Could I be a Care Expert?

Heidi and Nikki go back to the very beginning to consider why they began care expert work in the first place. It’s clear as they chat that they come from backgrounds of academic qualification and hands-on experience. Both have worked in statutory services and independent practice. Their skills were honed in their respective fields, and having held their current roles for some time, they felt confident enough in their clinical reasoning to consider care expert work.

Before enquiring, please check the points below to ensure you are suitable for the role:

• You must have a minimum of 6 years post-qualification experience in one of the following:
  Occupational Therapy | Physiotherapy | Complex Care Nursing | Speech and Language Therapy | Visual Impairment Rehabilitation
• You must be in current clinical/case management practice, regularly working with individuals who have suffered significant injuries such as brain injury, orthopaedic injury, amputation, complex multi-trauma, birth injury, cerebral palsy, spinal or spinal cord injury.
• You must be working in a day job that sees you assessing for, reviewing and/or managing long-term packages of care for catastrophically injured people in the community.
• You must have the capacity to accommodate around 10 hours work per week, in addition to your main clinical role.

We believe Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Speech & Language Therapists who are working in Adult Social Care, NHS Community Care, Catastrophic Injury Case Management or other independent streams of work make the best care experts.

Typically, your main clinical role will see you involved in recommending and reviewing meaningful long-term care packages, suitable aids and equipment, transport options and significant housing adaptations for individuals with catastrophic, life-changing injuries.