Skip to content

Toni Shah

Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

Area
Sch. of Allied Health Prof. & Midwifery
Faculty of Health Studies
E-mail
Phone
Toni Shah

Biography

I first experienced the academic world when I completed an undergraduate degree in Chemistry at the University of Bradford. However, upon graduation, I worked as a Band 5 recovery coordinator for the local Early Interventions in Psychosis team. Whilst working there, I completed a postgraduate qualification in Psychosocial Interventions for serious mental illness at the University of York. My role as a Recovery coordinator was life-altering. It was there I met and worked with Occupational Therapists who put Occupation at the centre for recovery for very young adults. Inspired by them and my clients’ recovery journeys, I returned to University to pursue Occupational Therapy as a lifelong career.

I completed my BSc in Occupational therapy at the University of Bradford. Since graduation, I have worked for the local housing adaptations teams in both Adults and Paediatrics. In 2023, I took up a lecturing post at the University of Bradford, where I teach on all levels of the undergraduate programme; I am co-lead for the Occupational therapy process model in year 1 and the Individual interventions module in year 2. In addition to my teaching duties, I am working closely with University colleagues and healthcare partners outside the University to set up a student-led multi-disciplinary teaching clinic. This is an exciting time for our Occupational Therapy programme because the clinic will lead front-line clinician-to-patient contact and provide additional opportunities for clinical placements for our students.

Outside of my teaching commitments, I love flower arranging, growing my cut flowers, horses, sewing and spending time with my little family.