Pertunia Bopape
Nelspruit
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Department of Health
Nelspruit
07.2024 - Current
Manager
Centre of Psychotherapy Excellence (COPE)
Nelspruit
02.2021 - Current
- Established realistic and measurable goals and implemented appropriate actions based on evaluation findings to help patients achieve objectives
- Documented patients' evaluation progress, interim assessments, and discharge summaries
- Facilitate Skills groups with patients admitted in the General Psychiatry unit, Young Adults unit, and the Dual-Diagnosis Unit
- Plan and create content for the skills groups
- Manage financial expenses and budgets of the Therapy Department
- Submit monthly recon of the department's monthly expenditure to the hospital's financial manager
- Manage the therapy team (4 Occupational Therapists, a clinical psychologist, a social worker, and an Occupational Therapy Assistant)
- Manage some of the hospital's relationships with stakeholders by attending wellness programs at the stakeholders' workplaces
- Train new therapists joining the team
- Manage skills training of therapists in the team
- Coordinate promotion and marketing of services rendered at the hospital in the community through radio station talks and community outreaches.
Occupational Therapist
Akeso Clinic
Nelspruit
05.2019 - 02.2021
- Therapy for individual patients
- Conduct therapy groups
- Assist management in the general running of the programs
- Orientation and assessment of patients
- Provide feedback to management on matters regarding the team and supervise junior staff as per the request of management
- Assist in the training of clinic staff, nursing and team members to ensure continued development of all staff and programs.
Occupational Therapist
Mphodise Lifestyle (Private Practice)
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Facilitate mental health group session for the Wellness ward at Dr S.K
- Matseke Memorial Hospital
- Facilitate mental health group session for the Wellness ward at Netcare Garden City Clinic
- Offer Occupational Therapy intervention to Absa Trust clients with various conditions ranging from Cerebral Palsy, substance abuse, neurological conditions and mental illnesses
- Go for home visits for Absa Trust clients
- Complete and maintain necessary records of clients
- Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress
- Offer Occupational Therapy intervention to outpatients at the service hospitals and those referred
- Wheelchair assessments for clients
- Offer support and training to clients’ families
- Train and support caregivers assigned to various clients
- Draw up intervention plans for referred clients
- Assess newly referred clients to evaluate their need for occupational therapy intervention.
Occupational Therapist (Community Service)
Shongwe Hospital
Schoemansdal
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Manage Medical, surgical, pediatric and maternity wards alongside other therapists
- Manage and facilitate monthly Cerebral Palsy groups
- Manage and facilitate monthly Severe-Acute Malnutrition (SAM) clinics
- Attend clinic outreaches in various communities around the Ehlanzeni District
- Manage rehabilitation outpatient department
- Write patient statistics both for inpatients and outpatients
- Conduct Wheelchair assessment for identified patients prior to discharge
- Issue out assistive devices for qualifying patients.
Classroom Support Services Ad-Hoc
University of Cape Town ICTS
Cape Town
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Support onsite consultants
- Support Help Desk consultants
- Onsite Proactive support (Classroom checks and equipment monitoring).
Tutor
University of Cape Town Dell Young Leaders
Cape Town
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Tutoring second and third year Occupational Therapy students.
Help Desk Consultant
University of Cape Town ICTS
Cape Town
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Receive inbound calls
- Assist callers with fixing their computer, laptop or telephone issues
- Log calls for issues that need to be escalated
- Attend to open logged calls.
Project Support (Project Management Learnership)
UTI South Africa
Johannesburg
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Support project manager with managing projects
- Support the Diversity Department Manager and Director
- Manage Enterprise Development Projects (BBBEE).
Student Teacher and Support, and Invigilator
UTI South Africa
Johannesburg
02.2011 - 10.2011
- Support project manager with managing projects
- Support the Diversity Department Manager and Director
- Manage Enterprise Development Projects (BBBEE).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy - undefined
University of Cape Town
02.2014 - 05.2017
Matric - undefined
Leap Science and Math School
01.2010 - 05.2012
Skills
Microsoft Office
References
- Adele Hall, Former UTI Director, +2783 379 1929
- Scott Ngcamphalala, Friend, +2781 256 7258
- Elmari Botes, Colleague, +2768 261 1217
Training
- Basic Life Support (CPR and AED)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Level 1
- Psychiatric Functional Capacity Evaluations
Accomplishments
Health Excellence Awards Nominee (2022 and 2023)
Timeline
Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Department of Health
07.2024 - Current
Manager
Centre of Psychotherapy Excellence (COPE)
02.2021 - Current
Occupational Therapist
Akeso Clinic
05.2019 - 02.2021
Occupational Therapist
Mphodise Lifestyle (Private Practice)
01.2019 - 03.2019
Occupational Therapist (Community Service)
Shongwe Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
Classroom Support Services Ad-Hoc
University of Cape Town ICTS
01.2017 - 12.2017
Tutor
University of Cape Town Dell Young Leaders
01.2016 - 12.2017
Help Desk Consultant
University of Cape Town ICTS
01.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy - undefined
University of Cape Town
02.2014 - 05.2017
Project Support (Project Management Learnership)
UTI South Africa
02.2013 - 02.2014
Student Teacher and Support, and Invigilator
UTI South Africa
02.2011 - 10.2011
Matric - undefined
Leap Science and Math School
01.2010 - 05.2012
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