Each month JustOT would like to recognise one of our locums for their personal achievement and commitment to the Occupational Therapy Service!

Name:
Ashleigh

Profession:
Occupational Therapist

Where are you from?
Gisborne, New Zealand

Current Locum position?
Band 6 Community Rehab Occupational Therapist

Personal achievements within the role?
Managing winter resilience project within team, liaising directly with therapist from social services and inpatient teams

What do you enjoy about being a locum?
The flexibility of work, being able to take off periods of time that suit me to travel

Most memorable moment within your career?
I am unable to identify a specific memorable moment in my career although times when clients have made a point of telling me the difference I have made to their lives is something that I don’t forget and try to remember when I am having more difficult times!

If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 items would you take?
1.) Good book
2.) Friend
3.) Bottle of wine