Domonique De Klerk

Experience

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  GJ Crookes Hospital

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Occupational Therapist Community Service

  Completed my Community service year at GJ Crookes Hospital. Duties include servicing medical, surgical andpaediatric wards and six satellite community clinics. Community home visitsand running therapy groups with CP children and their parents.

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  Murchison District Hospital

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

  Grade 1 Occupational Therapist

  I was the permanent OT at Murchison District Hospital. I was the acting OT manager.Duties include: Servicing medical, surgical andpaediatric wards | Facilitating and implementing monthly CP group intervention| Supervising x 2 community service officers, 1 x OTA and 2 x Wheelchairrepairers. | Manage all administrative tasks of the OT department.

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  KZN department of Health

  May 2018 - now

  Chief Occupational Therapist

  Management position- Managed two production level OT's and one OTT. I was in charge of all administrative and sat on MANCO as well as EXCO for OT in KZN committees. I was involved in developing rehabilitation guidelines for cerebral palsy management in KZN which has been shared, rolled out across the country.

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  KZN Childrens Hospital

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2023

  Occupational Therapist

  I am the permanent OT at the KZN Children's Hospital. This is a specialized hospital which services all neurological paediatric cases in KZN. My role as OT is to do comprehensive assessments on all neurological cases and to provide treatment plans back to therapists as the referring institutions. I provide intensive treatment to newly diagnoses cases and discharge with a treatment plan. I treat a range of conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Autism and genetic conditions. I am involved in a monthly Neuro-genetic Clinic as well as a Neuro-psych clinic. Show less

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  Born New Occupational Therapy

  Apr 2023 - now

  Business Owner

  I am a business owner of an OT practice which treats children with neurological difficulties. The practice has access to Physio and Speech therapists to ensure a multidisciplinary approach to all cases.