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Host Ena Ankutse explores the wonderful Health Education England AHP Return to Practice programme. She is joined by Natasha Pisarski (Return to Practice Programme National Lead), Jeni Hart (Occupational Therapist on the Return to practice programme) and Stella Kose (Working Dietitian following completion of return to practice programme). They discuss how the programme came to be, entry requirements and benefits for enrolees and pivotal insight from Jeni and Stella who are completing/have completed the programme
Twitter handles: @NatashaPisarski, @kosestella, @jenihart163
To submit an enquiry to join the programme or to find out more about the programme please visit our website:
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/return-practice-allied-health-professionals-healthcare-scientists-practising-psychologists
If you would like to speak to someone about returning to practice: HCPC register please email us at : r2pahp-hcs@hee.nhs.uk
HCPC Standards of Proficiency that we mention in the podcast can be found on this link  https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/standards-of-proficiency/

Hosts Ena & Jo interview Carly Atkinson (Registered Dietitian and current AHP Clinical Fellow for Mental Health at HEE) and OT student Chloe Edgar (who has been on placement with Carly at HEE). Carly and Chloe talk us through their current AHP Student Roadshow project, which aims to promote the varied and invaluable roles for AHPs within Mental Health to AHP students across the South West. 
To hear more about the project visit: (links) 
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/AHPs%20in%20MH%20Final%20%281%29.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVQaAxyJE3c7jrG88eFGm88LQ86k2epl
https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/allied-health-professions/developing-practice-based-learning-mental-health-learning-disability-settings-allied-health 
https://aspiringallies.co.uk/blog/allied-health-professionals-working-in-mental-health-and-learning-disabilities/
To see more of Carly and Chloe follow them on Twitter: @carlyatkinsonRD @chloedgarx

Hosts Ena & Jo interview Senior Orthoptist Rachael Grierson.
Rachael talks us through her progression to her current job role, including returning to the UK from New Zealand just before the pandemic madness hit.

She also touches on the difference between Orthoptists and Opticians or Optometrists, and explains some of the specialist skills that Orthoptists can acquire through further training and practice.

To hear more from Rachael or find out more about Orthoptics, head over to Twitter:
@Orthoptist_RG
@FollowBIOS

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Hosts Ena & Jo interview Sue Hildson (Retired AHP - Occupational Therapy) Lorraine Allchurch (Lead AHP Support worker) and Mohamed Abdellatif (Senior Physiotherapist originally from Eygpt) for an AHPs Day 2021 Special podcast. They reflect on their unconventional career journeys and additional ventures outside of their clinical work to make the AHP world a more inclusive and enjoyable place for all!

To find out more about them please find their social media below:
Sue - @Retired_AHPs
Lorraine - @LorraineAllchu2
Mohamed - @mo13432081

Please share your AHP love on the 14th of October and follow the hashtag #AHPsDay to see how others are celebrating!

Hosts Ena & Jo interview Advanced Paramedic Practitioner and soon-to-be Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) Tom Nettleton.

Tom explains how his career with the Ambulance service started with some volunteering at a young age, and recounts his journey towards his current roles - including highlighting how #NotAllParamedicsWearGreen.

He also gives us a sneak peak into the life of a St John Ambulance Paramedic, telling us about his most memorable call-out and what it's like to zoom through traffic with the sirens blaring!

To hear more from Tom, follow him on Twitter: @tomnettleton

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Hosts Ena & Jo interview four members of the Health Careers Live team behind the Virtual Health Careers Conference 2021 (Raj, Sunny, Meghna and George) to find out how the programme came about, how it has grown and changed by going digital, and what they are planning for this year. We then chat to one of our Student Ambassadors Lexie, to find out what inspired her to study Physiotherapy and discuss her experiences of the course so far.
The Health Careers Live programme was established by then-medical-student (now Junior Doctor) Raj Sethi in 2017, with an aim to improve access to health and social care careers for students all around the UK, in particular to a more diverse and inclusive population. On it’s first year going virtual, 2020 saw over 6,000 delegates from 101 different countries registering to join the National and Virtual Health Careers Conferences. The programme has also been named winner of the NHS Parliamentary Award for Health Equalities (NW).
The Health Education England AHP Team have been working in collaboration with Health Careers Live for two years in order to showcase the range of AHP careers available, and we are delighted to have been invited by Carrie Biddle (@carrie_biddle) to support the AHP Live Stage on Saturday 10th July.
The Virtual Health Careers Conference returns this July in two parts:
Saturday 10th July: Aspiring Focus – for those considering a career in healthcare.
Sunday 11th July: Current Focus – open to all healthcare students and healthcare professionals.
It is free to register and attend, and anyone interested can sign up at: https://healthcareers.live/
To hear more about Health Careers Live or Raj, Sunny, Meghna and George, follow them on Twitter:
@healthcareersco, @becomingadr @vslstudiolive
@TheRajivSethi - Raj
@whenistheshow – Sunny
@BiyyamR - Meghna
@GHancock2304 – George
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