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Assistant Practitioner Vacancy at Airedale Hospital

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Assistant Practitioner Vacancy at Airedale Hospital

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A very exciting opportunity has arisen within the Urgent Care therapy team at Airedale NHS foundation trust. We are looking for  motivated, enthusiastic and skilled Assistant Practitioner to join our acute service.

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This is a free, online course that can help you gain the confidence to give effective feedback.

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Course information | Teaching students the value of Therapy Support Workers | CSP

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Registered office: The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 3rd Floor South, Chancery Exchange, 10 Furnival Street, London, EC4A 1AB. +44 (0)20 7306 6666. Find us on the map

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This is an interesting read from the CSP, defining the role of an AHP support worker and their scope of practice.

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Defining healthcare support workers May work with a range of nursing and/or allied health professions (AHPs) to provide care to patients in distinct clinical settings and/or care pathways. Their work is always delegated and supervised by a registered healthcare professional who retains responsibility for patient care.

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Catch up on the recent support worker forum here!

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Thank you to our fabulous learners within the faculty, Ricky and Mohammed. They have developed this fantastic poster that you can use in your workplace!

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Falls Prevention Exercise Poster – Otago Programme

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Thank you to our fabulous learners within the faculty, Ricky and Mohammed. They have developed this fantastic poster that you can use in your workplace!

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We would like to hear about your experience as an AHP support worker in supporting students. Your feedback will help us improve support for both staff and students, and ensure you have access to the training and resources you need.

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Easily create surveys and polls to collect customer feedback, measure employee satisfaction, and organize team events.

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Helping you grow is a useful Health and Wellbeing resource pack. Developed by Heidi, a Leeds Beckett student, this provides you with helpful tips and hints to support your health and wellbeing.

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All Brains Welcome - A Neurodiversity Informed Resource Toolkit for the AHP Workforce. Developed by Ash, a Leeds Beckett student, this toolkit provides information and resources to enhance your knowledge on this topic.

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All Brains Welcome - A Neurodiversity Informed Resource Toolkit for AHP Workforce AM

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Demystifying what qualifications Support Workers have or may have access to in the future.

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Demystifying what qualifications Support Workers have or may have access to in the future.

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As a response to several enquires to the national AHP support workforce team around educational qualifications a masterclass took place on 21st January for AHP workforce supply project leads and AHP support workforce supply project leads. This webinar focuses on demystifying what qualifications Support Workers have or may have access to in the future.

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NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Understanding Supervision and Delegation as an AHP Support Worker 

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Understanding Supervision and Delegation as an AHP Support Worker 

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NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Supervision, accountability and delegation of activities to support workers

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Please find attached 2 course lists that Learning Curve Group are offering fully funded to the NHS.

Level 3

Must be 19 years old

Lived in the Uk for 3+years

There is no salary threshold, just the above criteria.

To book visit Learning Curve Group | Learning Resources - Free Courses for Jobs or call 01388 777129

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Please find attached 2 course lists that Learning Curve Group are offering fully funded to the NHS.

The only eligibility criteria is as follows:

Level 2

Over 19 years old

Must live in England

Cannot be on an Apprenticeship

Level 3

Must be 19 years old

Lived in the Uk for 3+years

There is no salary threshold, just the above criteria.

To book visit Learning Curve Group | Learning Resources - Free Courses for Jobs or call 01388 777129

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 21st August 2025

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 7th August 2025

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 24th July 2025

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 10th July 2025

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Catch up on the recent support worker forum here!

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NHS England and eLearning for Health- Non-registered staff supporting student placements. 

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NHS England and eLearning for Health- Non-registered staff supporting student placements. 

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Do you support students as part of your role, or have you been asked to support T-level students? This free course could benefit you as an educator.

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This programme is in partnership with...

About the Supporting AHP Students programme

Practice Based Learning (PBL) is a key component of health and care training and so it is essential that PPE provides a supportive and safe learning environment for all students. In addition to clinical educators, non-registered AHP staff can play a significant role in students' education, teaching them clinical aspects of the role and also for pastoral support.

The aim of this course is to provide non-registered AHP assistants and support staff with training to develop their understanding of student education and to develop their skills in supporting students and educators within their teams. During this course, users will learn about the student journey, from the beginning of their studies to qualification and how practice placements form part of their learning. The resource will also offer an understanding of what is expected from students during placement, how to give feedback to students and educators and how to recognise and support a student who may be struggling. By developing these skills, non-registered staff will be able to contribute to the delivery of Practice Based Learning, improving the quality and capacity of placements.

More information

Available modules:

Acknowledgements

Thank you to the staff at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and higher education institutions for working with us to produce the Supporting AHP Students course which has led to the development of this elearning programme.

