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BOB AHP Faculty Newsletter  Issue 38 December 2024

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BOB AHP Faculty Newsletter  Issue 37 November 2024 

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Podiatrist - - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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Podiatrist - - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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NHSE produced an online programmes designed to support students to prepare for their first registered post.

Programme can be accessed on the NHS Learning Hub, which is free to use for all students. Students can access the content at any time and can work their way through it around their university or placement workloads and schedules.

These programmes include information on the transition from student into your first post as a registered professional, with advice for searching and applying for a first job, what to expect at the start, how to make the most of the early stages of your career, and much more:

Interview preparation

What to expect from induction and preceptorship

Flexible working

Career possibilities – a different path

Focus on wellbeing and reflection

Social media and networking

Linking with work of professional bodies

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Paramedic - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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Paramedic - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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NHSE produced an online programmes designed to support students to prepare for their first registered post.

Programme can be accessed on the NHS Learning Hub, which is free to use for all students. Students can access the content at any time and can work their way through it around their university or placement workloads and schedules.

These programmes include information on the transition from student into your first post as a registered professional, with advice for searching and applying for a first job, what to expect at the start, how to make the most of the early stages of your career, and much more:

Interview preparation

What to expect from induction and preceptorship

Flexible working

Career possibilities – a different path

Focus on wellbeing and reflection

Social media and networking

Linking with work of professional bodies

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The revised AHP virtual work experience program hosted by Springpod is now live.  This 8 hour program is freely available to anyone living in the Soth East of England. The aim is to improve awareness of the 15 different AHP professions and demonstrate the different educational routes into these professions, including Apprenticeships. This has been a collaboration across with 6 AHP faculties and reviewed and revised by Buckinghamshire Health and Social Care academy. This piece of work aligns with  the LTWP by enabling widening participants and increasing the exposure of Health Careers.

One of the key changes is we have added a module about apprenticeships, and we have x3 lived experiences of a Podiatrist, ODP and TRAD apprentices talking about their learner journey.

Please share the flyer attached with your networks, family and friends.

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Discover the Enhanced Level Practice Framework designed to bridge the career

development gap for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). This framework supports

experienced professionals in delivering complex care autonomously, managing risks, and

contributing significantly to patient outcomes.

Key Highlights:

Enhanced Practice: A level of practice beyond first-level registration, offering a

pathway to advanced roles or a fulfilling career destination.

Diverse Roles: No single job title; roles vary across professions, ensuring flexibility and

recognition of your unique expertise.

Educational Pathways: Opportunities for post-registration education, including the

Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship, which equips you with the skills

needed for proficient practice.

The Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship has now been launched in 10

AHP professions .

Video introducing ECP: https://youtu.be/GwPju8atDZo

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NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Ruth Mhlanga - AHP Enhanced Practice Apprenticeships

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BOB Faculty Newsletter Issue 36. October 2024

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BOB Faculty Newsletter Issue 35. September 2024

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Supporting the priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023), NHS England have launched Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeships which provides an accredited career pathway for 10 AHPs.

Professionals will undertake the apprenticeship to train in delivering high-standard, complex care for patients, utilising advanced clinical judgment, skills, and knowledge in four practice areas: clinical, leadership and management, education, and research.

The AHPs who can now access the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship are:

1. Occupational therapists

2. Operating department practitioners

3. Osteopaths

4. Paramedics

5. Physiotherapists

6. Podiatrists

7. Prosthetists and orthotists

8. Diagnostic radiographers

9. Therapeutic radiographers

10.  Dietitians

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This webpage provides insights and information about how we are embracing and implementing enhanced practice for Allied Health Professions (AHPs) across England.

Overview

Supporting the priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023), NHS England has now launched Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeships which provides an accredited career pathway for 10 AHPs.

Professionals will access the apprenticeship to train to deliver a high standard of complex, enhanced care for patients, using enhanced levels of clinical judgement, skills and knowledge across four areas of practice; clinical, leadership and management, education and research.

