ϳԹ Ran Short Courses
Around 15% of the population is estimated to have a neurodevelopmental difference, such as ADHD, dyslexia, or autism. This number tends to be significantly higher in industries that champion creativity and lateral thinking – such as P&O.
This virtual webinar offers an introduction to the topic of neurodiversity, from a neurodivergent perspective.
It explores the most common neurodivergent conditions and seeks to explain why we think, feel, and act the way we do. It looks at practical, holistic ways to accommodate and work with neurodivergent traits – not just for neurodivergent patients, but for neurodivergent staff and other stakeholders too.
This will be followed by a discussion on the NHS England project, what inclusive design looks like in higher education and how this can be applied in Prosthetic and Orthotic placement settings and the workplace to provide equity and inclusion for Disabled people.
This course will be useful for Placement Educators, Managers, Service Leads in P+O and the wider AHP community, Clinical staff, and anyone wanting to learn more about neurodiversity, inclusive design, and Disability in the workplace.
For information on this course, contact enquiries@bapo.com
Tabby Heely
ϳԹ Clinical Standards Officer
Tabby is openly autistic, and has a special interest in neurodiversity; through her work with the University and with ϳԹ, she hopes to challenge perceptions of autistic people both within our profession and in the wider world.
Gemma Cassidy
ϳԹ EDI Lead
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Lilit Movisisyan
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DEBOP
Career and Education Guides
This framework is written for the prosthetic and orthotic workforce, both the regulated and non-regulated sectors, from support workers and technicians to consultants and Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).
Funding to develop this resource has been provided to support the NHS and its workforce.
However, because of the unique commissioning of service provision for P&O, any guidance must also extend to the industry and commercial sector, which partners with the NHS to provide prosthetic and orthotic services to NHS patients.
The framework could be used by individuals and organisations, team leads, and managers who wish to support and engage with career development. It is not prescriptive, nor does it favour a single model of career development.
It favours a growth-based approach to careers that may be hierarchical or heterarchical, and so applies to a diverse range of groups and individuals as well as to different organisational structures.
A guide to improving confidence and enhancing competence following professional registration.
This is the first publication of Curriculum guidance for the pre-registration education of prosthetists and orthotists. It was written as part of a programme of work by the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (ϳԹ) funded by NHS England (formerly Health Education England) as part of a wider Allied Health Professions (AHPs) initiative to identify workforce reform priorities for the 21st century relating to the prosthetics and orthotics occupations. It is part of the programme area “AHP modernisation and reform” which also covers modernising the career framework to optimise the professional body and the profession’s engagement in advancing practice and clinical academic careers.
Welcome to the Prosthetics and Orthotics Early Career Guidance Framework, a
comprehensive resource designed to help enhance the support made available to newly
qualified practitioners as they navigate the transition from university to the workforce.
The framework has been developed in response to the identified need to more effectively
support preparedness among early career professionals, to help them build strong
professional foundations and to go on to enjoy productive and fulfilling careers.
It is crucial that we invest in the development of a capable and resilient workforce to
better meet the needs of patients and adapt to the evolving healthcare landscape. A
recent workforce survey highlighted the contemporary career expectations of students
and newly qualified professionals, which underline the need for ongoing support to
improve workforce retention in prosthetics and orthotics
ϳԹ Advanced Practice in Prosthetics and Orthotics-Updated July 2024
We also have some introduction presentations available to view: