Natasha Mariam choudhury

Final year BSc Occupational Therapy student at Brunel University, due to qualify in July 2026 with HCPC registration pending. Developed clinical experience across older adult mental health, dementia care, CAMHS, neurorehabilitation, and inpatient mental health services. Particularly interested in older adult mental health, supporting individuals with dementia, functional mental health conditions, cognitive impairment, and complex mental health needs to maximise independence, occupational participation, and wellbeing through person-centred Occupational Therapy interventions.

Experienced in functional, cognitive and occupational assessments, discharge planning, risk assessments, therapeutic group facilitation, MDT working, intervention planning, and professional documentation.

Applied

Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), SMART goal setting, and person-centred approaches within practice. Passionate about enabling individuals experiencing organic and functional mental health conditions to maximise independence.

Vocational Rehabilitation Placement - National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery

(2024 - 2024)

• Presented an oral presentation on acquired brain injuries
• Manual handling with stroke patients
• Demonstrated professional communication within MDT and with other professionals
• Practiced SOAP notes and professional documentation within organizational standards
• Completed initial assessment with supervision
• Planned reasonable adjustments with patients
• Completed SMART goal setting with patients using person-centred approach
• Shadowed neurological assessments

Dementia Care Placement - Springfield University Hospital

(2025 - 2025)

• Competencies in conducting initial assessments, discharge planning and risk management
• Conducted functional and occupational assessments to understand occupational performance and participation
• Managed caseloads with supervision (eg. ADLs, functional mobility, cognitive assessments)
• Contributed to intervention planning and goal setting using person-centred approach
• Worked within an MDT and joint-worked with other professionals
• Maintained accurate documentation in line with professional and organisational standards
• Put standardised tools into practice (Eg. COPM, MOHO)
• Lead therapeutic groups (eg. CST, Managing dementia sessions) with supervision
• Presented on Dementia and dementia care Infront of MDT
• Demonstrated professional communication with service users, carers, and MDT
• Reflected on practice in line with HCPC and RCOT standards

CAMHS Placement - Brookside Child and Adolescence Inpatient Unit

(2025 - 2025)

• Discharge planning with supervision
• Reflected on practice in line with HCPC and RCOT standards
• Contributed to intervention planning and SMART goal setting
• Completed risk screening
• Successfully built rapport with adolescents
• Co-facilitating and led therapeutic groups using meaningful occupation of cooking and exercise classes

CAMHS, ADHD and LD Care - Role Emerging Placement - St Anns Hospital

(2026 - 2026)

• Working within MDT and demonstrating joint-working and collaboration
• Assisted with ADHD assessment
• Perinatal experience
• Creating patient centred interventions
• Functional assessments
• Lead therapeutic activities
• Discharge planning
• Risk assessing
• QI project

BSc - Occupational Therapy - Brunel University London (2023 - 2026)