Occupational Therapist Expert Witness

Tessa Gough Associates; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tessa Gough Associates is seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to join their expert witness team. With almost 40 years in the field, they offer flexible hours, competitive pay, and comprehensive training opportunities to support specialists in personal injury and clinical negligence cases.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Self-employed contract

Access to peer support and continuous development

Payment within 30 days of invoice

Qualifications

• HCPC registered with 8+ years of post-graduate experience.
• Ability to travel for home assessments in the UK and abroad.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Care reports and manage cases from initiation to completion.
• Attend Case Conferences and court as required.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Empathy

Attention to detail

Self-confidence

Adaptability

Job description

Tessa Gough Associates are an established Expert Witness Company with almost 40 years' experience and have an excellent reputation within the litigation field for providing high quality expert witness reports in the fields of Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Our Occupational Therapists also undertake Immediate Needs Assessments for those with life-changing injuries.

Being part of the handl Group, we are invested in training and development of Occupational Therapists who wish to develop their knowledge further and have:

• Registration with HCPC
• 8 years minimum post graduate experience
• Capacity of around 3 days a week to work alongside their clinical role with flexible working hours
• Committed to undertake training and development

As an Expert Witness, you will have a unique opportunity to use your specialist experience to assist courts and legal professionals in serious personal injury and clinical negligence cases.

Depending on areas of expertise you may be required to:

Prepare Care reports, using your professional recommendations and expertise. Following through the case from the initiation to completion including timely review of new evidence and documentation, responding to queries from legal professionals, attending case conferences with barristers, participating in experts' meetings, as well as providing oral evidence in Court if required.

We are looking for Occupational Therapists in England with extensive experience in the following:

• Brain Injury
• Spinal Injury
• Amputations
• Managing care packages in the community
• Managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Dealing with equipment needs
• Working with clients who have catastrophic injuries

What's on offer:

• A regular flow of instructions to suit your availability
• Hourly rate from £50.00 per hour
• Excellent remuneration and flexible hours
• A self-employed contract that will work around your other work commitments
• Access to a professional peer support group and continuous development
• Payment within 30 days of receipt of invoice

Training & Support

At Tessa Gough Associates, we provide a robust training and mentorship program, delivered over three separate days to support new expert witnesses throughout their initial and ongoing learning process. You will need to commit to our training dates and produce training reports.

All members of our mentoring and quality assurance team have extensive experience in the medical legal field. We pride ourselves on providing one to one peer support. There is also administrative and in-house technical support offering assistance as and when required.

In return for your experience and hard work there are significant financial rewards to be gained as well as professional satisfaction.

Successful Candidates

Successful candidates should have the ability to:

• Undertake a holistic assessment; pick up on non-verbal cues; empathise with the individual's situation and relate to different people from different backgrounds.
• Travel to assess individuals in their own homes, both in the UK and at times abroad.
• Have a comprehensive grasp of the English language and high standards of written English, with attention to detail required.
• Be flexible and adaptable.
• Make decisions and seek appropriate support where and when necessary.
• Have experience of care / rehabilitation within the community.
• Have self-confidence and assertiveness.
• Project a professional image when attending a Case Conference or attending Court.
• Manage their own time and to be able to work under time constraints and strict Court deadlines.