Clinical Instructor Vocational Rehabilitation

CURRICULUM VITAE

Mr Maxwell Tinashe Dakwa

Physical Address: Villa 19 Al Raneen Street Khalifa City A Abu Dhabi

Mobile Number: +971*********

Email: ************@*****.***

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality Zimbabwean

Languages English

Position Occupational Therapist

LICENSE DETAILS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER GT21605

DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY

MEDICAL REHABILITATION PRACTITIONERS COUNSEL OF ZIMBABWE LICENSE

TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11 years 7 months

STANDARDISED ASSESSMENT TOOLS CURRENTLY USED

FIM-functional independency measure, Ashworth scale for tone, MRS, Rancho los Amigos for cognitive function, Barthel Index, AM-PAC 6-Clicks, MoCA

FIM certified Occupational Therapist

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Occupational Therapist with a track record of good patient management and program development. Enjoys helping patients improve motor and cognitive skills hence independence in ADL performance. Enthusiastic team player driven to achieve exceptional patient outcomes as a key member of a multidisciplinary case management team. Having experience of managing multiple caseloads, prioritising needs, and completing required administrative tasks, now looking to further an already successful career by working for a reputable organization.

EDUCATION

BSc Honours Degree in Occupational Therapy University of Zimbabwe 2.1 degree Class August 2005-December 2009

EXPERIENCE

INPATIENT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, REEM HOSPITAL from July 2021 to date

Undertaking patient assessment of physical and cognitive skills

Planning and providing appropriate treatment and activities

Giving advice and arranging support for family members, carers and clients

Undertaking administrative tasks

Liaising with doctors, family members, carers and other professionals and keeping them updated.

Planning further treatment an reviewing progress

Providing aids and appliances for easy of task performance

ADULT NEUROLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, Tawam Hospital-31 August 2020 to July 2021.

Performing comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients with different diagnosis

Evaluate the need for splints and positioning devices to preserve joint integrity and protect skin from breakdown due to prolonged pressure.

Train families and caregivers to assist with range-of-motion exercises, safe transfers and mobility, and skin checks.

Provide training in self-care activities (e.g., bathing, dressing) with adaptive or durable medical equipment and/or compensatory techniques if needed.

Use neuromuscular re-education, trunk stabilization, and balance activities to improve clients’ ability to move in and out of bed and maintain an upright posture necessary to perform self-care and, eventually, home management activities.

Use relevant occupation-based activities and preventive splinting to preserve muscle balance and range of motion for functional tasks.

Address cognitive and perceptual deficits, including compensatory techniques.

Provide wheelchair assessment and management to promote endurance and mobility, depending on patient readiness.

Contribute to safe discharge planning, including recommendations for transitioning to the next level of care.

Train patients in postsurgical orthopaedic protocols, including appropriate weight bearing and/or precautions during activities of daily living (ADLs).

Develop home programs and instruct patients, family members, and caregivers in how to use them to continue rehabilitation after discharge.

Fabricate or provide assistive devices and protective orthoses and splints, and train patients in their use, to promote healing and maximize independence.

Where applicable, teach specific techniques for functional mobility (e.g., safe car transfers).

Help rebuild lost skills, restore lost function and improve independency in life

Following patient treatment objectives and assisting patients in achieving treatment goals.

Liaising with other healthcare professionals on the best treatment for clients.

Working with MDT to present assessments findings and feedback on a patient's progress.

Prescribing aids and appliances to promote functional independency

Participating in professional development and advocate for evidence-based practice

ADULT NEUROLOGICAL AND PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, AL AIN HOSPITAL-9 June 2018 to 31 August 2020

Conducting individualized, holistic evaluations to determine clients’ skills and patterns of daily living and mobility

Identifying and addressing clients’ needs, interests, goals, and barriers to participation in meaningful activities, roles, and occupations

Assessing and recommending equipment, technology, and environmental modifications to increase accessibility and align with clients’ needs, goals, and abilities.

Assisting clients to develop habits, roles, routines, and coping strategies that support physical, psychological, and social health and well-being

Training clients, caregivers, and family members on safe and efficient device and technology use.

Help rebuild lost skills, restore lost function and improve independency in life

Following patient treatment objectives and assisting patients in achieving treatment goals.

Liaising with other healthcare professionals on the best treatment for clients.

Working with MDT to present assessments findings and feedback on a patient's progress.

Splinting

Educating care givers in home-based care

Conditions handled:

Arthritis conditions, Muscular dystrophy, Fractures, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Multiple sclerosis, Gullian Barre Syndrome, myasthenia gravis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Spinal cord injuries, Soft tissue injuries, Degloving injuries, Head injuries, Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA), Peripheral neuropathies, tendon injuries, ADHD, Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Learning Disability.

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Dubai-12 February 2017 to 15 May 2018

Working with children with developmental, learning disability, neuro-developmental and autistic problems at the unit.

Evaluate sensorimotor, cognitive, and adaptive skills, and facilitate progress toward developmental milestones.

Collaborate with and train families to reinforce therapeutic skill acquisition.