Suzanne Stainer - former Senior Occupational Therapist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Louisa Appleyard - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Lucy Hamilton - Senior Occupational Therapist - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Sam Walker - Senior Organisational Development Practitioner - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Rebecca McEvoy - Therapy Inpatient Lead- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Amanda Parker - Head of Learning - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Jayne Dickinson-Darcy - former Deputy Director For Education and Organisational Development - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Claire Kinnell - Practice Learning Support Manager - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Sue Dale - Senior Lecturer and Physiotherapy Placement Lead - Sheffield Hallam University

Aimee France - Senior Physiotherapy Lecturer - Sheffield Hallam University

Theresa Baxter - former Principal Lecturer in Occupational Therapy - Sheffield Hallam University

Laura Loeber - former Physiotherapy Lecturer - University of Nottingham

Jodie Bryant - Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy - Birmingham City University

Andrew Gully - Deputy Head of Operating Department Practice Education - University of Leicester

Karen Newberry - Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy - University of Derby

Emma Orde-Powlett - former Practice Educator in Diagnostic Imaging - University of Derby

Steve Martin - former Occupational Therapy student, University of Derby

Claire Fordham - Professional Advisor - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Emma Busby - Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Nadia Butt - Project and Events Officer, Council of Deans of Health

Barbara Day - Head of Professional and Practice Development, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

Rachel White - AHP Practice Learning Facilitator, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Ali Naylor - AHP Preceptorship Lead, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Carolyn Hay - Pre-registration Education Manager, Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Claire Duckett - Superintendent Radiographer, Education and Professional Development, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

How to access

In order to access the Supporting AHP Students programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
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To view the Supporting AHP Students programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
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In order to access any elfh programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

Not an NHS organisation?

If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfhHub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.

To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ' OpenAthens ' portal.

Registering large numbers of users

If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Supporting AHP Students programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.

More information

Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub

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This programme is in partnership with... Practice Based Learning (PBL) is a key component of health and care training and so it is essential that PPE provides a supportive and safe learning environment for all students. In addition to clinical educators, non-registered AHP staff can play a significant role in students' education, teaching them clinical aspects of the role and also for pastoral support.

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Designed to introduce the 14 AHP professions to primary school-aged children, the song uses music, movement, and animation to spark curiosity and raise awareness of the diverse roles AHPs play in health and care. It’s fun, educational, and already making waves, shared with over 250 schools on AHPs Day 2024 and Highly Commended at the 2025 Advancing Healthcare Awards for workforce development.

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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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Special thanks to our former students, Bridgett and Ariana, who helped develop the AHP support worker section on Aspiring Allies. Support workers deserve to have their platform on here as a recognised and valued career choice. Take a look!

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Allied Health Professional Support Worker - Aspiring Allies

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There’s more to a career in healthcare than you think…

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This video was created by Ariana and Bridget, two Occupational Therapy learners who undertook a project to highlight the importance and experiences of Allied Health Professional support workers. They collaborated with Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, and the West Yorkshire AHP Faculty to develop this resource.

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Catch up on the recent support worker forum here!

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Catch up on the recent support worker forum here!

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Discover the power of resilience through this online course. Understand what resilience is, explore factors that affect it, and learn how to boost your optimism.

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Whether you want to start mentoring someone or you're already an experienced mentor looking to refresh your understanding - this course will guide you through the fundamentals of mentoring.

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Coaching & mentoring

Whether you want to start mentoring someone or you're already an experienced mentor looking to refresh your understanding - this course will guide you through the fundamentals of mentoring.

Our experienced coaching faculty will give you the tools you need to get started through this four hour online course.

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CSP job evaluation survey: Band 2 under banding

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CSP job evaluation survey: Band 2 under banding

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Are you a member of the CSP? Your feedback could help make a change! Please complete this survey to help create evidence of band 2 AHP support workers working beyond their scope of practice.

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CSP job evaluation survey: Band 2 underbanding

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If you cannot see the voting form below, then please log in to the website using your username and password.

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This document is intended to aid you throughout your Allied Health Profession Support Worker career and will also act as a formal record of achievement. It will help to clarify boundaries of roles and allow space for recording formal and informal learning throughout your career. This should be used in conjunction with any profession or employer specific competencies that you are required to complete on a regular basis. This portfolio can be updated and added to throughout your career as you progress your knowledge and skills.

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An eLearning opportunity to develop and enhance your skills when supporting students

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NHS Leadership Academy Career Conversation Template

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NHS Leadership Academy Career Conversation Template

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Measures of performance, potential, aspirations and readiness, along with an indication of the support and/or development individuals require to sustain or enhance their performance are key to effective talent conversations and succession planning.

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Providing e-learning to educate and train the health and care workforce

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Providing e-learning to educate and train the health and care workforce

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Our e-learning programmes are developed in partnership with the NHS, 3rd sector and professional bodies and can be accessed for free, 24/7 by health and care professionals.

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Our elearning programmes are developed in partnership with the NHS, 3rd sector and professional bodies and can be accessed for free, 24/7 by health and care professionals.

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Paru, a dietetic assistant at BTHF, is the Dorothy Hopwood Award joint winner.

The Dorothy Hopwood Award for Professional Achievement recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession.

