Wendy Minto | Occupational Therapist Expert Witness | Tessa Gough Associates

Brain Injuries (Traumatic and Acquired)Neurology Orthopaedic and Limb Injury Oncology Palliative Care Acute Illness Amputation Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Learning Difficulties Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Autism Mental Health (Adult and Paediatric)Substance Misuse Dementia/Alzheimer's Spinal Cord Injury

9 years’ experience as a Community Occupational Therapist working for various Local Authorities in Scotland, working as Senior OT – Team Leader for past 4 years, managing a team in multi-disciplinary setting, assessing, prescribing and treating of individuals in various settings, working alongside statutory services.
Previously working as an OT in the Acute Hospital Setting for NHS Borders (Rotational).
3 years’ experience as a Learning Disability Nurse within the NHS assessing and treating patients with complex needs.
Experience of working with children and adults.

I have many areas of expertise within the field of Occupational Therapy, and I am confident and competent in conducting assessments, prescribing treatment and intervention and enabling the client to participate occupationally in day-to-day living. Major Adaptations, Neurological Conditions, Orthopaedic Trauma and Personal Trauma are areas of specialist interest with many years’ experience in the field of OT.

I successfully put into practice my Dissertation proposal for A Social Enterprise Community Café, employing women who had endured significant mental health and addiction.

I created a business plan, presented this to government members, secured relevant funding, recruited staff, provided training, procurement and purchasing of products, setting up of premises, creating rota for staff members, managing the budget, supervising the staff, mentoring and support throughout the initial opening period and ensured the women occupationally participated and we were able to successfully run a local community café for the residents of the town.

The business is now in its 8th year of opening and has seen many women return to the workplace and are now thriving occupationally. I am extremely proud of this achievement.