What is vocational rehabilitation?

Vocational rehabilitation is the process used to overcome the barriers individuals face when:

  • Maintaining work roles.
  • Returning to work from a period of sick leave.
  • Seeking new work roles.
  • Considering medical retirement.

How can our service help?

We are a specialist service led by occupational therapists that offers support to people whose neurological diagnosis impacts on their work roles.

This can include:

  • Specialist assessments and recommendations in relation to your work activities.
  • Supporting you to make important decisions about returning to, remaining in, and withdrawing from work.
  • Co-ordination of individual specialist rehabilitation programmes which are designed to educate, support, and advise on employment issues.
  • Support to access relevant vocational support resources, e.g., Access to Work, Disability employment advisors, and voluntary sector organisations.
  • Work site visits, joint meetings with employers and work recommendation reports.

The service is confidential. No contact will be made with your employer without your consent.

The vocational rehabilitation service may also refer you to healthcare professionals within the community neurological condition management team (CNCMT) or other local community therapy services which may include:

  • Physiotherapists 
  • Occupational therapists 
  • Clinical neuropsychologist 
  • Dietitians
  • Consultant neurologist 
  • Rehabilitation assistants
  • Speech and language therapists
  • Multiple sclerosis clinical nurse specialist.

Do you have any further questions?

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If you have a complaint, please contact us directly on the number above or: 

Referrals

Referrals will be considered for people who have:

  • Living in the London Borough of Barnet with a GP in North Central London.
  • A neurological condition (including stroke)
  • Experienced difficulties in finding, returning, or maintaining current paid/unpaid/voluntary work  activities.

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