All about OT Without Borders
What are your requirements?
Looking to implement Activity Assessment services or outsource elements of current provision?
OT Assessments – Is your service experiencing a waiting list backlog or needs help to manage ongoing time frames?
Independent Activity Assessment – Are you or your clients suffering from any kind of long term illness, disability or injury?
Training your workforce to improve skills and performance?
Need advice of a qualified OT for housing design/adaptations?
Developing your OT skills / career or looking for new opportunities?
Managing sickness or absence among employees?
Looking for an impartial assessment of your living needs?
OT Without Borders: The UK & Africa’s leading provider of occupational therapy services
When it comes to providing the best quality occupational therapy to organisations and individuals across the country, OT Without Borders stands apart from the crowd.
We have extensive experience of working with local government, charities, housing associations and case management companies as well as private individuals. Our centralised administrative structure and nationwide network of experienced OTs can handle a full spectrum of bespoke service requirements.
To discuss your unique needs and how OT Without Borders can provide a tailored service that’s right for you, contact us
today.
Why choose OT Without Borders?
Our vision is one committed to putting people at the heart of our process. We focus on results, on improving health and wellbeing for those we work with. Our approach is always transparent, fair and efficient without compromising on quality.
Benefits of engaging OT Without Borders include…
Our national cohort of OTs, spread across a range of skillsets to provide the bespoke service you need.
Full compliance with legal and industry standards to ensure a fully transparent service.
Centralised admin management for an efficient service from referral to completion.
Fully manned contact centre from 8AM to 5PM Monday to Friday
Our Key Services
Whether you’re a local authority, a charity or a private individual, our nationwide network of qualified practitioners let us develop and provide the fully tailored services you require.
Training for Qualified OTS & Staff groups. For those wanting to move into occupational therapy or start practicing independently, we offer training and workshops for qualified OTs and the staff group
Activity or One-off assessments. Whether for private individuals or local authorities assessing properties, we can conduct full and transparent OT or Activity Assessments as a one-off purchase.
Return to work solutions. We work with employers to ensure their employees cope with injury, illness or disability in the workplace in the most efficient way possible.
Meet the OT Without Borders team
From our offices in Leeds, our team coordinates and assists those we support. Our fully manned contact centre handles queries daily, whether from customers, their clients or even OTs looking to attend training workshops or join the team.
Catherine B Ndiwanyu
Clinical Director
An occupational therapist with years of experience, Catherine has the relevant OT training, knowledge, skills and excellent clinical experience in mobility assessments. Catherine has also worked with the rehabilitation of clients with mental health issues, clients affected by stroke, the frail and elderly, with multiple pathologies and falls, and intermediate care, most of these clients were seen both in a hospital, as well as in the community setting. She oversees maintaining our professional standards, furthering our services and upholding the values and vision of OT Without Borders.
David B Ndiwanyu
Managing Director
Responsible for all commercial, financial and legal aspects of our services, David is our authority on all queries regarding invoicing, payments, complaints and meeting our terms of contract. David is also instrumental in setting up a number of entreprises including; African Achievers International a social enterprise that manages and supports a number of start-ups which include among others; SEMA AFRICA, UniversiDay, RemitGrow. David is committed to creating and maintaining an environment where everyone’s background, perspective, and skills are supported.
Testimonials
Mum and I are very happy with the service we have received from you and cannot praise you enough. The things you have put in place have been very helpful and the information you have provided is very useful. – OT Service User – Wakefield
Thank you for your call today and the support you have given. Your assessor was incredibly professional and I am sending an email to the council about how your services are excellent – Blue badge Service User – Calderdale
OT Without Borders has formed an excellent working relationship with our organisation. They have suggested improvements to the service delivery which have resulted in a more effective service delivery.
FAQs
What is occupational therapy?
There are some daily tasks which many of us take for granted. Sometimes these are simple things like shopping and washing up, or we could be talking about more complex things like raising children or studying. For some people, these daily tasks are only possible with the assistance of a qualified occupational therapist (OT).
As defined by the British Association of Occupational Therapists, the term refers to therapy provided by specially trained, qualified staff “who help people of all ages who are suffering from physical, mental or social problems because of an accident, illness or ageing to do the things they want to do.”
Is occupational therapy the same as occupational health?
No. They’re entirely different.
Occupational health refers to maintaining standards of living for employees on the job.
Occupational therapy refers to helping those coping with existing problems attain a higher quality of life.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes occupational health as “the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs.”
How quickly are assessments conducted?
We plan to undertake every assessment within 10 working days of referral, assuming this suits the client, and to return reports in five working days. Special arrangements are made for large numbers of cases.
Once your requirements have been agreed, we search our database for a qualified OT assessor in your area. Confirming an OT can take a couple of days, whereupon all the necessary paperwork is forwarded to them. They’ll then call to arrange a convenient time to visit you.
What happens after an assessment?
Once an assessment takes place, a report is completed within five working days and forwarded to OT Without Borders. We check the content and clinical reasoning in the report before sending it to the referrer.
If the report finds that equipment or adaptations are required in a home, we are available to source, organise, deliver and fit these items for a small additional charge. Please refer to the deliver and fit process for details.
How quickly can you set up a service delivery agreement with a local authority OT department?
Once a service has been agreed on, our OT Contracts Manager will arrange to meet with your OT decision maker at their earliest convenience. At this meeting, we iron out all aspects of the service delivery including processes, procedures and systems.
From there, OT Without Borders organises a team consisting of fieldwork OT assessors, administrative support and a senior practitioner to oversee the assignment.
This senior practitioner’s job is to support OT assessors in ensuring they deliver the highest quality assessment possible for the client. The Contract Manager’s job is to ensure the service is delivered efficiently and within the agreed timescale set out in the initial meeting.
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