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Congratulations to @shelleyhannon1 and Padma (Paru) Mistry @BTHFT who are joint winners of the Dorothy Hopwood Award 2025, which recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession. ⭐🏆🎉 #BDAAwards https://t.co/PRB8WzXzXo

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Congratulations to @shelleyhannon1 and Padma (Paru) Mistry @BTHFT who are joint winners of the Dorothy Hopwood Award 2025, which recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession. ⭐🏆🎉 #BDAAwards https://t.co/PRB8WzXzXo

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Congratulations to @shelleyhannon1 and Padma (Paru) Mistry @BTHFT who are joint winners of the Dorothy Hopwood Award 2025, which recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession. ⭐🏆🎉 #BDAAwards pic.twitter.com/PRB8WzXzXo
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Congratulations to @shelleyhannon1 and Padma (Paru) Mistry @BTHFT who are joint winners of the Dorothy Hopwood Award 2025, which recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession. ⭐🏆🎉 #BDAAwards https://t.co/PRB8WzXzXo

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Congratulations to @shelleyhannon1 and Padma (Paru) Mistry @BTHFT who are joint winners of the Dorothy Hopwood Award 2025, which recognises a member of the dietetic support workforce who has made a valuable and significant contribution to the profession. ⭐🏆🎉 #BDAAwards https://t.co/PRB8WzXzXo

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Networking event at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

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Networking event at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

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On Tuesday, Salimah and Jo(AHP support worker leads) visited the AHP support workforce at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This was a very successful afternoon. Thank you to the team there for organising this.

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West Yorkshire AHP Faculty Newsletter May 2025

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West Yorkshire AHP Faculty Newsletter May 2025

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West Yorkshire AHP Faculty Newsletter April 2025

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 17th April 2025

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Catch up on the support worker forum here!

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NHS England | Workforce, training and education

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Growth-based career planning | NHS England | Workforce, training and education

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People choose to leave the AHP professions for many reasons including the lack of career development opportunities. In addition, we know that the idea of climbing the career ladder is not for everyone. Focusing career conversations on growth supports us to think about and explore diverse AHP career opportunities. Growth includes vertical moves (e.g., promotions), lateral moves (e.g., across departments or moving into education, research and leadership roles) and growing our capabilities to add breadth and depth to grow and stay in one place.

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Newly qualified OT guides - Elizabeth Casson Trust

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In March 2020 The Elizabeth Casson Trust commissioned an exciting project with Dr Lynne Goodacre, an occupational therapist, researcher and personal coach and Rob Young, an artist and writer who helps NHS Leaders to communicate. The purpose of the project, called Year 1: Thriving not Surviving, was to create resources to support the wellbeing of newly qualified occupational therapists in their first year of practice.

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Our spotlight story for May is that of Steve Smith. Steve works at Mid-Yorks Teaching Hospital as a technical instructor. Steve has played a vital role in saving his trust thousands of pounds by recycling and reusing mobility equipment. Please have a read, his work is so inspirational, and we are proud to have him as an AHP support worker.

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Let’s talk about the four pillars of physiotherapy practice and what they mean to you, CSP professional advisers Tamsin Baird and Sara Conroy

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The four pillars of practice - clinical, education, leadership and research - are applicable to all of the physiotherapy workforce, not just those in advanced level practice.

Whilst this statement may be widely accepted by those in Wales and Scotland, where established frameworks that align to the pillars are in place, for others it may be a relatively new concept.

So what does this mean to you? How can you practice within all four pillars when in a busy clinical role? Let's think about how the four pillars can integrate, rather than separate, your day-to-day work.

Clinical

The clinical pillar is the easiest for us all to associate with, especially in our early careers. It describes the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to provide high quality healthcare that is safe, effective and person-centred. Such skills include clinical reasoning, critical thinking, decision-making and caseload management.

Research

Conversely, the research pillar is often the most misunderstood. This may be down to it sounding complicated and difficult. Let's keep it simple, this pillar involves using evidence to inform our practice. Yes, this may include formal research or the writing of journal articles but it also involves audits, being involved in service improvements and applying guidelines into practice.

After all, how can we know if our interventions are effective if we don't measure outcomes? How can we request investment in services if we don't measure their impact? How will our practice evolve if we don't test change? All physiotherapists at all levels should have these skills, alongside a clear responsibility to take part in such work to maintain HCPC standards.

Education

Next up we have the education pillar. You may automatically think about formal teaching here but don't overlook the essential and plentiful work we do educating and empowering others, facilitating student learning, engaging in in service training, supporting colleagues, and actively learning from clinical supervision among many other examples. Every physiotherapy staff member at every level is involved. Education is achieved in many different ways; some formal and planned, such as courses or journal clubs, and others informal and opportunistic, such as supporting a colleague in their treatment implementation. These are all of equal importance and with reflective practice, all contribute brilliantly to this pillar.

Leadership

The leadership pillar is essential to the delivery of high-quality services. However, when we think of leadership, we often focus on those in clinical lead or management positions. This mind-set must change. Leadership is a skill not a role and as such, can and must happen at every level. We must recognise our leadership roles in delivering care and empowering and influencing others. Some healthcare support workers or junior physiotherapists find it difficult to recognise and articulate their contribution within this pillar, but be assured it is considerable! Your input to meetings, collaborative working and teams' ability to plan and engage in the supervision of students are just a few examples.

