CHRISTINE SHARP

Case Manager – BHSC, MRCOT

Specialisms
Complex Trauma, Burns, Spinal Injury, Brain injury, Upper/ Lower Limb Injuries, Amputees, Chronic Pain, Associated Psychological Conditions

Adolescents 16 – 25 years
Adults 25+ years

Location
South Central, South East, South London

Christine specialises in working with clients with complex trauma and orthopaedic injuries, spinal injuries, brain injury, amputations and upper limb injuries. She works as a case manager to produce immediate needs assessments and provide case management for her clients following traumatic, work related and clinical negligence injuries.

Christine qualified as an Occupational Therapist at the Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand in 1998. She has over 20 years of clinical experience working within multiple specialisms in both acute and community care environments. She has extensive experience of treating adolescents and adults with complex physical conditions.

Christine has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. She has highly efficient skills when liaising with various disciplines, analysing services and the provision of, and most importantly, managing people and their needs.

Christine has worked as a case manager since 2013. She has worked in a diverse range of care environments, and regularly deals with clients who have experienced lower limb amputations and orthopaedic injuries as a result of accidents or failed surgery and who also require complex care packages to maintain their independence. She works with clients to analyse ability and daily activities, provide recommendations and provide support with rehabilitative solutions.

Christine also works with clients who are often coming to terms with a new-found disability and dealing with ongoing chronic pain and supporting individuals who have psychological needs as a result of their injury/disability.

Christine has a good working knowledge of the litigation process through her work as both an Expert Witness and a Case Manager, providing assessments and reports for the Court, attending experts’ meetings and pre-trial conferences. This knowledge assists her to manage client expectations realistically.

Qualifications and Memberships

• 1998 – BHSc Occupational Therapy. Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
• 2004 – PG Cert. Hand Therapy. Derby University, UK.
• Member of CMSUK, RCOT, RCOT Specialist Interest Group of Independent Therapists and BAHT (British Association of Hand Therapists).
• BHSc (OT), Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand (1998).
• PG Cert (Hand Therapy), Derby University, UK (2004).
• Royal College of Occupational Therapists – Specialist Section – Independent Practice (MRCOT-SS-IP).
• British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT).
• Case Management Society UK (CMSUK).
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapist (MRCOT)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Career History

Integrated Case Management, 2020 – present
Case Manager

Jacqueline Webb & Company, 2014 – present
Expert Witness

360 Case Management, 2019 – 2020
Case Manager

Independent Case Manager, 2019 – present 

Bush & Company Rehabilitation, 2013 – 2019
Case Manager

Independent Occupational Therapy Practitioner, 2013 – present

Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, 2004 – 2014
Advanced Occupational Therapist in Hand Therapy

Derby University, 2011
Clinical Advisor

Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, 2002 – 2004
Clinical Lead Occupational therapist in Burns and Plastics

Angela Shaw and Associates, 2001 – 2002
Locum Senior Occupational Therapist

Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, 1998 – 2001
Rotational Occupational Therapist

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