The AHPs who can now access the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship are:

1. Occupational therapists

2. Operating department practitioners

3. Osteopaths

4. Paramedics

5. Physiotherapists

6. Podiatrists

7. Prosthetists and orthotists

8. Diagnostic radiographers

9. Therapeutic radiographers

10.  Dietitians

There is ongoing work to build other professions into the apprenticeship framework.

Schemas and model curricula

All 10 AHP enhanced clinical practice apprenticeships schemas and model curricula have now been combined and available on:

The schemas and model curricula provided are for use by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to support the development of profession-specific approved programmes within their institution. They aim to increase the scope of the delivery of the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeship and to elevate those professions where there is less accredited training available at this level of practice. They are intended to sit alongside and inform other Enhanced Level Practice education and training programmes that exist currently or that are developed in the future.

NHS England has also published an HEI guide to enhanced clinical practitioner apprenticeship for AHPs which includes an FAQ.

All schemas have been developed in innovation partnerships including education providers, professional bodies and stakeholders across health and social care, and were developed separately, by nationally commissioned organisations. For this reason, there is some variation in the structure and format of the different schemas, but they all provide comprehensive information tailored to the specific AHPs.

To find out more about how the schemas were developed, Ruth Mhlanga, Professions Lead for AHPs at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delves into the benefits of the Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeships, offering solution-driven prospects for AHPs and employers. Ruth also shares her pivotal role in tailoring the schemas to meet the population's needs. Watch more below:

Career webinar

Watch an informative one hour careers webinar recorded in 2023 which focused on AHPs and enhanced practice. The webinar aimed to share opportunities in enhanced practice, describe what enhanced level practice is, highlight the journey of clinicians working at this level of practice and answer questions.

Find out more

If you would like to find out more about starting an Enhanced Clinical Practice apprenticeship, contact your employer and apprenticeship lead.

The national AHP workforce, training and education team can be contacted at england.ahpnatprog1@nhs.net.

For more information visit:

Related Documents

Related Content

Enhanced practice

Enhanced practice makes a significant and essential contribution to health and care. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023), highlights the future will see more staff in enhanced roles, who will be able to maximise their own skillset.

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AHP enhanced practice | NHS England | Workforce, training and education

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Overview Supporting the priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023), NHS England has now launched Enhanced Clinical Practitioner apprenticeships which provides an accredited career pathway for 10 AHPs.

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BOB Faculty Newsletter Issue 34. August 2024

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A short email sent and received on a laptop has a carbon footprint equivalent of 0.3g of CO2.

Longer emails, attachments and more recipients can increase this.

(Stuart Kinton, Physiotherapist at Oxford University Hospital)

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As the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) play an important role in Delivering a Net Zero NHS.

The NHS England Greener AHP hub aims to provide:

Information on the importance of environmental sustainability for both population health and the health of the environment.

Examples of the ways in which AHPs are already doing things which improve environmental sustainability.

Suggestions of how AHPs can contribute in relation to environmentally sustainable practice, digital, food and diet, use of equipment and public health and prevention.

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Recordings from Greener AHP week here under Playlists:

https://youtube.com/@GreenerAHPWeek-vg9gu?si=EZXZdV5syK5Rpl1J

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Poster designed to support advertising AHP RtP offer across BOB

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A new world of Practice-Based Learning for Allied Health Professions

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VCSE/PVI E-Learning Programme to support taking healthcare learners on placement

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VCSE/PVI E-Learning Programme to support taking healthcare learners on placement

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The module has been created to support organisations in the VCSE/PVI sector when taking healthcare learners on placement.

It has 3 sections within it: The Student, The Learning Environment and Making a Difference.

The eLearning package can be found on the Learning Hub and is now accessible for everyone as you no longer need an NHS email address to register, it can be found here: https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Resource/47137/Item

The eLearning module generates a certificate on completion and takes around 30-40 minutes to complete.