It is important that your role contains an element of all four pillars. Why? Because we need a strong and diverse workforce to champion what we do. A workforce with the ability to influence, lead and work with others, to demonstrate quality and evidence-based practice, to be actively involved in educating and empowering others and to be providing patient-centred and safe care. With more career opportunities than ever alongside a fast-paced and complex health and care system, this is crucial to drive the profession forward.

As an individual's career progresses, the proportion of their role within the different pillars will change. This is okay. Actually, it's more than okay, it's great. You can move between pillars offering opportunity, development and a non-linear career path.

We urge you to familiarise yourselves with the pillars of practice, reflecting on your role and current contribution to each. The CSP is planning to firmly embed these pillars into our profession to better define the knowledge, skills and competence we can all offer. To be able to better plan our careers, aspire to different levels of practice and seek learning and development opportunities. Let's talk pillars!

The CSP's Professional Advice Service team gives advice and support to members on complex and specialist enquiries about physiotherapy practice, including professional practice issues, standards, values and behaviours, international working, service design and commissioning, and policy in practice.

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The four pillars of practice - clinical, education, leadership and research - are applicable to all of the physiotherapy workforce, not just those in advanced level practice. Whilst this statement may be widely accepted by those in Wales and Scotland, where established frameworks that align to the pillars are in place, for others it may be a relatively new concept.

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Aspiring Allies Virtual Work-Based Learning Programme

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Aspiring Allies Virtual Work-Based Learning Programme

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Take note.....new semester dates. Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity.

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Virtual work-based learning programme Semester 1 2025

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A step-by-step guide to help you apply online for a job in Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Follow this step by step guide to applying for a job in the NHS from Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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Links to resources and websites

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Interviews can be a daunting experience for us all! Here are some useful tips to help you feel prepared.

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Skip to main content However much preparation you do beforehand, going into an interview is usually slightly nerve-wracking. Do not make the mistake of thinking that, after entering the room, the situation is out of your hands. There are still a number of techniques you can use to make sure the panel sees you in the best possible light.

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West Yorkshire Faculty Newsletter March 2025

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West Yorkshire Faculty Newsletter March 2025

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We are a collaboration platform empowering everyone working in health and social care to safely connect, share and learn across boundaries. Be part of a FutureNHS.

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Our spotlight story for April is that of Katherine South. Katherine has a passion for innovative working, nutrition, and hydration.

The AHP support workforce salutes you Katherine. You are a true inspiration to us all.

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Routes into Allied Health Professions’ Careers

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Routes into Allied Health Professions’ Careers

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This resource provides stepping stones for everyone considering an AHP career no matter what the starting point is. It provides information for people exploring AHP careers or those supporting them. You can find out more about each profession by clicking on a planet and/or find out the steps you can take to become an AHP by choosing a starting point (rocket).

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This programme is in partnership with...

Allied Health Professionals

Allied health professionals (AHPs) provide treatment and help rehabilitate adults and children who are ill, have disabilities or special needs, to live life as fully as possible. They work across a wide range of different settings including the community, people's homes and schools, as well as hospitals. They often work in the independent sector and for charities. If you are looking for a career that combines a challenge, an excellent employment package and the reward of doing something really worthwhile, the allied health professions offer a wide range of opportunities.

On this page you will find two resources:

Supporting you to become an AHP

Career development opportunities for qualified AHPs

Routes into Allied Health Professions' Careers

This resource provides stepping stones for everyone considering an AHP career no matter what the starting point is. It provides information for people exploring AHP careers or those supporting them. You can find out more about each profession by clicking on a planet and/or find out the steps you can take to become an AHP by choosing a starting point (rocket).
Launch Interactive Resource >

A Universe of Opportunities for your AHP Career: A Careers Resource for Qualified Allied Health Professionals

It's a really exciting time to be an Allied Health Professional (AHP) with huge opportunities to do even more to help improve people's health and wellbeing. As a result, there's never been a better time to develop your career. This careers resource for AHPs identifies eight core areas that you could consider to develop your career, all whilst continuing your clinical practice. We've included insight from AHPs working within these areas, with voices from across all 14 allied health professions - plus useful information and links to resources to demonstrate the art of the possible for your career development.
Launch Interactive Resource >

Meet the team - Routes into AHPs' Careers

Meet the team - AHPs' Careers Resource

elfh is a Health Education England programme in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies

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Allied Health Professionals' Careers - elearning for healthcare

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Please email

joanne.ogden2@nhs.net

salimah.elemihele@bthft.nhs.uk

with any enquiries

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Are you an AHP Support Worker? Get to know more about the Support Worker Framework here!

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Are you an AHP Support Worker? Get to know more about the Support Worker Framework here!

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Non Registered Workforce Development Tool

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Non Registered Workforce Development Tool

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Do you enjoy being a support worker but wonder how you can develop further? This tool is fantastic and helps you to see where you are in your 4 pillars of practice. Even better, it then tells you where to get the training from!

