Our practice team

Nikki Thompson BSc (Hons) OT

Executive Director

Nikki brought together her extensive clinical experience with forward thinking entrepreneurialism to found The OT Practice in 2006. Initially working as an independent practitioner Nikki has built The OT Practice into a first class therapy business. She is passionate about delivering enhanced core clinical skills to the private and commercial sector without the waiting lists or red tape that is often associated with statutory services.

The OT Practice maintains close and successful relationships with its private, commercial and local authority clients consistently delivering a high quality service that Nikki would expect for her own family – the very best.

Nikki has an interest in research, authoring articles published in the International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation and the Occupational Therapy News, and is also a book reviewer for the British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Nikki maintains a high level of professional development and supervision. She has served on the National Executive Committee of the College of Occupational Therapists’ Specialist Section in Independent Practice and regularly attends conferences and seminars to enhance her own practice and that of her team.

Giles Thompson

Managing Director

Giles is responsible for the business operations at The OT Practice.

He joined the team in 2014 with the remit to help establish and implement a growth strategy for the business in line with the high expectations of our clients.

With over 20 years of experience in product development and business operations, he has been instrumental in the creation of Practice Plus, our therapy business workflow system, and refining the processes that underpin it.

Formerly Giles was a member of the executive committee at Financial News, where he was responsible for the technology and internal operations strategy. Following a long term plan to prepare the company for sale it was successfully sold for £30m to Dow Jones, the owner of The Wall Street Journal.

Matthew Bertram

Group Operations Director

Matthew joined The OT Practice after working in the case management industry for over 10 years, focussing mainly on catastrophic injuries.

He worked in a management capacity and was responsible for introducing systems and processes to significantly enhance quality and efficiency and achieve strong growth. He has managed teams of health professionals in the delivery of clinical services involving complex cases and gained exposure to a broad range of clinical areas within rehabilitation/case management, such as paediatrics, brain injury, spinal injury, psychological trauma, amputation and complex orthopaedics.

At The OT Practice Matthew is responsible for overall service delivery and oversees our clinical team of Client Managers. He is also the company's Safeguarding lead.

Victoria Clark BSc (Hons) OT

Snr Clinical Services Manager

Victoria joined The OT Practice client management team following over 7 years clinical experience working as an occupational therapist in statutory services and for private companies.

Victoria mainly works with our professional clients, such as case managers and solicitors, providing a comprehensive and timely service from enquiry through to assessment and treatment.

Through her experience working in the community and with inpatients, Victoria gained a broad range of skills, which are essential in her role as the Clinical Services Manager for The OT Practice. In particular she has a special interest in and knowledge of rehabilitation, equipment provision, moving and handling, older adult care, falls prevention and dementia care.

In addition to her clinical work, Victoria has management experience within an inpatient rehabilitation service, which she helped set up and led a multidisciplinary team. This combination of management and clinical experience, together with her passion for OT, gives Victoria the insight, knowledge and commitment to provide her clients with an exceptional level of service.

Kate Smith BSc (Hons) Physio

Clinical Services Manager

Kate is an experienced physiotherapist with a background in inpatient care, where she worked closely with OTs to provide holistic rehabilitation and care. This experience combined with Kate's particalar interest in rehabilitation, moving and handling and living well with and beyond cancer, gives her an ideal foundation for supporting our private referral clients, as well as the team she directs and manages.

Paul Cooper (PGDip) OT

Professional Head of Occupational Therapy

Paul has experience as clinician and manager working across various inpatient physical and mental health settings, as well as in community rehabilitation teams for the NHS. He also has extensive clinical experience in adult social care, and as a national adviser for the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

In his role as Professional Head of Occupational Therapy, Paul is responsible for leading our nationwide team of clinicians in driving best practice, high quality care, clinical governance and effective clinical leadership across The OT Practice.

Gary Watts

Client Relationship Manager

Gary Watts is our Client Relationship Manager and brings to the team a wealth of experience from within the Healthcare industry as well as 20+ years of client relationship management experience across various roles.

At The OT Practice Gary is responsible for looking after our Housing Associations, Care Groups, and Equipment Provider clients, exploring their occupational therapy requirements and delivering an effective solution.

At the weekends, when not walking his dog, Gary can be found coaching and mentoring young footballers for Maidenhead United F.C.