BOB CPEP team have expanded placements for nursing and AHP students in the PVI/VCSE sector over the last 18 months (2023/24) and very early on identified a gap in the preparation for staff working in these sectors. We hope this eLearning module supports staff development and further expansion and utilisation in these sectors. As the content is not specific to the BOB ICS, please do share this with your contacts further afield.

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Produced by Helen Lada, our BOB ICB Advanced Clinical Practice Lead to support with differentiating between the different levels of practice of enhance level to advanced level. For further queries email: h.lada@nhs.net

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BOB Faculty Newsletter Issue 33. July 2024

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BOB Faculty Newsletter Issue 32. June 2024

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BOB AHP Support Worker Career Ambassador Pack

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BOB AHP Support Worker Career Ambassador Pack

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Toolkit designed to support organisations in BOB to recruit AHP Support Worker Career Ambassadors, slide deck for Career ambassadors to take to career events to support with presentations, toolkit also provides resources and links to all things related to AHP careers

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Toolkit designed to support organisations in BOB to recruit AHP Career Ambassadors, slide deck for Career ambassadors to take to career events to support with presentations, toolkit also provides resources and links to all things related to AHP careers

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Stepping into Podiatry: A outreach resource for to support the navigation into the Podiatry workforce

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Stepping into Podiatry: A outreach resource for to support the navigation into the Podiatry workforce

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Shelley Renshaw, A Podiatry Student has produced brilliant resource to support people to have a better understanding of entry points into the Podiatry workforce

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BOB Coaching Workshop For Occupational Therapist

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BOB Coaching Workshop For Occupational Therapist

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The aims of the workshop were to explore and deliver:

·       The unique value of Occupational Therapy.

·       The Professional identity of Occupational Therapists.

·       How to effectively communicate the above within a succinct elevator pitch suitable for professional colleagues and service users.

·       Confidence building & boundary setting.

·       Leadership coaching for Band 6 OT’s to prepare them for Band 7 interviews and role application.

Delivered by Jill Martin and an evaluation report of the coaching workshops.

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Occupational Therapist - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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Occupational Therapist - Online programme to prepare for your first role

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NHSE produced an online programmes designed to support students to prepare for their first registered post.

Programme can be accessed on the NHS Learning Hub, which is free to use for all students. Students can access the content at any time and can work their way through it around their university or placement workloads and schedules.

These programmes include information on the transition from student into your first post as a registered professional, with advice for searching and applying for a first job, what to expect at the start, how to make the most of the early stages of your career, and much more:

Interview preparation

What to expect from induction and preceptorship

Flexible working

Career possibilities – a different path

Focus on wellbeing and reflection

Social media and networking

Linking with work of professional bodies

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Physiotherapist - Online programme to prepare  for your first role

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Physiotherapist - Online programme to prepare  for your first role

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NHSE produced an online programmes designed to support students to prepare for their first registered post .

Programme can be accessed on the NHS Learning Hub, which is free to use for all students. Students can access the content at any time and can work their way through it around their university or placement workloads and schedules.

These programmes include information on the transition from student into your first post as a registered professional, with advice for searching and applying for a first job, what to expect at the start, how to make the most of the early stages of your career, and much more:

Interview preparation

What to expect from induction and preceptorship

Flexible working

Career possibilities – a different path

Focus on wellbeing and reflection

Social media and networking

Linking with work of professional bodies

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Diagnostic Radiography - online programme to prepare for first registered post

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Diagnostic Radiography - online programme to prepare for first registered post

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NHSE produced an online programmes designed to support students to prepare for their first registered post.

Programme can be accessed on the NHS Learning Hub, which is free to use for all students. Students can access the content at any time and can work their way through it around their university or placement workloads and schedules.