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Non Registered AHP Workers | AHP Allied Health Professionals

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The underpinning knowledge and skills required to ensure your day-to-day practice is safe, ensuring patients have an optimal experience and outcome following your intervention(s)

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Apprenticeships explained by NHS Health Education England 

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Are you interested in doing an apprenticeship to become a registered practitioner? This guide will help to inform you.

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Our Allied Health Profession Support Worker competency framework enables employers, networks, integrated care systems (ICSs) and services to effectively plan, develop, and deploy their AHP support workforce.

As part of this work, we have launched a nationally led procurement process, focusing on the following apprenticeships:

1. level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

2. level 5 Assistant Practitioner

This will result in a provider framework for employers.

This work will ensure:

high quality patient care, through education focussed on patient needs and care pathways,

clearer education pathways for allied health support workers, and progress on to further education opportunities without barriers,

consistent education provision through alignment with relevant competency frameworks, and,

development of occupation and/or profession specific Assistant Practitioner apprenticeships in response to employer demand.

To view the AHP support worker apprenticeships employers guide 2023, please click here.

Midland's region: Apprenticeships (Level 3 - Senior Healthcare Worker and Level 5 - Assistant Practitioner) for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Support Workers - recording of webinar held on 10 July 2023

Description: Newly contextualised AHP Level 3 (Senior Healthcare Worker) and Level 5 (Assistant Practitioner) Apprenticeships. Work has been undertaken to ensure these apprenticeship offers have been standardised nationally and the content made more relevant to AHP Support Worker roles. The webinar promotes apprenticeships available from local and national providers and includes the following speakers:

Seema Rughani, NHSE Midlands Workforce, Training and Education Directorate AHP Team

Liz Sahu, Relationship Manager (Apprenticeships) Talent for Care (Midlands)

Sue Wyburn, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland AHP Faculty

Kirsty Miles, Tammy Dunn, Danielle Anderson, Operating Department Practitioner Apprentices, Chesterfield Royal Hospital​

Stephanie Stevenson, Occupational Therapy apprentice, Nottinghamshire County Council

Webinar recording: L3 & L5 Apprenticeships for AHP Support Workers - in this section Apprenticeships for AHP Support Workers | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)

Past Webinars

We held the AHP Support Workforce Apprenticeships Procurement - Provider Webinar on Monday 26 September and you can watch the recording below and view the slides.

This webinar was facilitated by HEE to provide apprenticeship providers an overview of the purpose of the AHP support workforce programme and the procurement opportunity that is currently available.

HEE is seeking high quality training providers to develop and deliver Senior Healthcare Supporter Worker Level 3 and Assistant Practitioner Level 5 apprenticeship programmes for AHP support workers, which will ensure:

Effective mapping of competency and profession specific standards and frameworks to the apprenticeships, which results in nationally consistent approaches.

Development of profession specific Level 5 Assistant Practitioner apprenticeships according to employer demand.

Our aim is to have consistent, occupation-specific, and sustainable education and career development pathways for AHP support workers, and fair opportunities to access these, implemented by provider services across England by April 2024.

We want to create high quality development pathways that is underpinned by the Allied Health Profession Support Worker competency, education and career framework, and supports AHP support workers to deliver outstanding patient care, and progress their careers without barriers.

Additional information and resources on apprenticeships are available here.

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NHS Leadership Academy Bitesize Learning

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NHS Leadership Academy Bitesize Learning

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In a time of increasing pressure, taking care of each other has never been more important. This free and short course will teach you how to increase your resilience and look after yourself and your colleagues.

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Our ambition is to rapidly develop evidence-based content that we can dynamically enhance over time. To help us, we'd really value your feedback through a short survey at the end of this guide. Sources: Major incident Clinical Expertise and associated Literature. Specialist Task Force and Clinical Advisors.

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The Edward Jenner programme is your first port of call if you’re looking to build a strong foundation of leadership skills that can help enhance your confidence and competence in your role.

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The Edward Jenner programme is your first port of call if you're looking to build a strong foundation of leadership skills that can help enhance your confidence and competence in your role. The programme has been designed to offer flexibility as a suite of online short courses.
What's covered?
The programme will support you as you develop essential leadership skills. The programme is a suite of short courses and begins with an introduction course, and then is structured in two levels:
Course 0: An introduction to personal development Level 1 Level 2

Course 3: Leading in and beyond my team

Course 4: The leader as manager

Who is it for?
This programme is designed for anyone aspiring to their first leadership or management role within the health and care sector within the next 1-2 years.

If you desire to do any of the following, this programme is also for you;

Begin your journey of personal development

Improve your experience of work, work relationships or your teamwork and communication skills

Understand what leaders do and how they do it

Make a difference in the way your team works or the services you provide

Manage and lead your team through change

Prepare to lead in the future

You will ideally have a role, be on a work placement or volunteer in a health and care setting to participate in the activities on this programme. There is no prior experience or knowledge required.

If you want to feel more able to deal with the daily challenges of working in healthcare, better equipped to care for patients, lead services and provide leadership for those around you - supporting them to do their job better - the Edward Jenner programme is for you.
Why should I join the programme?
The programme has been designed with health and care staff, for everyone working in a health and care context. Highly practical and patient-focused, it's a great way to understand the purpose, challenges and culture of the NHS.

