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Lenka Jancekova

Senior Brain Injury Case Manager

Specialism

Adults with Acquired Brain Injury and complex care/nursing needs

Geographical Area

Hampshire, West Sussex, Surrey and London

Career History

I qualified as a General Nurse in 2003 working on a variety of medical and surgical wards including the Intensive care unit and Orthopaedic wards.

I worked as a Deputy Care Manager of a residential care home for a short period of time. After that I developed an interest in brain injury rehabilitation in 2008 when I first began working with brain injured clients. In 2013 I took on a role as a Team Leader of a brain injury rehabilitation team, which enabled me to gain experience in coordinating a large support team and work collaboratively with the client, family and professionals to support clients in establishing and reaching their goals. I learnt to appreciate person centered care whilst allowing clients to achieve their full potential and independence following their injury.

I also gained a BA (Hons) in Criminology and Psychology, as well as a BSC in Social Sciences.

Current Work

Since joining Head First I have enjoyed building on my previous experience and working with a wider range of clients, from those with severe physical difficulties including nursing needs, to those with cognitive and emotional or behavioural issues. I am involved in supporting clients and their families to cope with the many difficulties they face following brain injury, including managing complex support worker packages, co-ordinating and reviewing rehabilitation to maximise my clients potential, and engaging other services as required to enable them to live as safely and independently as possible.

Competencies and Key Skills:

Coordinating the intervention of support workers and Multidisciplinary team.
Highly experienced at recruiting and managing large support worker teams, including carrying out supervision, training and performance reviews.
Working closely with family members, solicitors and health care professionals.
Providing assessments and other clinical documentation, such as risk assessments, support worker guidance, rehabilitation plans, progress reports, as required.

Flexible practitioner, able to work effectively within an MDT and also independently.
Effective communication skills and ability to build a positive rapport with clients, families and support workers, including in challenging circumstances.
Experience of implementing community-based rehabilitation programmes, linking in with local services where possible.
Proven ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work independently or as part of inter-disciplinary team.

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