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- Job Advert – Paediatric Orthotist – Cambridgeshire/ Peterborough
- Job Advert – Paediatric Orthotist – West Wales area
- Job Advert – Clinical Lead – Opcare – RoehamptonClick here to view job advert
- Tax ReliefDid you know BAPO is on the approved list HMRC’s learned societies and professional bodies for tax relief for professional body fees. To see if you’re eligible for tax relief on your BAPO membership fees please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3
- Shortlists announced | Chief Allied Health Professions Officer’s Awards 2025The shortlists for the CAHPO Awards 2025 were announced last night via Suzanne Rastrick’s X / Twitter Please see the gallery below for the shortlisted categories. The category winners will be announced during the Chief AHP Officer’s AHPs Day Live Address on the 14 October (09:30-10:15).
- BAPO Internationally trained P&O Network🌍 Are you an internationally trained prosthetist or orthotist practicing or preparing to practice in the UK? ✅Join the BAPO Internationally Trained Prosthetists and Orthotists Network! 🤝Connect with fellow BAPO members who trained abroad—prosthetists/orthotists, technicians, and support workers (associates)—and be part of a supportive community aligned with ISPO education standards.
- Job Advert – Blatchford – Graduate Orthotist, Morecambe BayClick here to view Job Advert
- Job Advert – Blatchford – Prosthetist-Orthotist, DMRC, Stanford Hall, LoughboroughClick here to view Job Advert
- Job Advert – NHS Grampian – OrthotistClick here to view Job Advert
- BAPO Webinar – AHP’s Enhanced Practice PgCert at the University of Salford:We’re pleased to share an exciting NHSE commissioned AHP’s Enhanced Practice PgCert starting in September 2025! This programme is available via both the fully funded apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship routes and supports AHPs to develop across the four pillars of practice: 🩺 Clinical | 🧠 Leadership | 📚 Education | 🔬 Research 🔗 Learn more about the programme: 👉 PgCert Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship) | University of Salford… Read more: BAPO Webinar – AHP’s Enhanced Practice PgCert at the University of Salford:
- BAPO Teach and Trend Webinar – Provision of Braces for Patients with Knee OsteoArthritis (PROP OA): a randomised controlled trial.
- BAPO Tech and Trends Webinar – The Össur AeroFit system and its role in physiological thermoregulation at the skin/prosthesis interface
- Job Advert – Prestige Health – Orthotists – London and SoutheastClick here to view job advert
- BAPO launches new service provision guidance🚀 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT📘 Service Provision Guidance for Prosthetic & Orthotic Services We’re proud to unveil the BAPO Service Provision Guidance for Prosthetic and Orthotic Service, a vital resource that defines what good prosthetic and orthotic care looks like — and why it matters. ✅ User-focused✅ Clinically led✅ Designed for commissioners, clinicians , and service leaders This guidance sets a new standard… Read more: BAPO launches new service provision guidance
- Job Advert – Colman Prosthetics & Orthotics – Clinical Prosthetist / Orthotist – Calgary, CanadaClick here to view job advert
- Job advert – Steeper – Combined Service Manager – PortsmouthClick here to view Job Advert
- BAPo Teatime Talk – Empowering the Technician Workforce
Details Empowering the Technician Workforce explores the vital role technicians play in amputee rehabilitation, shared from my perspective as a prosthetic technician with 10 years of experience, current workshop lead, and chair of the technician committee. I’ll discuss how we can build a work environment that is inclusive, encouraging, and collaborative—one where every team member feels valued and empowered. - Job Advert – External Examiner – MSc Prosthetics and Orthotics, Keele UniversityClick here to view Job Advert
- Job Advert – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Graduate Orthotist, LondonClick here to view job advert
- Job Advert – Orthotist – AM Healthcare Group – CambridgeClick here to view job advert