It's flexible and enlightening, helping you get a fresh perspective on the impact you have on the patient experience - either directly or indirectly. It's also a valuable refresher at any level, as well as an important first step towards further leadership development.
How can I join the programme as part of an apprenticeship?
You can also join the programme as part of an apprenticeship offered by one of NHS Leadership Academy's partner providers.

Apprenticeships are available in a range of disciplines including Leadership and Management, Digital, Project Management, Sustainability and many more.

They incorporate the Edward Jenner programme as part of the apprenticeship or offer it as an optional extra. This offers learners the opportunity to gain a recognised qualification from the apprenticeship and NHS Leadership Academy's leadership development programme in one course. Find out more about these apprenticeships and how they work.

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The Edward Jenner programme is your first port of call if you're looking to build a strong foundation of leadership skills that can help enhance your confidence and competence in your role. The programme has been designed to offer flexibility as a suite of online short courses. What's covered?

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A curriculum of programmes, resources and activities bring world-class learning and development to NHS people and partners

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Welcome to the home of health and care leadership development. Our curriculum of programmes, resources and activities bring world-class learning and development to NHS people and partners

News and blogs

Ras Kahai, Disability and Wellness Network Co-Chair at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, explains how increasing visibility of disabled leaders is key to shifting mindsets.
Senior leaders

Our senior leader offers include access to rest and restore spaces, mental wellbeing support, executive coaching and support for new CEOs Find out more about our support offers
Programmes and apprenticeships

Our programmes and apprenticeships are designed to help everyone in health and care discover their full leadership potential and achieve the highest standards Find out about programmes and apprenticeships
Support for ICS development

Explore our range of flexible offers to support integrated care system (ICS) leadership development and resources for newly appointed integrated care board leaders including podcasts, articles and much more Find out more about support available
Our Leadership Way

Our Leadership Way sets out the compassionate and inclusive behaviours we want our leaders at every level to show towards colleagues and individuals Find out more about Our Leadership Way

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Leadership Academy - Better Leaders, Better Care, Brighter Future

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Welcome to the home of health and care leadership development. Our curriculum of programmes, resources and activities bring world-class learning and development to NHS people and partners Ras Kahai, Disability and Wellness Network Co-Chair at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, explains how increasing visibility of disabled leaders is key to shifting mindsets.

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NHS Leadership Academy Bitesize Learning

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NHS Leadership Academy Bitesize Learning

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Do you feel apprehensive about having a difficult conversation? Take a look at this free online training. This can help you to explore what makes a conversation courageous and how you can have successful conversations that make a difference.

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What conversations are you feeling apprehensive about having? In this bitesize course, we're going to look at what makes a conversation courageous and how you can have successful conversations that make a difference.

Many of us work in the health and care system because we care about people and work to support them when they are having a difficult time. Most of the time we love it and it is hugely rewarding but other times it can be really difficult work.

There's always the pressure of time, resources, and different demands on you. But we also get to work with people at their best and their worst.It is working with people that can often make things hard. Sometimes a courageous conversation is needed but we don't always have them.

Find some time and space with a notebook to work through this reflective guide that will encourage you to feel empowered in facing and holding courageous conversations.

Developed by:
NHS Leadership Academy as part of the upcoming Edward Jenner programme version 3.0

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Courageous Conversations – Leadership Academy

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What conversations are you feeling apprehensive about having? In this bitesize course, we’re going to look at what makes a conversation courageous and how you can have successful conversations that make a difference.

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How the Higher Development Award can help you

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How the Higher Development Award can help you

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The wonderful Lorraine Allchurch shares her experience of speaking to AHP support workers and helping them to access the Higher Development Award

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NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Introducing HEE's AHP Support Workforce Programme

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Did you miss the support worker forum in February? It's not a problem, you can catch up here!

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WY AHP Support Worker Forum - February 2025

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Uploaded by West Yorkshire AHP Faculty and Council on 2025-02-24.

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6th February 2025

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We are a collaboration platform empowering everyone working in health and social care to safely connect, share and learn across boundaries. Be part of a FutureNHS.

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Basic etiquette – do you hold the door open for others? Are we losing sight of our core values due to stress and the pressure of the work place? Your passion for making a difference in people's lives isn’t lost – it’s just on the other side of the door.

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2025 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture - RCOT

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Hear Dr Charlie Chung talk about the power of connecting, collaborating and mentoring.

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HEE webinar on apprenticeships for AHP support workers

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HEE webinar on apprenticeships for AHP support workers

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A useful webinar that will give you advice on apprenticeships for AHP support workers.

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Our Allied Health Profession Support Worker competency framework enables employers, networks, integrated care systems (ICSs) and services to effectively plan, develop, and deploy their AHP support workforce.

As part of this work, we have launched a nationally led procurement process, focusing on the following apprenticeships:

1. level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker

2. level 5 Assistant Practitioner

This will result in a provider framework for employers.

