About us

Kay James is our lead Occupational Therapist, Kay has over thirty years clinical experience. She has extensive skills, knowledge and experience working with people of all ages with complex disability needs. She specialises in the fields of moving and handling training, prescribing assistive equipment and recommending housing adaptations. She is based in Maidstone, Kent and is therefore well positioned to travel to home assessments and provide moving and handling training within the South, South East and South London area.

Jane Dolphin has thirteen years experience of working in Adult Social Care, as an Occupational Therapist (OT) and a Safeguarding Adults Coordinator.  For many of those years she worked as an OT in a diverse, densely populated London Borough, as a Senior Practitioner and qualified as a Moving and Handling trainer. More recently, she has worked in a  Short-Term Pathways Team and as a Safeguarding Coordinator. Currently she practices as an Independent Occupational Therapist and Moving and Handling Trainer. 

Janey Pergande has been practicing as an Occupational Therapist for 13 years, gaining experience in numerous settings including Adult Learning Disabilities, Enablement, and Community and inpatient rehabilitation services.  She has also undertaken projects in telecare and single-carer handling. She's been a moving & handling trainer since 2023 delivering training for the Occupational Therapists at Surrey County Council and joining OT4Independence in 2025 as a moving & handling trainer. She's very passionate about ensuring that moving & handling is person centred and that the level of care provided meets the person's unique needs. 

Jo Fenton has been qualified as an Occupational Therapist since 2005. During this time, she has had extensive experience at working both in statutory services and private practice. She is self-motivated and able to work autonomously to a high standard. She has experience with working with people with a variety of conditions and providing ongoing input as well as providing specialist reports. Jo has significant experience with complex moving and handling as well as specialist seating and posture management. She is currently working as a self-employed occupational therapist. She completes holistic occupational therapy assessments and provides moving and handling advice, equipment and delivers moving & handling training with OT4Independence.

Katie Lovelock qualified as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in 2009, she has worked in the NHS community and in-patient services and became a band 7 OT on a stroke unit where she provided leadership and support to her team, treated patients and helped families and carers to support patients on discharge home with hoisting, bed mobility and transfers. She completed her Greenwich University Moving and Handling Trainer Qualification in 2014. She has worked as a self employed associate for OT4Independence Ltd for the past 7 years providing Moving and Handling Training and an Independent Occupational Therapy Service. Katie has now moved up North near Durham and is using her skills as a Case Manager and is available to undertake Moving & Handling training further North for us.