Hi,

I’m Jane. I’ve been lucky enough to start working with Inclusion as part of their team in the apprentice private OT role they have created – if you want to know a little more about me you can find my details here:

http://www.inclusion.me.uk/blog/profile/jane-whiteland/

I have been in post for over two months now with Inclusion and am thoroughly enjoying my new role in independent practice.

The role so far has provided me with a variety of casework and work settings across various locations throughout the country. This has included private assessments for case management companies, outsourced local authority work, involvement with a housing regeneration project, covering a City of London OT/ Reablement post and joint working with my manager on an access audit.

I feel that I have adapted well to the challenge of working from home which requires motivation, discipline, organisation and self- reliance. Although I am working in isolation for the majority of my time and miss the friendships of my work colleagues from my previous post, I feel very supported by my managers and the Inclusion team, who are always available for support and assistance. I also have regular formal and informal supervision.

Many of the frustrations I experienced working in statutory services no longer exist, as this post enables me to fully focus on my role as an OT and the needs of my clients, without having to attend numerous meeting and dealing with the ongoing disruptions that working in a team can bring. I now also have the freedom of managing my time productively which is underpinned by a sense of trust and autonomy from my manager.

I have found that the post so far has provided me with the challenge that I was looking for in my career. It has enhanced my assessment, reasoning and report writing skills and I look forward to the further collaborative opportunities that working with Inclusion will provide for both myself and the company.

Jane

Inclusion Ad

As part of our LBA award, Inclusion have recently been lucky enough to work alongside local Paralympian Will Bayley & the table tennis club Byng Hall, where Will started his career, to help promote the importance of access & accessibility around Tunbridge Wells.

Here’s some information about Will taken from the Paralympics GB website:

“Will was born with arthrogryposis, a rare congenital disorder that affected all four of his limbs. Whilst also recovering from cancer aged seven, Will discovered he could play a good game of Table Tennis. Thanks to his Grandma Mary, who bought him his first table, Will continued to progress in the sport. At the age of 12 he joined Byng Hall Table Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells, the only Advanced Level Premier Club in the county and a local resource that caters for all aspects of the game and a fabulous, fully accessible local resource for all ages and abilities, where he continued to improve before moving on to represent Kent men’s team of non-disabled players.

In October 2011 Will returned from the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia where he won a gold medal in the men’s Singles class 7 and a silver medal in the men’s Team event class 7, playing with Paul Karabardak. He finished 2011 by being voted the European Players’ Player of the Year and was subsequently announced as the world no. 1 in January 2012. He now spends most of his time training at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, where the team is based.
In addition to his sporting achievements, Will also went to The Brit School for Performing Arts to embark upon a Theatre Studies course.

At London 2012, Will made the men’s Singles class 7 final where he played German player Jochen Wollmert. He may have lost the match, but his achievement in winning silver marked GB’s first men’s Singles Table Tennis medal since Neil Robinson took the same colour in Atlanta 1996, and their first of any sort since 2004.

“I’m still young, I still want to improve and I still want to get a gold medal at the Paralympic Games – that’s my dream.”
Will Bayley

In the bronze medal match of the men’s class 6-8 Team event, Will was back in action alongside team-mates Ross Wilson and Aaron McKibbin. He avenged his loss against Wollmert with a decisive victory and the match concluded within 20 minutes, meaning Will finished the Games with a silver and bronze medal.”

In March 2013 Will won the Italian Open and has returned to the position of world No 1…..long may he remain there and everyone at Inclusion wish him every success with his preparations for Brazil in 2016 and beyond.

Keep up the brilliant work Will & Byng Hall – it’s inspirational & we really hope we can help again in the near future!

Will Bayley & Inclusion 2013

LBA Kent Winner 2013

Inclusion are very proud to announce that we will be the sole Occupational Therapy & Re-ablement provider for the City Of London again for another year.

Inclusion won the contract to provide all OT services to the City in 2012 and are delighted that due to the quality of our service provision along with our value for money & the strong relationship built between us and COLC our contract has been extended for a further year.

We’re also very excited to be working alongside H&F, Merton, RBKC & various other LA’s & HA’s in London & the South East and as a result would love to hear from any experienced, highly skilled & dedicated OT’s interested in joining the team.

For further information about working for Inclusion please send us an email with your CV to info@inclusion.me.uk or ring 01892 704065.

“THE winner has been announced of a Courier-backed scheme aimed at boosting local business.

Matthew Box, 38, from Tunbridge Wells, has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 Local Business Accelerator initiative for West Kent.

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