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NOTP services

  • NOTP are experienced at completing NDIS functional capacity assessments:

    • To enable the NDIS to better understand a participant’s level of function and the impact this has on all domains of their lives. To assist participants to gain funding for the supports they need to live a quality life.

    • May assist with accommodation options, for example determining whether SIL/SDA or ILO are reasonable and necessary options and clinically justifying this. To identify opportunities for intervention and education.

    • To identify ways to increase safety and independence with activities of daily living through capacity building, use of assistive technology and through task modification.

    • NOTP works collaboratively with the participants’ multidisciplinary team and supports to ensure all domains of their functioning are understood and addressed. We believe a collaborative and holistic approach will ensure better quality outcomes for the participant.

  • Use of assistive technology (equipment) is widely used to increase safety and independence and to enable one to engage. NOTP understands that everyone is an individual and therefore everyone’s needs are different! Our therapists are experienced at prescribing both basic and complex equipment and offer a comprehensive and individualised assessment to ensure the best solution is found. We are experienced in the prescription of:

    • Basic and complex wheelchair prescription

    • Hoists and lifting/transfer aids

    • Mobility aids e.g. mobility scooters

    • Electric beds and mattresses

    • Seating

    • Pressure care equipment

    • Falls devices

    • Aids for daily living

    Our therapists are able to assist with the appropriate NDIS reports required for assistive technology.

  • NOTP are experienced in the assessment of one’s function and in the way in which to increase independence and safety. Our OTs are experienced in the design of minor home modifications in collaboration with the client and builder to meet the client’s goal. We have experience with:

    • Grab rail and handrail installation

    • Stair lifts

    • Ramps

    • Bidets

    • Modification to current set-up, for example changing tapware, installation of handheld shower hoses

    • Modification to uneven surfaces

    • Widening of doorways

    Our OTs are able to assist with the appropriate NDIS reports required for home modifications.

  • NOTP has two experienced Physiotherapists as part of the team.

    Kath and Justine offer a comprehensive assessment and intervention to assist with client’s strength, balance, flexibility, exercise tolerance and fitness needs. They will assess the needs of the client and provide recommendations and treatment options that align with the client’s goal and in view of ultimately improving function and participation.

    Kath and Justine are able to provide the appropriate NDIS reports required, for example for assistive technology and plan reviews.

Occupational Therapist (OT) Driving Assessments

Bridget is an RMS registered driving assessor with postgraduate driving qualifications. A driving assessment is conducted to determine a person’s fitness to drive according to RMS standards. Driving assessments can assist to facilitate freedom and independence.

  • • You have a medical condition that may impact on your ability to drive safely, e.g. physical injury, head injury, illness, disability, stroke, psychiatric disorder etc.

    • Your physical, cognitive and/or psychological skills may have changed since you first obtained your driving licence.

    • To identify deficits in your driving skills and implement ways to address these for safe driving.

    • To increase your safe driving ability

    • To provide you with professional advice and access to driving aids, vehicle modifications and driving techniques.

    • To develop and implement a driving rehabilitation program (if necessary through driving lessons)

    • To assist you to undergo an NSW RMS Disability Test

  • 1. Off road Assessment: The off-road assessment is conducted by an OT and assesses vision, physical function, cognition and road law knowledge in the context of driving. This assessment will take up to two hours.

    2. On Road Assessment: The practical on road assessment takes approximately one hour and is conducted in a dual controlled vehicle with a rehabilitation trained driving instructor who provides verbal directions and monitors safety. An OT’s role is to assess driving habits and deficits associated with the driver’s medical condition and the impact both have on driving. After the assessment, the results are provided to the driver, their family, GP and other required people and to the RMS. A remediation program may be recommended with a driving instructor if appropriate and recommended by the OT.

  • If the Occupational Therapist finds that your driving assessment is satisfactory then you may return to driving unconditionally, with some licence restrictions or potentially with modifications prescribed. If the Occupational Therapist finds that your driving assessment is not satisfactory then it may be recommended that you participate in driving lessons with a rehabilitation trained driving instructor to improve your driving skills and/or familiarise yourself with new modifications made to the vehicle. The Occupational Therapist may have to recommend that you are no longer safe to drive and will therefore report this to the RMS and your GP.