These programmes include information on the transition from student into your first post as a registered professional, with advice for searching and applying for a first job, what to expect at the start, how to make the most of the early stages of your career, and much more:

Interview preparation

What to expect from induction and preceptorship

Flexible working

Career possibilities – a different path

Focus on wellbeing and reflection

Social media and networking

Linking with work of professional bodies

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A Huge Thank You to Aira and Sarah for a fantastic presentation sharing information about the Blute support package for AHP students and the impact of the pilot used at the university of Bedfordshire for OT and PT students.

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Education for sustainable healthcare curricula guidance document published

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Education for sustainable healthcare curricula guidance document published

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New guidance, Education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions , sets the groundwork for the next generation of health and care professionals. It will support future AHPs to understand the relationship between health and the environment, to deliver sustainable healthcare and be advocates for environmental sustainability.

This guidance was produced in collaboration with an advisory group across the four United Kingdom (UK) home nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was developed jointly with parties with a direct interest in the development and provision of AHP curricula, including NHS England, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW), Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, AHP Professional Bodies, the Health and Care Professions Council, the Council of Deans of Health, and student representation from the #150 Leaders Student Leadership Programme alumni.

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To support the ambition and growth of AHP apprenticeships, NHS England have created two quick access guides. You can access them at the links below:

An Introduction to AHP apprenticeships

A guide to implementing AHP apprenticeships

NHS England’s Apprenticeships for AHP Support Workers page also has useful guidance.

Allied Health Professions - HASO (skillsforhealth.org.uk)

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VPD Training Experience by Orthoptic Support Worker

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VPD Training Experience by Orthoptic Support Worker

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HASO at a glance – Making sense of apprenticeships

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HASO at a glance – Making sense of apprenticeships

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National campaigns, awards and awareness days 2024

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National campaigns, awards and awareness days 2024

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National campaigns, awards and awareness days - getting ready for 2024 !

Calendar of national campaigns | NHS Employers

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National campaigns, awards and awareness days to help you plan activities for the year.

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NHS England South East: supporting internationally recruited radiographers’ E-learning package

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NHS England South East: supporting internationally recruited radiographers’ E-learning package

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‘NHS England South East: supporting internationally recruited radiographers’ E-learning package is now freely available on the Learning hub.

This programme of work is in line with the NHS England workforce, training & education (WT&E) directorate in the South East AHP vision ‘To deliver an effective supply of AHPs, ensuring robust deployment and development of staff, whilst placing a focus on the retention, diversity & inclusion of the workforce, across professions and geography, to ensure the South East has the right workforce with the right skills in the right place to deliver high quality care.’

This project was a partnership between NHSE WT&E South East AHP team and Plymouth Marjon University. Stakeholder engagement and involvement was present from Radiographer service leads, local universities delivering diagnostic radiography programmes and the professional body. The e-learning package has been piloted with two cohorts of international recruited diagnostic radiographers and feedback has been used to make changes to the learning package.

Learning outcomes of the e-learning package:

1. The new recruits should know what to expect in terms of language and communication and challenges related to integration in the workplace when they start work within their departments;

2. The new recruits will have an improved level of awareness of the challenges ahead especially in language and communication;

3. They will have an enhanced ability to deal practically with professional challenges relating to language and challenges within the workplace;

4. Team leaders and management teams will have an appreciation of the challenges facing the new recruits, and an awareness of how to help

Link: https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Catalogue/Supporting-Internationally-Recruited-Radiographers

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This programme is open to Allied Health Professionals working across BOB in acute, community, mental health trust, local authority, Southern Central Ambulance Service, primary care and our voluntary and independent organisations.

To enrol to the programme email: sajida.hanif@nhs.net

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BOBFaculty Newsletter Issue 22 August 2023v2

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BOBFaculty Newsletter Issue 21 July 2023

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A collection of resources for both managers and those looking to do an AHP apprenticship.

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Community Rehabilitation Support Workforce Resource Pack

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Community Rehabilitation Support Workforce Resource Pack

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This resource pack brings together existing resources and tools to support community rehabilitation teams to
develop their workforce.
It includes practical tools and examples of best practice to support recruitment, retention and the development of the community rehabilitation workforce.

