If you aren’t already a member of BAPO, consider joining your professional body. You’ll become part of a thriving professional network and gain access to a wider range of BAPO resources.
Want some insights into what your future working life might look like? Curious about what your days as a newly qualified and junior clinician might involve? Check out these blog posts.
If you’d like some inspiration about the different types of career journeys and pathways your qualification could open doors to, explore some of the real-life examples in the BAPO Human Library.
The BAPO Career Development Framework is essential reading alongside the HCPC Standards. Your professional development continues long after you finish your initial studies. The Framework outlines how your knowledge, skills and capabilities can be developed across
Practice-based learning (PBL) is a crucial part of your learning. It provides an important opportunity to apply and consolidate your theoretical learning to help you meet the requirements to enter the workforce as an HCPC registrant. This document illustrates what your PBL experiences might look like and how to make the most of them.
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The BAPO Early Career Guidance Framework is designed to support newly qualificed clinicians through the transition form pre-registration learner into their first role as an HCPC registrant. It explains what Preceptorship is and how to prepare yourself to make the most of this period of individualised, structured transition support.
This welcome pack is designed to help you keep track of all the information you will need when you start your first job as an HCPC registrant. Download it and work with your employer to make sure you gather all of the essential information in one place for easy reference.
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