OH and VRA working together

Today we held a panel discussion of Occupational Health, roles and tasks and how this aligns with vocational rehabilitation.

A panel discussion with the VRA and OT’s in OH

Your Facilitators:

Julie Denning, VRA Chair – Dr Julie Denning is a Chartered Health Psychologist with over 17 years’ experience of working in the vocational rehabilitation sector.  She has designed and delivered work focused services to support people with long term conditions including, persistent pain, cancer, chronic fatigue and mental health to return to work when ready.  As Managing Director for Working To Wellbeing she is responsible for the design and delivery of VR services that are multi and interdisciplinary in approach.  She manages and clinically supervises a team of Occupational Health Physiotherapists, Cognitive Behavioral Therapists and Occupational Therapists.  She has experience of providing services within the insurance, occupational health and business to business sectors.

Jo Vallom-Smith is an occupational therapist who has specialised in the field of occupational health. Jo is the director of OTforOH, a specialist recruitment agency placing OTs in OH roles. Jo runs an informal networking group for OTs who work in occupational health. Jo is also on the national executive committee for the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Specialist Section Work and is the Occupational Health lead.

Janet O’Neill (RN, Dip OH, MSc Workplace Health) is an Occupational Health Nurse Advisor with 20 + years’ experience of working within an OH. Her roles have included operational management, clinical governance and training She is currently Deputy Head of the National School of Occupational Health