Webinars and events

The national AHP support workforce team and  Health and Care Professions Council held a national webinar on 27 March 2023.  This webinar aimed to improve understanding around supervision, accountability and delegation of activities to support workers, including myth busting and highlighting supporting standards, guidance and resources.

This webinar covered:

- What good clinical supervision, delegation & accountability looks like.

- Lived experience showcasing exemplar practice with a scenario.

- Organisational policies & processes enabling safe & effective delegation.

- HCPC and professional body guidance and resources.

- Opportunity for open discussions and Q&A panel.

This webinar was aimed at:

- AHP support workers.

- AHPs.

- AHP professional leads.

- Chief AHPs / AHP leads / service leads.

- ICS / ICB / AHP faculty and workforce leads.

- AHP professional bodies.

Speakers included:

- Katie Betteridge, Senior Therapy Assistant – Burns & Plastics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

- Ruth Capewell, Senior Speech & Language Therapist - Critical Care & Burns, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

- Kim Tolley, Interim Head of Professionalism & upstream regulation, Health Care Professions Council.

- Anne Keen, Professional Advisory Service Manager, Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

- Sharon Gradwell, Assistant Director for AHPs, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.

- Gaby Ford, AHP Clinical Fellow, National AHP Support Workforce Programme, Health Education England.

Please click here for the webinar slide deck

For more information contact the team via ahp.supportworkforce@hee.nhs.uk.

The national AHP support workforce team held a national webinar on 12th December 2022.  This was a celebration webinar showcasing AHP support workforce and their brilliance, shining a spotlight on the AHP lead support worker roles and AHP support workforce case studies. Slides from which are available to view. Watch the recording of this webinar now. 

This webinar aimed to inspire, highlight, and celebrate the AHP support workforce and covered:

Exemplar lead AHP support worker career journeys.

A panel of support workers answering questions around their case studies chaired by a support worker.

Sharing regional excellence from across all 7 regions of England.

Service user speaker highlighting the impact of support workers on patient care.

Keynote session on career progression.

Presentation to winners of national awards for Outstanding leadership, Supporting our people, Reaching your potential, and Contribution to positive, compassionate, and inclusive working.

Speakers included:

- Luke Capon, AHP support workforce lead, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

- Marisa Murphy, AHP support workforce lead, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Jaya Venayak, Paediatric Dietetic Support Worker, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

- Rujeko Mada, Associate Practice Educator for support workers (AHP & HCSWs), Solent NHS Trust

- Katie Betteridge, Senior Therapy Assistant – Burns & Plastics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

- Mary Jolayemi, Band 5 support worker educator, Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust

- Kimberley Leonard, Podiatry assistant, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

- Caroline Poole, Professional Head of Allied Health Professions, NHS England

- Beverley Harden, National AHP lead, Health Education England

- Naomi McVey, National AHP support workforce lead, Health Education England

- Tomas Ince, AHP workforce fellow – London, Health Education England

- Andrea Morgan, Workforce development lead – South West, Health Education England

- Grace Smith, Regional AHP Workforce Fellow- South East, Health Education England

- Seema Rughani, AHP Faculties and Support Workforce Fellow – Midlands, Health Education England

- Gareth Cornell, Regional Workforce Lead (AHP) North West, Health Education England

- Rachel Spink, AHP Clinical Fellow - North East and Yorkshire (NEY) Region, Health Education England

- Charlann Oakley, AHP Clinical Fellow– East of England, Health Education England

The national AHP support workforce team held a national webinar on 20th June 2022, focusing on briefing and supporting Chief AHPs across England with regards to best practice in NHS job evaluation for AHP support workers. Slides from which are available to view. Watch the recording of this webinar now. 

This webinar was supported by members of the national NHS Job Evaluation Group, Unison, and professional bodies.

This webinar covered:

The NHS People Promise at the heart of local work to develop support workers.

How the AHP Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework was developed to be consistent with NHS job evaluation policy and practice.

Equality and equal pay - the principles and process of NHS job evaluation, its relevance to the NHS today, and the importance of following this process for the AHP support workers.

The role of the national job evaluation group, including national job profiles, and how they work with employers with regards to AHP support workforce roles and banding.

Working in partnership with staff side as ICSs and employers.

Speakers:

- Louise Chinnery, Staff Side Co-chair, Job Evaluation Group

- Salli Roddis, Joint Management Co-chair, Job Evaluation Group

- Celestine Laporte, Unison National Officer – Health

- Sue Johnson, Professional Officer Clinical Imaging, Society of Radiographers

- Claire Fordham, Non-registered workforce professional lead, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

- Naomi McVey, National Lead for AHP Support Workforce, Health Education England

- Richard Griffin, Professor of Healthcare Management, King’s Business School, King’s College London

- Gaby Ford, AHP Clinical Fellow, National AHP Support Workforce Programme, Health Education England

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. Slides from this can be accessed here. Watch the recording of this webinar now. 

This masterclass supported the implementation of our AHP Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework and national AHP workforce supply strategy project, by demystifying the basics around qualifications.

This session aimed to clarify and enable colleagues to have a clear understanding of educational qualifications, to enable the implementation of the AHP competency framework.

This masterclass covered:

- HEE’s national vision for the AHP support workforce programme

- The AHP support workforce education & qualifications guide and other useful resources

- The differences between educational levels, qualifications, apprenticeships, and functional skills

- The value and importance of functional skills / skills for life

- Support available from HEE regional and national teams

Speakers:

- Richard Griffin, Professor of Healthcare Management, King’s Business School, King’s College London

- Gemma Hall, Apprenticeship relationship manager, North West, National Talent for Care Team, Health Education England

- Kirsty Marsh-Hyde, National programme manager – apprenticeships, Talent for Care Team, Health Education England

- Gaby Ford, AHP Clinical Fellow, National AHP Support Workforce Programme, Health Education England

Watch the recording of this masterclass on YouTube.

This webinar took place on Monday 15th November 2021 at 12.00 - 13.30. Slides from which are available to view. The recording of this session can now also be accessed here

This webinar launched and supported the implementation phase of our AHP support workforce journey, with the published (October 2021) AHP Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework.

The webinar covered:

- The aims, objectives and support offer of HEE’s national AHP support workforce programme.

- The role of the AHP Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework in improving training, education, and competencies for AHP support workers, and the range of resources available to support implementation.

- HEE’s plans for supporting the development of apprenticeships for the AHP support workforce across England.

- The importance of engaging and partnering with support workers in local, regional, and national development.

- Our collective roles and contributions in recognising, celebrating, developing, and expanding the non-registered AHP workforce.

Speakers:

- Naomi McVey, National Lead for AHP Support Workforce, Health Education England

- Richard Griffin, Professor of Healthcare Management, King’s Business School, King’s College London

- Suraiya Hassan, AHP Workforce Lead, National AHP Support Workforce Programme, Health Education England

- Gemma Hall, Talent for Care Relationship Manager (Apprenticeships), North West, Talent for Care, Health Education England

- Gaby Ford, AHP Clinical Fellow, National AHP Support Workforce Programme, Health Education England

- Emma Busby, Lead AHP Support Worker & South MSK Team Co-ordinator, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

- Claire Fordham, Professional adviser – Workforce and Education (non-registered workforce), Chartered Society of Physiotherapy