Case Manager Profile

Victoria Holness-Waud

Specialism

Amputation, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Challenging Behaviour, Complex Orthopaedic, Complex Polytrauma, Disorders of Consciousness, Pain Management, Spinal Injury, Vocational Support

Locations

International, Midlands, South East England
Victoria Holness-Waud

With over 20 years clinical experience, in occupational therapy and case management, Victoria is empathetic and dedicated in her approach to working with complex adult and paediatric clients, who have sustained life-changing injuries over a wide spectrum. This includes acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputees, polytrauma, chronic pain and associated neurotrauma. This is achieved via the creation of high quality, bespoke rehabilitation and support programmes. Victoria is a collaborative team player, working with a range of professionals from health, statutory and legal sectors, as well as with the client and family, using her excellent communication skills and a 360° approach. She has an empowering, can-do attitude, and strives to facilitate successful outcomes to maximise recovery and enhance the clients’ quality of life.

Victoria is highly experienced, organised and motivated. She understands the need for responsiveness, to modify her approach, manage risks, overcome challenges and optimise engagement from clients, family members and professional colleagues.

Victoria has a proven ability to confidently apply expert knowledge, perform comprehensive immediate needs assessments and devise bespoke, cost-effective rehabilitation programmes with realistic, measurable goals for a diverse range of clients.

Victoria has skills in predicting long term future care and equipment needs for clients. She can arrange and oversee complex packages of care including 24-hour plans. Victoria enjoys working with clients to ascertain their needs, researching and commissioning independent and statutory services to meet those requirements, monitoring the professional input provided and ensuring high quality care, therapies and services.

Victoria also works as an independent occupational therapist for adults and children in medical negligence and personal injury cases, and as a consultant to rehabilitation units. She provides clinical supervision, mentoring and coaching to other occupational therapists.

She has an enhanced understanding and ability to work within medico-legal frameworks and the litigation process, having worked on single and joint instruction cases.

Background

Occupational Therapist

Age Groups

Adults & Children

Registrations and memberships

Health & Care Professions Council (Reg: OT40727)

Royal College of Occupational Therapy (Reg: BT0227273)

British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management (Reg: 2019497)

Qualifications

Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy – First Class Hons 2004

Post Graduate Diploma Neuro-Rehabilitation 2014

Child Psychology Diploma 2015

Qualifications
Testimonial
Victoria is an outstanding occupational therapist with a wealth of experience and excellence in the management of the neurological client. She draws on both her varied experience in a variety of sectors, together with her clinical knowledge to deliver an excellent level of rehab to her clients…She is also extremely supportive and shows empathy and consideration in both her communication and her actions.
Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist
Victoria Holness-Waud

Specialism

Amputation, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Challenging Behaviour, Complex Orthopaedic, Complex Polytrauma, Disorders of Consciousness, Pain Management, Spinal Injury, Vocational Support

Locations

International, Midlands, South East England
Victoria Holness-Waud

With over 20 years clinical experience, in occupational therapy and case management, Victoria is empathetic and dedicated in her approach to working with complex adult and paediatric clients, who have sustained life-changing injuries over a wide spectrum. This includes acquired brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputees, polytrauma, chronic pain and associated neurotrauma. This is achieved via the creation of high quality, bespoke rehabilitation and support programmes. Victoria is a collaborative team player, working with a range of professionals from health, statutory and legal sectors, as well as with the client and family, using her excellent communication skills and a 360° approach. She has an empowering, can-do attitude, and strives to facilitate successful outcomes to maximise recovery and enhance the clients’ quality of life.

Victoria is highly experienced, organised and motivated. She understands the need for responsiveness, to modify her approach, manage risks, overcome challenges and optimise engagement from clients, family members and professional colleagues.

Victoria has a proven ability to confidently apply expert knowledge, perform comprehensive immediate needs assessments and devise bespoke, cost-effective rehabilitation programmes with realistic, measurable goals for a diverse range of clients.

Victoria has skills in predicting long term future care and equipment needs for clients. She can arrange and oversee complex packages of care including 24-hour plans. Victoria enjoys working with clients to ascertain their needs, researching and commissioning independent and statutory services to meet those requirements, monitoring the professional input provided and ensuring high quality care, therapies and services.

Victoria also works as an independent occupational therapist for adults and children in medical negligence and personal injury cases, and as a consultant to rehabilitation units. She provides clinical supervision, mentoring and coaching to other occupational therapists.

She has an enhanced understanding and ability to work within medico-legal frameworks and the litigation process, having worked on single and joint instruction cases.

Background

Occupational Therapist

Age Groups

Adults & Children

Registrations and memberships

Health & Care Professions Council (Reg: OT40727)

Royal College of Occupational Therapy (Reg: BT0227273)

British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management (Reg: 2019497)

Qualifications

Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy – First Class Hons 2004

Post Graduate Diploma Neuro-Rehabilitation 2014

Child Psychology Diploma 2015

Qualifications
Testimonial
Victoria is an outstanding occupational therapist with a wealth of experience and excellence in the management of the neurological client. She draws on both her varied experience in a variety of sectors, together with her clinical knowledge to deliver an excellent level of rehab to her clients…She is also extremely supportive and shows empathy and consideration in both her communication and her actions.
Specialist Neuro Physiotherapist