Amy-Jane White

Role: Principal Occupational Therapist
Profession: Occupational Therapy

I am also operational lead for Dorset Council for the community equipment, adaptation, and assistive technology services.

Assistive technology – Dorset Council has massively upscaled their approach to assistive technology and measuring the impact of this approach
Measuring Impact of OT interventions
Preventative solutions to increase independence
I am a qualified coach

As the lead for Occupational Therapy Services within the local authority, I feel it is important to ensure AHP’s across health and social care have increased awareness of the various services we work in and our service priorities.
The importance of AHP’s is being increasingly recognised and we need to work collaboratively to ensure we are effectively communicating the value of our work in delivering personal, creative, and cost-effective services.
The AHP Council will have be a valuable resource as we work towards a home first offer across Dorset and transforming how services are delivered across the system.

To have a real understanding of our roles and how we can ensure the services we provide are better aligned.
To have a county wide forum to promote the work we do and the value it brings to both the residents of Dorset and our organisations.
To ensure we are seizing every opportunity to trial new, joint ways of working- cutting across health and social care to provide the best possible interventions.

How we can break down system barriers and use our resource in a system wide way dependent on skill set.

A member of the AHP’s in public health steering group
Part of the mapping of therapy workforce piece that is being undertaken system wide to support Home First.
Co-chair of the Pan Dorset Moving and Handling Programme looking to achieve quality, confidence and consistency around moving and handling practice across the system