Develop and implement an intervention plan, based on the child’s needs, to participate in various child-appropriate occupations and environments (e.g., school, home, playground), including socializing with other children.

Providing OT services to children with functional difficulties including sensory problems, developmental delay, fine motor, visual-perceptual and gross motor dysfunction.

Effectively manage the IEPs of the students by planning and conducting activities

Wheelchair and seating assessments, general splinting and provision of specialist equipment.

Implement IEPs using appropriate methodologies and techniques that have been adopted by the centre and in alignment with the Al Noor CSPD and curriculum through individualised, group and routine based intervention.

To document intervention by maintaining updated documentation of students’ responses including the assessments, progress and annual reports as per guidelines in CSDP.

Attending and contribute in the IEP review meetings, intra unit and inter unit meetings and implement actions discussed in the meetings.

Participating in continuing education for professional development to ensure consistent implementation of best practices.

Conditions handled

Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Down syndrome, Hydrocephaly, Microcephaly, Autism, Retts disorder, ADHD, Learning disabilities,Aspeger’s disease

SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals 22 January 2010 to April 2017(7years, 4 months)

Reporting to the chief therapist my duties included:

Supervision of junior staff in the department and management of the OT department

Organising in house training workshops for continued professional development.

Appraising junior staff with the new results based management appraisal system (RBM).

Ordering departmental equipment and required resources

Maintenance of up to date department inventory.

Strategic planning for the OT department.

Compiling occupational therapy patient’s statistics.

Performing comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients with different diagnosis

Supporting & instructing patient in activities relating to their treatment programme.

Supporting clients to promote their rights and advocating for them if necessary.

Liaising with other healthcare professionals on the best treatment for clients.

Working with MDT to present assessments and feedback on a patient's progress.

Helping people prepare for discharge and life in the community(home adaptations)

Assisting people to return to work

Maintaining clear, concise and accurate patient records in compliance with hospital’s standards

Prescribing aids and appliances to promote functional independency

Educating care givers in home based care

Establishing diagnosis based on assessment findings and close collaboration with other team members

Conditions handled:

Burns, Amputations, Arthritis conditions, Muscular dystrophy, Fractures, Arthritic conditions, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Multiple sclerosis, Gullian Barre Syndrome, myasthenia gravis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Spinal cord injuries, Soft tissue injuries, Degloving injuries, Head injuries, Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA), Peripheral neuropathies.

MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS ON THIS JOB

With the help of the hospital management, I managed to revamp the occupational therapy psychiatric department. It is now fully functional.

I have managed to introduce the pressure garment clinic at Parirenyatwa Hospital which was not at the hospital before. The pressure garment clinic has helped in the management of keloids and hypertrophic scars of patient with burns and soft tissue injury there by bringing about good prognosis.

Due to my good clinical skills there has been a good functional prognosis of most of our patients.

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, University of Zimbabwe Rehabilitation Department, January 2011 to 2016

Supervise occupational therapy students on their clinical placements (clinical instructor)

Occupational therapy skills

Bobath techniques, Brunnstrom techniques, Rood’s sensory techniques, PNF, Child handling and Play therapy, Group therapy, Splinting, Visual and perceptual skills intervention, Home adaptations, Soft tissue manipulation, Post-operative care-Amputees, fractures, etc, Vocational rehabilitation, Wheel chair prescription and mobility, Cryotherapy, Thermotherapy, Joint mobilizations, Cognitive technique, Transfers, Burns and wound Management

IN SERVICE TRAININGS ATTENDED

1)Training in Basic Level Wheelchair Service and mobility (theory and practice).

Areas covered included:

Wheelchair assessment to identify the best possible mobility solution.

Wheelchair adjustment and modifications to ensure the best fit.

Training of wheelchair users to make the best use of their wheelchair.

Home adaption and community follow ups.

Basic wheelchair repair and maintenance.

2)Paediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Clinical Skills Training Course offered by University of Zimbabwe Department of Rehabilitation and African Paediatric Fellowship Programme (APFP) 15 -17 September 2015.

Areas covered included:

Introduction to the concept of MDT in management of neuro-developmental disorders.

Normal development and approach to facilitation.

General approach to developmental delay.

Neuro-developmental assessment.

Cerebral palsy and facilitating feeding.

Positioning for functioning in cerebral palsy, assistive devices.

Sustainable low cost toy making.

Ayres sensory integration.

Managing challenging behaviour.

3)Certificate in Ponsetti Management of club foot, Zimbabwe sustainable clubfoot programme ( 11 March 2013)

4)Displinary procedures and acts of misconduct in health Systems (Health Services body December 2011)

5)Creative Assistive Technology Solutions in minutes by Dr Therese Wilkomm 19-20th April 2017

6)Makaton sign language training

7)BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Very good communication and listening skills.

Able to use standardised and non-standardised techniques in patient assessment

Able to develop good professional and supportive relationships with clients, their families and carers

Vast knowledge on rehabilitation services and the needs at different levels.

Effective decision maker who can handle a variety of queries.

Goal oriented and can with stand challenging work environment with various professions.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer Literate – Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

HOBBIES

Soccer, Travelling, Reading

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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