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Community Rehabilitation Support Workforce resource pack Dec2022_FINAL (2) (1) (1) (1) (1)

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BOBFaculty Newsletter Issue 20 June 2023

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BOB AHP Support Worker Training Resource

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BOB AHP Support Worker Training Resource

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This padlet was created by HEE South East and been modified to be a centralised resource for all training resources available for unregistered staff across BOB.

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Information provided from HEI's about the Level 5 apprenticeship for AHP's.

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BOB ICS Level 5 AHP Apprenticeship Webinar 2023/03/24

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Webinar on how to develop Band 5 Support Worker Roles

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Webinar on how to develop Band 5 Support Worker Roles

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Developing Band B5 Support Worker Roles 20230419

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BOBFaculty Newsletter Issue 18 April 2023

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A Guide to Practice Based Learning for Neuorodivergent Students

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A Guide to Practice Based Learning for Neuorodivergent Students

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BOB AHP Faculty are offering Personalised Care training workshops.

These are bespoke  for our BOB registered and unregistered AHPs.

Sign up via the QR code on the poster above.

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Here is the recording of the bitesize session all about social prescribing to celebrate National Social Prescribing Day.

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Social Prescribing Bitesize Session - 09/03/2023

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New!  AHPs Working in Learning Disabilities

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New!  AHPs Working in Learning Disabilities

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Please see the below link or click on the image above to see the newly created videos of Allied Health Professionals (Physiotherapist, Speech and Language Therapist and Podiatrist) working in Learning Disability services. Please feel free to share these videos with your networks.

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/learning-disability/learning-disability-workforce/allied-health-professionals-working-learning-disability

National Learning Disability and Autism Programme

Health Education England

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Specialist Physiotherapist, Waddiloves Health Centre, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

In this film Joanne, talks about working as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Specialist Nurses and support workers to provide people with a learning disability with the care they need.
Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy in Learning Disabilities, Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust
What our film and hear from Hannah how she enjoys her role working with those with a learning disability. She also talks about how she works with AHPs such as Dietitians, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists on a daily basis in order to obtain the best possible outcome for services users.
Specialist Podiatrist, Waddiloves Health Centre, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Watch our film and listen to Shahbaaz talk about how he made the decision to work with people with a learning disability and autistic people and how it makes him feel.

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Allied Health Professionals working in Learning Disability

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BOBFaculty Newsletter Issue 17 March 2023

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Apprenticeship Week 2023 AHP Apprenticeship Round Table Event

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Apprenticeship Week 2023 AHP Apprenticeship Round Table Event

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This online discussion included valuable insights on the experience of AHP apprentices and organisations who facilitate AHP apprenticeships within BOB.

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AHP Apprenticeship Round Table Event - 2023/02/10

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Meet the Primary Care School team - Working across Wessex (hee.nhs.uk)

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Meet the Primary Care School team - Working across Wessex (hee.nhs.uk)

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We would like to introduce you to the Thames Valley and Wessex (TVW) Primary Care School team members.

We invite our stakeholders to submit general enquiries to the T VW Primary Care School inbo x. This will enable us to deal with your requests promptly.

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Find out more about the mission to 'recondition the nation'!

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Find out more about the mission to 'recondition the nation'!

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Find out more about the mission to recondition the Nation. We'd love to hear about any ideas you are implementing within you teams too!

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Apprenticeship week spotlight events in BOB

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Apprenticeship week spotlight events in BOB

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** NEW!  Bite Sized Learning on Social Prescribing in BOB **

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** NEW!  Bite Sized Learning on Social Prescribing in BOB **

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Want to find out more about social prescribing in BOB? Wondering how AHPs can signpost to social prescribing and what support and resources are available for patients? Find out more by attending this bite sized learning. Register for the learning by emailing Helen.Burgess19@nhs.net or scan the QR code on the day.

