
Occupational Therapy


 
LOCATION
The Occupational Therapy Service administrative office can be found at St James' Hospital. It is located on the same corridor as the Pharmacy and Physiotherapy Departments. Sue Hull, the Lead Occupational Therapist is based here.
 
General enquiries regarding the Occupational Therapy Service can be directed to Sue at:
Address: St James Hospital, Locksway Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8LD
Telephone: 023 9282 2444 (Switchboard - please ask for Occupational Therapy)
 
ACCESS
At the moment, all Occupational Therapists employed by the Primary Care Trust work in secondary care. This means that in order to be seen by an Occupational Therapist, you need to be referred by your GP to a Community Mental Health Team, who will then refer you on to us. However, if you are in hospital and would like to meet with an Occupational Therapist, any staff member should be able to put you in touch with one. They work on the units most weekdays and will make ever effort to meet with you as quickly as possible.
 
WHERE WE WORK
Occupational Therapists work in the following teams and services:
 
Acute Services
Hawthorns and Maples - The Orchards
The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
 
Enquiries regarding the above Occupational Therapy services can be directed to:
Lyn Langham, Occupational Therapy Team Leader
Address: The Orchards, Locksway Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8FE
Telephone: 023 9268 2520
 
Rehabilitation and Recovery Services
Fair Oak
Oakdene
Yew House
Portsmouth North Community Mental Health Team - Acorn Lodge
Portsmouth South Community Mental Health Team - Cavendish House
Portsmouth Central Community Mental Health Team - Finchdean House
 
Enquiries regarding the above Occupational Therapy services can be directed to:
Jill Stokes, Occupational Therapy Team Leader
Address: Community Support Services,
Campion Place, 44-46 Elm Grove,
Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1JX
Telephone: 023 9273 7106
 
We also have an Occupational Therapists working in Headspace, the early intervention service for young people, Learning Disabilities, Physical Health and Older Persons Mental Health Services within the PCT
 
WHAT DOES AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST DO?
An Occupational Therapist wants to help you to do the things that are important to you, to the best of your ability. Much of what an Occupational Therapist does is concerned with the everyday things in life that most of us take for granted, but can become huge issues preventing recovery if they are not carried out to a satisfactory level. Tasks such as using the bus, or buying groceries at the supermarket are simple and straightforward activities that most of us carry out without a second thought. However, if you are living with unbearable levels of anxiety, unusual thoughts or the need to constantly check and recheck things, these tasks may be anything but easy.
 
In situations like this, the Occupational Therapist will listen to what you want to achieve and will help you to work out a way of accomplishing your goal. Success for some people may not necessarily be about doing everything independently; instead it might be about doing something with less help or in a different way. Occupational Therapists understand this and will not make you do anything you don't want to, or don't feel ready to do, instead we will help you to see alternatives, explore possible solutions and where needed, give you practical support to ensure success.
 
We believe that through activity and engagement, qualities such as hopefulness, self-belief and newly discovered skills emerge. Feeling good about achieving something can give us the confidence to take a risk and try something new. Occupational therapists understand that recovery through meaningful change cannot take place unless positive risks are taken.
 
To help you accomplish your goals, Occupational Therapists will share with you a variety of skills. Some of these might include:
 


WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN IF YOU ARE REFERRED TO AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST?
You can usually expect to be referred to an Occupational Therapist by your Psychiatrist or Care Co-ordinator. When we receive the referral, we will contact you immediately and either arrange a time to see you, or to tell you that you are on our waiting list. If we contact you to tell you the latter, we will also tell you approximately how long you can expect to wait.
 
When the Occupational Therapist meets with you, they will ask you questions about your daily life, your routines and habits and then ask you about the things you find difficult or would like to do differently. From there, the two of you will agree what the priorities are and set a plan in place to help you succeed. The Occupational Therapist might ask another worker in the team to come in and support you, or they may recommend participation in an Occupational Therapy run group. We will help you to monitor your progress and once you have achieved as much as you would like, we will stop.
 
Occupational Therapists work within the Care Programme Approach (CPA) framework and will attend meetings at your request.
 
WHO REGULATES US?
Occupational Therapists are part of a group of healthcare professionals called 'Allied Health Professionals'. The Health Professions Council regulates us and only people properly qualified in Occupational Therapy are allowed to practice in the United Kingdom as an Occupational Therapist.
 
All Occupational Therapists in our PCT are registered with the Health Professions Council. The register is open to the public and if you want to check on the status of the Occupational Therapist working with you, please go to: http://www.hpc-uk.org/
 

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