Penny Harper

MSc, BSc (Hons), DipLeadMgt, HCPC registered
ESP and Lead Hand Therapist

Current posts

Extended Scope Practitioner: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Hand Therapy Service

Qualifications

MSc Hand Therapy 2004
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapist 1997
ILM Diploma in Management and Leadership 2020
ILM Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management 2020

Experience

Penny is the service lead for the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Hand Therapy Service. Penny has worked extensively within the specialist area of Hand Therapy since qualifying in 1997. She has worked throughout the UK, Scotland and abroad. Clinical experience has focused on plastic surgery and orthopaedic hand surgery patients with hand and upper limb injuries, rheumatological conditions, within the specialist areas of performing arts medicine, and the neurological impaired upper limb.

More recently one of Penny’s main achievements has been the setting up of one of the first Virtual Hand Fracture Clinics in the UK at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

Professional Interests

Penny thoroughly enjoys the field of hand therapy, the complexity and intricate anatomy of the upper limb and the impact that this specialist area of work can have upon people’s lives. Her aim is to maximise the resources we have available, to provide first class hand therapy of all patients with hand and upper limb conditions.

Personal Interests

Penny enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She likes reading, cooking and baking, and loves to go on a run, especially when her son or daughter tags along too!