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Career Development and support opportunities – what's available ? 

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Career Development and support opportunities – what's available ? 

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The East of England Regional Talent team aims to build a diverse talent pool and pipeline through providing helpful and practical interventions that assist with career development and support individuals to achieve their career aspirations and reach their potential.

Lots of resources available in slide deck

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The above includes a collation of resources for Quality Improvement (QI) to include information on accessing courses for health and social care, with links to e-learning platforms, Groups to support the aspiring QI community to better use evidence in quality improvement projects.

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AHP Support Workers cover many different professions and are have various job titles including rehab assistant, technical instructor, orthotic technician, assistant practitioner, foot care practitioner etc. Find out more about what the BOB AHP Faculty can do for all AHP Support Workers.

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March 2023 Cohort:  AHPs QI development- Adopting innovation and managing change in healthcare settings course

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March 2023 Cohort:  AHPs QI development- Adopting innovation and managing change in healthcare settings course

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March 2023 cohort is open for applications.
HEE have funded places for AHPs across the South East in 2023
The next cohort will be held in March 2023 (Cohort 14) and the deadline is on 21 st December 2022.

More information about the course:

This course has been designed to help healthcare professionals identify and introduce new ways of improving patient care and to teach them  about innovation adoption/quality improvement and managing change within health care setting.

Timetable:

The time table for the Module 1 of the course is as follows:

o   Thursday, 2nd March 2023

o   Friday, 3rd March 2023

o   Thursday, 16th March 2023

o   Thursday, 30th March 2023

o   Thursday, 20th April 2023

o   Thursday, 11th May 2023

Module 2 dates to follow, and these will also be over 6 days.

Classes will be offered remotely/via online classes . The timings will be from 09.30 am to 04.30pm.

Further information:

Contact: Ferdinand.Manansala@oxfordahsn.org

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An Online questionnaire tool that enables individuals with long term conditions or disabilities to identify Reasonable Adjustments, through a series of focused questions and prompts

•It enables individuals to to consider what works well for them and what does not

•Creates a  bespoke document detailing their personalised needs and Reasonable Adjustments

•As well as physical impacts, it also prompts them to consider the social and emotional impacts and reasonable adjustments for those.

Please see attached slides for further information. The empowerment passport is funded by the BOB ICS. Available for limited time.

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Empowerment Passport Trial v3 (1) updated

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As part of the BOB ED&I offering we have been given access to a Disability Essentials E-Learning Modules for all staff and Disability Equality for Mangers.

Funded training is available for a limited time only (expires 31 st March 2023).

1 Disability Essentials

This has 5 modules which explore the following:

What do we mean by ‘Disability’

Disability equality and the law

Types of impairments

Providing a great service to everyone

Language

Further information email sajida.hanif@nhs.net
For technical assistance, contact: Joanna Brett – Email: joanna.brett@accessable.co.uk

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NEW!  CYPMH inpatient workforce development

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NEW!  Higher Development Award Course for Support Workers (Level 3 Diploma)

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NEW!  Higher Development Award Course for Support Workers (Level 3 Diploma)

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Find out more about the Higher Development Award.

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Find out more about Advanced Clinical Practice by watching the short video above.

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 Practice Education e-Learning Programme for AHPs

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 Practice Education e-Learning Programme for AHPs

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Find out more about the new Practice Educator eLearning Programme for AHPs. This is free and aims to improve knowledge, confidence and skills of AHPs to support quality learning environments for students.

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Comms AHP practice educator - HEE UOW edit

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NIHR Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme 

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NIHR Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme 

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Each class of award provides protected time within an individual's current employment to undertake fully funded research training, professional development and, depending on the scheme, a research project and academic qualifications.

Pre-Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (PLAF) Scheme

These fully funded pre-doctoral fellowships enable awardees to retain their existing employment contracts and salaries, whilst protecting their time to prepare an application for a PhD fellowship and undertake a fully funded programme of relevant Masters level training.

Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (DLAF) Scheme

These fully funded doctoral fellowships enable awardees to retain their existing employment contracts and salaries, whilst protecting their time to undertake a PhD by research, undertake academic training and develop professional skill sets.

Local Authority SPARC (LA SPARC)

The scheme provides funds for short 'placement opportunities' in a part of the NIHR (e.g a Biomedical Research Centre, Applied Research Collaboration, NIHR School etc.). It supports individuals working in local authority settings and NIHR Academy members allowing movement between NIHR/academia and local authority settings in either direction. These will be bespoke, personalised training and career development placements for individuals to develop their skills, knowledge and expertise, train in a specific technique and build meaningful relationships with other researchers.

These placements will draw on the skills of both the academic and NIHR, and the local authority setting to co-produce research that delivers real benefits to people and communities. This may appeal to those who are interested in enhancing their careers, in experiencing research from a different perspective or perhaps looking to take the next step in developing a practice academic career.

Individuals can apply to LA SPARC for up to £15,000 to undertake a bespoke short placement. Applications are short/light-touch and will be assessed in open competition.

LAAF programme

The LAAF programme awards are available to individuals of any profession or background, with the exception of doctors and dentists who can already access equivalent dedicated funding opportunities. Applicants must, however, be employed by:

a local authority

a provider of local authority commissioned services

a non-profit organisation (such as a charity) that provides services on behalf of a local authority, or supports a local authority in meeting its objectives.

These schemes represent exciting new opportunities for a wide range of individuals, but especially for those without professional social worker or clinician status. Eligible clinicians and social workers are welcome to apply for support from this programme or from the other existing NIHR Academy administered programmes that cater for their own professional groups, but cannot apply to both concurrently.

LA SPARC

To be eligible to apply for the LA SPARC, individuals should hold a minimum level of qualification at degree level (BSc/BA) or equivalent and hold a contract of employment in England with either a:

local authority

provider of local authority commissioned services (including those based in the NHS)

non-profit organisation (such as a charity) that provides services on behalf of a local authority, or that otherwise supports a local authority in meeting its objectives
or

be a Public Health Specialty Trainee based in England

The placement must be focused around early translational (experimental medicine), clinical and applied research that pertains to health, public health and/or social care.

Guidance notes

Prospective applicants are strongly advised to read the scheme specific applicant guidance notes in full before beginning an application:

The LAAF programme and LA SPARC can only support research, or the development of research, that meets the NIHR Academy remit for personal awards.

Research for Social Care: an annual competition, run by NIHR's Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme.
The aim of the annual RfSC call is to fund topics and research methodologies that increase the effectiveness of social care services, provide value for money and benefit service users and carers.

Public Health Research
This programme funds primary research (mainly evaluative, but also some preparatory research) and secondary research (evidence synthesis) that will inform the delivery of practical non-NHS interventions, intended to improve the health of the public, and reduce inequalities in health.

HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme
This programme provides personal research training awards to health and social care professionals, excluding doctors and dentists, who wish to develop careers that combine research and research leadership with continued practice and professional development.

Call: 0113 532 8444

Email: Academy-awards@nihr.ac.uk for the local authority fellowships programme or icbs@nihr.ac.uk for the LA SPARC.

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NIHR Local Authority Academic Fellowship Programme and Associated Opportunities

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Each class of award provides protected time within an individual's current employment to undertake fully funded research training, professional development and, depending on the scheme, a research project and academic qualifications. These fully funded pre-doctoral fellowships enable awardees to retain their existing employment contracts and salaries, whilst protecting their time to prepare an application for a PhD fellowship and undertake a fully funded programme of relevant Masters level training.

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Training Programme to meet the medical needs of adults with learning difficulties

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Training Programme to meet the medical needs of adults with learning difficulties

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BOBFaculty Newsletter - Issue 13 - Nov 2022 

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BOB OT Information Apprenticeship Webinar Recording

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BOB OT Information Apprenticeship Webinar Recording

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This webinar took place on December 9th 2022 and included presentations about OT apprenticeships from University of Northampton, University of Bedfordshire, University of Hertfordshire and information on the upcoming OT course at Bucks New University.

