Harad B - Neuro Occupational Therapist, London & South East...

About Harad

Harad is a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with over 20 years’ clinical experience working across both the public and private sectors in acute, intermediate care and rehab settings. She has a passion for working with adults of all ages with complex needs. The scope of her clinical experience includes neurological rehabilitation including ABI, TBI, stroke, medical conditions and palliative care.

Harad has developed strong expertise in specialist equipment and minor adaptations, including complex moving and handling risk assessments and detailed panel reports. She is confident in assessing, recommending and providing specialist postural equipment, wheelchairs, pressure care equipment, sleep systems, seating and transfer equipment for people with complex neurological and co-morbid presentations.

Harad is competent using a range of standardised and non-standardised upper limb assessments and outcome measures. She has experience using FES, mirror box therapy, sensory integration, constraint induced therapy, functional task practice, upper limb exercise programmes, compensatory strategies, and specialist splinting.

Harad has an in-depth understanding and skill in providing cognitive rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, return to work, and community skills. She has extensive knowledge and experience in assessing mental capacity, supporting best interest decisions, safeguarding, and deprivation of liberties.

Harad’s practice is grounded in person-centred, evidence-based rehabilitation. She has a comprehensive understanding of Occupational Therapy codes of ethics, government legislation, legal frameworks and policies. She values professionalism, compassion, respect, clear communication, reflective practice and safe clinical reasoning.