Westcountry Case Management

Jo Fisher

MCSP

Career History

Jo Fisher qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1985 and commenced her career on a clinical rotation but quickly specialised in Paediatrics.

She has extensive experience working in part of a multi-disciplinary team in a Child Development Centre and has been a network therapist for the national charity Whizz-Kidz which provides mobility equipment for non mobile children.

Jo has been a key-worker for the Team Around the Child project. Within this role she became an advocate for the families with children who have complex needs.

Jo has also worked in the community with children with special needs who attended mainstream school, many of which had complex needs. She carried out comprehensive assessments, initiated therapy programmes, taught Carers, implemented 24-hour postural management programmes, issued specialist equipment and monitored their implementation.

Current Work

Whilst working as a Case Manager for Westcountry Case Management Ltd., Jo currently works as an independent Paediatric Physiotherapist in the community treating children with physical and neurological conditions.

Key skills

• Holistic and family centred approach
• Assessing and clearly defining and identifying the needs of children with complex difficulties.
• Specialist hands-on experience implementing rehabilitation programmes in Paediatrics for over 20 years.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of specialist equipment including specialist mobility equipment.
• Extensive experience of training carers, professionals, relatives and children to meet individual needs and style.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary and interagency team and the ability to work independently.
• Efficient organiser and co-ordinator of services, as a key-worker, with regular liaison with other professionals.
• Good communicator

Professional Affiliations

• Registered with Health Professions Council (HPC) as a Chartered Physiotherapist
• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) (MCSP)
• Member of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)
• Member of the Posture and Mobility Group (PMG)
• Member of British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers (BABICM)