Amie Mellersh-Tett
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Email
amie.mellersh-tett@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874286
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Location
Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
9-5 Monday-Friday
Profile
Biography
I qualified as an Occupational Therapist from Essex University in 2017 having spent time within various settings including learning disabilities, mental health, older adults and brain injuries. I spent my first year after qualifying as Student Liaison Officer for the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, travelling the UK working as the link between RCOT and students. During this time I worked on establishing support for students and newly qualified occupational therapists from the professional body. My clinical experience has been dementia focused. I started my first role within the NHS as an Occupational Therapist in a community dementia service undertaking various activities from group work to home adaptations and mental health assessments. I specialised in teaching people with dementia and their families/carers how to utilise everyday ‘off the shelf’ technology to promote independence at home and reduce carer burden. I later became a Dementia Specialist for an acute trust where I worked on supporting people with dementia and their families during hospital admission and improving the care of people with dementia in hospital. The role included developing the trusts policies and procedures around dementia care, improving the physical environment and looking at utilising activities to reduce distress of people with dementia during admission. During this role, I led on improving dementia education across the trust and really became interested in clinical teaching. I joined the Lecturing team at Essex in January 2023 and will supporting the placement team as placement tutor alongside my teaching role.
Qualifications
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MSc Occupational Therapy University of Essex,
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BA(Hons) Journalism & Creative Writing Kingston University,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer, Health and Social Care, University of Essex (1/2/2023 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Dementia Care
Technology to improve independence
Placement & Clinical Education
Self-care & Occupational Balance
LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Conferences and presentations
‘Using Everyday technology to promote independence’
Royal College of Psychiatrists - Memory Services National Accreditation Programme annual conference, 2019
‘Promoting independence through use of everyday technology for people with dementia’
Royal College of Occupational Therapists Eastern Region Conference, 2019
Transition into practice for Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists
Royal College of Occupational Therapists Conference, Belfast, 2018
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Engagement in Occupation (HS175)
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Concepts of Therapy (HS176)
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Introduction to Occupational Therapy (HS179)
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Developing Professional Skills: Therapy and Occupation (HS274)
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Becoming a Professional: Professional Skills (HS372)
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Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Portfolio 2 (HS708)
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Developing Professional Skills: Therapy and Occupation (HS805)
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Collaboration and Leadership in Service Enhancement (HS806)
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Becoming a Professional: Professional Skills (HS808)
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Foundations for Occupational Therapy (HS892)
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Advancing Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy (HS894)
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Mastering Occupation (HS895)
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Advancing Occupational Therapy Practice in Diverse Communities (HS371)
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Advancing Occupational Therapy practice in Diverse Communities (HS807)
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Occupational performance and process (HS893)
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Professional Reasoning in Practice (HS801)
Publications
Media (1)
Mellersh-Tett, A., Podcast - How can we make our learning more accessible?. Audio
Other (1)
Mellersh-Tett, A., (2018).Overcoming the fear of stepping into practice,RCOT
Contact
Academic support hours:
9-5 Monday-Friday
