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Leadership Programme – Applications Open!

BAPO is excited to announce that following the success of the 22/23 Leadership cohort, applications are now open for the 23/24 Cohort. 

Programme facilitator

Richard H Shorney, Real Healthcare Solutions Ltd.

Location

British Dietetic Association (BDA)
3rd Floor Interchange Place
151-165 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2TA
United Kingdom

Date

Friday 17th November 2023 (with a follow up date in March 2024 and x3 virtual evening sessions in between)

Agenda Topics
 
  • AHP Leadership – where you fit in
  • Leadership theories
  • Working with colleagues – understanding personality traits
  • Adaptability and resilience
  • SpotlightPROFILE – Individual assessment profiles to support understanding of self
  • Business case writing in healthcare – improving services
  • Making an impact – leadership that works

There is no charge for those accepted onto the programme.

It is BAPO’s aim for the programme to fulfil the delegates’ leadership expectations from both an operational and strategic perspective.

In addition, the learner will develop their own leadership toolkit throughout the BAPO Leadership Programme and be able to apply the newly acquired skills in practice.

How to Apply

Spaces are limited, so act now. This programme is open to all BAPO members (apart from students) and BAPO staff members. Students are excluded as the programme supports projects which will be located in the workplace. BAPO would especially welcome applications from prosthetists and also from members working in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

To apply please complete a 250-word expression of interest to attend this course, entitled:

“How this BAPO leadership programme will assist my own professional development”
 
Please fill out an expression of interest form here: https://forms.office.com/e/FZiAnpRz6U 
 
In addition to this expression of interest form and in order for your application to be considered, please email your CV to enquiries@bapo.com and include subject heading (BAPO Leadership Programme Application)
  
The closing date for applications is Friday 21st July 2023

Successful candidates will be informed by Friday 4th August 2023 by email

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Certification of attendance will be provided to support your ongoing HCPC requirements under CPD
 
Recent feedback about the programme
 
“I have really enjoyed this programme and will certainly use the teachings and resources to improve my role in the P&O world.”
 
“I took away some real positives from the course and i have already started implementing them into my day to day life.”
 
“Fantastic opportunity, well organised and offered some amazing insights into myself and how I interact with both myself and others”.

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Good Care Month – July 2023

The government are now including care experienced young people as a protected characteristic in order to better support them and remove the barriers that prevent children and young people, both in and leaving care, from achieving their potential.

Equalities impact assessment: introducing a separate judgement about care leavers within the inspection of local authority children’s services – GOV.UK (ioe.ac.uk)

NICE work with the adult and children’s care sector to develop independent recommendations for social care. As well as their social care guidelines, they have also created a Quick guides to social care topics with the Social Care Institute for Excellence, which contain key information about social care topics.