This work will ensure:

high quality patient care, through education focussed on patient needs and care pathways,

clearer education pathways for allied health support workers, and progress on to further education opportunities without barriers,

consistent education provision through alignment with relevant competency frameworks, and,

development of occupation and/or profession specific Assistant Practitioner apprenticeships in response to employer demand.

To view the AHP support worker apprenticeships employers guide 2023, please click here.

Midland's region: Apprenticeships (Level 3 - Senior Healthcare Worker and Level 5 - Assistant Practitioner) for Allied Health Professions (AHP) Support Workers - recording of webinar held on 10 July 2023

Description: Newly contextualised AHP Level 3 (Senior Healthcare Worker) and Level 5 (Assistant Practitioner) Apprenticeships. Work has been undertaken to ensure these apprenticeship offers have been standardised nationally and the content made more relevant to AHP Support Worker roles. The webinar promotes apprenticeships available from local and national providers and includes the following speakers:

Seema Rughani, NHSE Midlands Workforce, Training and Education Directorate AHP Team

Liz Sahu, Relationship Manager (Apprenticeships) Talent for Care (Midlands)

Sue Wyburn, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland AHP Faculty

Kirsty Miles, Tammy Dunn, Danielle Anderson, Operating Department Practitioner Apprentices, Chesterfield Royal Hospital​

Stephanie Stevenson, Occupational Therapy apprentice, Nottinghamshire County Council

Webinar recording: L3 & L5 Apprenticeships for AHP Support Workers - in this section Apprenticeships for AHP Support Workers | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)

Past Webinars

We held the AHP Support Workforce Apprenticeships Procurement - Provider Webinar on Monday 26 September and you can watch the recording below and view the slides.

This webinar was facilitated by HEE to provide apprenticeship providers an overview of the purpose of the AHP support workforce programme and the procurement opportunity that is currently available.

HEE is seeking high quality training providers to develop and deliver Senior Healthcare Supporter Worker Level 3 and Assistant Practitioner Level 5 apprenticeship programmes for AHP support workers, which will ensure:

Effective mapping of competency and profession specific standards and frameworks to the apprenticeships, which results in nationally consistent approaches.

Development of profession specific Level 5 Assistant Practitioner apprenticeships according to employer demand.

Our aim is to have consistent, occupation-specific, and sustainable education and career development pathways for AHP support workers, and fair opportunities to access these, implemented by provider services across England by April 2024.

We want to create high quality development pathways that is underpinned by the Allied Health Profession Support Worker competency, education and career framework, and supports AHP support workers to deliver outstanding patient care, and progress their careers without barriers.

Additional information and resources on apprenticeships are available here.

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AHP Educators play a vital role in sustaining the future and current workforce. Education is everyone's responsibility.

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AHP Educator Career Framework | Council of Deans of Health

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Welcome to the new Allied Health Professionals Educator Career Framework, commissioned by Health Education England, now NHS England. Designed for all AHPs at all career stages, this framework seeks to support a sustainable and high-quality educator workforce both in practice and in academic settings…

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AHP Workforce, understanding education, qualifications and development

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AHP Workforce, understanding education, qualifications and development

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Do you question the qualifications you have? or which path to take next?

If you need clarity on where these can take you in your career then look here!

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A useful guide on progression from band 2 to band 3 in the NHS.

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23rd January 2025

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We are a collaboration platform empowering everyone working in health and social care to safely connect, share and learn across boundaries. Be part of a FutureNHS.

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NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

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Introducing HEE's AHP Support Workforce Programme

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What we do and how you can get involved.

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We are a collaboration platform empowering everyone working in health and social care to safely connect, share and learn across boundaries. Be part of a FutureNHS.

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What is an AHP Faculty? Get to know more about us here!

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What is an AHP Faculty? Get to know more about us here!

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Get to know the AHP Faculty in West Yorkshire

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WY AHP Faculty Newsletter 9th January 2025

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Wanting to know more about AHP careers?

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Allied health professionals make up the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS. There are 15 different roles working across a range of sectors from emergency response and diagnosis to mental and physical rehabilitation.

Their work focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of their patients so that they can live full and active lives within their family circles, social networks and workplace. Whether you want to be hospital-based, work within the community or from patients' homes, there's bound to be a role that suits you.

Discover our featured roles

Select the role(s) you're interested in below:

More allied health professional roles

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Allied health professionals make up the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS. There are 15 different roles working across a range of sectors from emergency response and diagnosis to mental and physical rehabilitation. Their work focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of their patients so that they can live full and active lives within their family circles, social networks and workplace.

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The Higher Development Award could be your access route into working as a AHP support worker and beyond.

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Health Education England continues to engage with Employers, Colleges and the Association of Colleges across the country, providing support to structure the Higher Development Award (HDA) for your area. The HDA is a personal development programme for Support Workers that enables Clinical and Non-Cli…

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This is a promise we must all make to each other – to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

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Are you a Dietetic support worker? Here is a guide to career development from band 3 to 5. Progression to an assistant practitioner or registered dietician.

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In this section
The dietetic degree apprenticeship is a route that will allow an individual to work as an apprentice in a dietetic setting with an income, as well as study at university to complete a dietetic degree programme.

All apprentices are employed by an employer; they are not learners. Apprentices are recruited by employers in close consultation with HEIs and will have a combination of lectures, practical learning and assessments at their university, as well as 1,000 hours of practice-based learning. Successful completion of the apprenticeship programme will enable application to the Health and Care Professions Council for registration to practise using the protected title 'Dietitian'.

How do I become a Dietetic Apprentice?

Coventry University began delivery of the first ever level 7 dietetic apprenticeship programme in December 2022.

Find out more about the course here and get contact details for the course provider on the GOV.UK website here.

Other dietetic apprenticeships at undergraduate and post graduate levels are in development and the BDA webpage will be updated as soon as more information on these apprenticeship schemes becomes available.

HEI & Employer Information

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In this section The dietetic degree apprenticeship is a route that will allow an individual to work as an apprentice in a dietetic setting with an income, as well as study at university to complete a dietetic degree programme. All apprentices are employed by an employer; they are not learners.

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A national NHS organisation that helps individuals, teams, and organisations in health and care to thrive and improve the quality of care they deliver.

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Hannah Reed Guy’s and St.Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

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NHS Elect is a national membership organisation staffed by NHS colleagues with extensive experience across a diverse range of subjects.

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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with our short online courses

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About

As part of Health Education England (HEE), the NHS Leadership Academy's philosophy is simple - great leadership development improves leadership behaviours and skills. Better leadership leads to better patient care, experience and outcomes. Our purpose is to work with our partners to deliver excellent leadership across the NHS to have a direct impact on patient care. We offer a range of tools, models, programmes and expertise to support individuals, organisations and local partners to develop leaders, celebrating and sharing where outstanding leadership makes a real difference.

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Online courses from NHS Leadership Academy

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As part of Health Education England (HEE), the NHS Leadership Academy's philosophy is simple - great leadership development improves leadership behaviours and skills. Better leadership leads to better patient care, experience and outcomes. Our purpose is to work with our partners to deliver excellent leadership across the NHS to have a direct impact on patient care.

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Take a look at the roles and responsibilities that some of our support workers are involved in.

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The Value they bring to the Allied Health Professional Workforce

When considering a career in healthcare, you may have thought that university study or an apprenticeship was your only option and that you may be restricted to working in registered roles such as a Nurse, Doctor, or one of our Allied Health Professional roles.

In reality, there are a whole range of roles in healthcare which provide essential support and care to patients, and their fellow colleagues.

These roles include support workers, senior support workers, assistants and assistant practitioners who work alongside the allied health professionals (AHPs). These staff members play a crucial role in delivering safe and effective care, influencing patient's experiences, across a huge variety of services such as within the NHS including inpatient and community, social care, housing, education and voluntary services. Support staff can also work with individuals at every age, from babies and young children, adults and older age.

The AHP support workforce works with registered allied health professional staff and the wider healthcare team (also known as the multi-disciplinary team).

AHP support workers can be involved in a range of tasks, often dependent on the allied health profession(s) they are working with; this may include tasks such as welcoming and preparing service users for treatment, supporting patients with their clinical care plans, supporting the development of resources and information and running groups.

Take a look at some examples of AHP Support Staff activities in the image below.

Think you might be interested in a career as an AHP Support Staff member?
Fantastic! Being an AHP Support Staff member is a great way of getting a taste for what it is like working in healthcare - it may be the job of your dreams or lead you on a journey you may not be expecting such as an apprenticeship to become a registered allied health professional at a later point in time.

If you do not have prior experience in healthcare, you might be surprised to realise you already have the skills needed. One of the most important elements of working in healthcare is being caring and compassionate, along with good communications skills.

What matters most is that you have a passion for helping others and enjoy working as part of a committed and caring team.
Inspirational stories
You can also take a look at some of our local AHP Support Staff inspirational stories below such as Lucy, Leading support worker for AHP Workforce Supply Project; Naseem, Rehabilitation Support Worker at the Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service, Helen, Senior Therapy Assistant, Peter, Occupational Therapy Assistant and Toni, Henna and Jo, Dietetic Associate Practitioners.

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AHP Support Workers - The Value they bring to the Allied Health Professional Workforce - Aspiring Allies

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The Value they bring to the Allied Health Professional Workforce When considering a career in healthcare, you may have thought that university study or an apprenticeship was your only option and that you may be restricted to working in registered roles such as a Nurse, Doctor, or one of our Allied Health Professional roles.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Workforce

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Workforce

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NHS England — South East » Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Workforce

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NHS England — South East » Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Workforce

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A useful guide on progression from band 3 to band 4 in the NHS.

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Aspiring Allies Virtual Work Experience.

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West Yorkshire AHP Faculty - Aspiring Allies Virtual work experience programme

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West Yorkshire Faculty Support Worker Leads. 

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West Yorkshire Faculty Support Worker Leads. 

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Meet Jo and Salimah. They are currently on a secondment with the West Yorkshire Faculty. Today, they met with the support workers at Airedale Hospital to discuss faculty, frameworks, and development pathways. Jo and Salimah will visit all of the trusts in our region and look forward to meeting you soon.