General Physical Rehabilitation Service

The General Paediatric Rehabilitation Service provides multidisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation care for children following significant injury, illness or surgery or a recent significant change in function.

Services provided

• Multidisciplinary rehabilitation assessment and review
• Initial rehabilitation care planning
• Time-limited, goal-focussed, multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes
• Endurance reconditioning
• Psychosocial support
• Bladder and bowel management
• Wound management
• Speech / language assessment
• Support independence in daily activities
• Liaison with education and school support staff
• Home / school programmes
• Referral to and ongoing liaison with local community services

Support for health professionals caring for children living in regional and remote locations including via TeleHealth

Services are provided by

• Paediatric Rehabilitation Specialist
• Nursing staff
• Allied Health staff including Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, Social Work, Psychology, Art Therapy and Music Therapy

Staff

• Dr Tim Scott / Dr Heather Burnett – Staff Specialist
• Sharon Fenwick – CNC
• Ann Leonard / Talia Jones – Physio
• Gai Lovell / Nicola Youd / Bronwyn MacNeil – OT
• Nathan Haywood – SP
• Tara Brosnan – Social Work
• Wendy McConnell – Clinical Psychologist
• Julie Nichols – Art Therapy
• Sean Nolan – Music Therapy
• Louise Konz - Dietitian
• Donna Jones / Janet Zacharko – Allied Health Assistant
• Denise Clark / Emma Patrick - Administration Officer