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BOB ICB OT Apprenticeship Webinar 9 Dec 2022

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Want to know more about Operating Department Practitioners?

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Want to know more about Operating Department Practitioners?

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Watch the animation above to find out more about the important work of Operating Department Practitioners, or ODPs for short.
If you've ever had surgery then an ODP will have supported you during your anaesthetic, surgery and recovery.

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NEW Personalised Care Training now available, visit https://primarycare-bob.nhs.uk/articles/78  to book a free place.

Personalised Care - involving people in discussions and decisions about their care and what matters to them – improves outcomes and leads to greater satisfaction for both patients and professionals and helps to reduce demand for services.

A broad range of free Personalised Care training is now available to all health and care professionals in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) from a dedicated BOB ICS Personalised Care training team based locally, along with free online courses from the Personalised Care Institute.

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Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care (short verison)

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A Universe of Opportunities for your AHP Career

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A Universe of Opportunities for your AHP Career

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AHPs into Action surveyed patients, carers, staff and public about the contributions that AHPs make and concluded that AHPs are uniquely placed to help the NHS and local authority to meet their strategic goals. Thus, creating many new roles, services and leadership opportunities for AHPs.

Collaborating with our BOB People Strategy Senior Programme & Project Manager we're creating a platform to surface AHP roles within BOB across the four pillars of practice.

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Allied Health Professionals - A Universe of Opportunities for your AHP career

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BOBFaculty Newsletter - Issue 12 - October 2022(v4)

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Scoping Report of the Orthoptic non-registered workforce

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Scoping Report of the Orthoptic non-registered workforce

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We recently funded an eight-month project which was undertaken by The British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS), to look at various aspects of the non-registered/support workforce within orthoptics. This part of our support workforce make a significant contribution to AHP services. Supporting them to maximise their capability is crucial to enable AHP services to meet rising population and person demand whilst supporting wider workforce transformation. Access our Scoping of the non- registered orthoptic workforce to facilitate career development and progression

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National Spinal Injury Centre (NSIC) at Buckinghamshire Healthcare

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National Spinal Injury Centre (NSIC) at Buckinghamshire Healthcare

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Learn more about the specialist physiotherapy service at the NSIC team based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

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Operating Department Practitioner's Day 2022

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Operating Department Practitioner's Day 2022

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Sarah, an ODP, shares her career journey for ODPs day 2022.

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Click on the slide above to view the slideshow sharing more about the work of the orthoptic team at BHT.

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Laura, an OT with the Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Service at Buckinghamshire Healthcare shares a bit about the service and the work that they do. Click on the image above to view the slide presentation.

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Acute Dietitians at Buckinghamshire Healthcare

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Acute Dietitians at Buckinghamshire Healthcare

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Find out more about dietitians working at Buckinghamshire Healthcare. Click on the slide above to find out more about the work they do and the important role they play in so many teams.

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Orthoptic Team at Oxford University Hospitals

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Orthoptic Team at Oxford University Hospitals

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Find out more about the Orthoptists at Oxford University Hospitals. Click on the picture above to view the slide show giving information on the work they do.

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Long Term Services Occupational Therapy Team at Wokingham Borough Council

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Long Term Services Occupational Therapy Team at Wokingham Borough Council

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Ellie, Music Therapist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare 

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Ellie, Music Therapist at Buckinghamshire Healthcare 

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Following a successful bid from HEE, organisations within BOB are internationally recruiting Occupational Therapist, Podiatrist and Diagnostic Radiographer.

The AHP faculty is setting up a workforce development group to help support organisations with their journey of recruiting internationally. Working collaboratively to produce a BOB wide pastoral care for these recruits and an information resource with useful information to support the international recruit to settle into their new city.