North East & Yorkshire

Meet our case managers that are based in the North East and Yorkshire.

Our panel brings together extensive skills and experience in assisting clients with injury recovery and a smooth return to work. By sharing our expertise, we ensure the best possible rehabilitation outcomes.

As occupational therapists we are specialists in rehabilitation; we take a holistic approach.

We work closely with the client to assist their recovery following an accident, focusing on return to work.

We design a specific rehabilitation programme with each client, tailored to their individual needs and circumstances.

Independence works has developed a vocational rehabilitation toolkit as a reference for all our members to share knowledge and expertise.

Efficient data analysis allows us to spot trends, evaluate service quality and improve our case outcomes.

As occupational therapists, our focus is on ‘all the things we need, want or have to do’. (Wilcock, 2006)

Independence Works analyses its outcome data very carefully and has done so for more than ten years. We know what works and why and can prove it.

Our goal is to help our clients to live their best life – it's very personal.

When appropriate, we visit the client in their homes, at work or in the community – from Guernsey to the Outer Hebrides, from Belfast to York and back.

Helene Boonin

West Yorkshire

Helene is a highly skilled independent occupational therapist and case manager with extensive experience across the statutory and independent sector.

Nicola Johnson

South Yorkshire

A highly experienced and skilled occupational therapist and rehabilitation case manager, Nicola has a wealth of experience across the NHS and private sector. She takes on a wide variety of clients including those with complex multiple musculo-skeletal / orthopaedic injuries, neurological injuries (including mild brain injuries), pain, chronic headache and those experiencing the psychological effects of traumatic injury.

Sarah Smith

North Yorkshire

Sarah is a qualified and professional occupational therapist/case manager with over 20 years’ experience gained in the NHS, social services and charitable sector in the UK and New Zealand. Her extensive clinical experience includes working with clients who have acquired brain injury, spinal injury, amputations, visual impairment and multiple orthopaedic injuries.

Associates

Amy Lees

Yorkshire

Based in Yorkshire, Amy is an occupational therapist and case manager with over 16 years’ experience in both statutory and private healthcare services.