Programme Director for MSc Prosthetics and Orthotics
(Senior Lecturer – Education & Research or Education & Scholarship)
Please see link below for Job Descriptions and Person Specifications:
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Lecturer (Education and Scholarship) in Prosthetics & Orthotics
Please see link below for Job Descriptions and Person Specifications:
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Somek & Associates is the largest provider of HP expert witnesses in the UK, renowned and respected in the field.
Prosthetists and Orthotists play a key role acting as expert witnesses in clinical negligence and personal litigation. We require experienced Prosthetists and Orthotists to undertake case work, who are confident, have excellent communication skills (verbal & written), enjoy a challenge, are intrigued by the forensic nature of this work, and above all are keen to learn new skills. Applicants must be HCPC registered and preferably members of BAPO.
We offer:
If you are interested in joining our expanding team of expert witnesses:
Email admin@somek.com to request an information pack
Tel: 01494 792711
Web: www.somek.com
“Thank you so much for everything you have done for me at Somek. I’ve always felt so privileged to work for such a reputable and professional company! My training has always been excellent and the support second to none. I have learnt so much.” Somek Expert Witness
BAPO is seeking additional members to join and strengthen our Marketing Committee.
As the UK’s professional body for prosthetics and orthotics, we are committed to building lifelong relationships with our members that help them achieve their full potential and improve the lives of patients across the country. As a volunteer serving on this committee, you will play a crucial part by helping us to better understand our audiences (members and non-members).
The Executive Committee is setting ambitious targets for 2021, reflecting feedback from our P&O community! To achieve these, we need more current and reliable insight across our membership segments, and improved engagement to inform our actions. As a member of the Marketing sub-committee you will contribute to this key activity.
This is an exciting time to join our growing team. We are seeking volunteers who are passionate about representing our profession, with an interest in marketing, communications and social media. Ideal contributors will have strong interpersonal qualities and the ability to engage and collaborate with others; to identify opportunities, discover best practice, and then assist with communicating relevant findings and recommendations.
BAPO offers its volunteer members a supportive culture for your own learning, with opportunities for you to stretch yourself and test out different ways of working. As you join the committee you will be provided with an induction and mentor to help you through the initial period and ensure that you feel supported.
Success in this activity will require a combination of self-directed activity, whilst working as part of a team. The nature of the role means that there will be a requirement to commit to some evening and/or weekend working.
So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to be creative, make an impact and would enjoy working in a small team environment, find out more about this new exciting role.
To ensure we have diverse representation from our membership, expressions of interest will be welcomed from under-represented groups. These include:
– Prosthetists
– Student members
– Technicians
– Members in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland
We would also welcome interest from marketing professionals keen to volunteer some of their time and expertise to serve on our sub-committee in an advisory capacity.
Please confirm you interest by 19th March 2021 to enquires@BAPO.com
For an informal discussion about the role, commitment required and support that would be offered you can contact Peter Iliff at peter@bapo.com
The Current Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) strategy ‘AHPs into Action is coming to an end in 2022 and so our CAHPO (Chief Allied Health Professionals Officer) is now starting a consultation period for its successor.
The aim is for the content to be crowed sourced from both professionals and ‘citizens’ and will be split into 3 sections to allow views to be sourced from all parties
The first group ‘citizen’s’ can register now to have there say at the AHPListens website please share this link amongst colleagues, patients, family and friends.
Prosthetists and Orthotists can also sign up to the first national conversation in their capacity as citizens who also use health care services but the second conversation in may will be aimed at capturing your views as a professional
For more information see the attached covering letter from the campaign:
You can now apply for initial BAPO membership online! Please click on the link below to apply:
The Medical and Health care products Regulatory Agency MHRA published an update on the UK.Gov website at the end of December 2020 ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-house- manufacture-of-medical-devices/in-house-manufacture-of-medical-devices ) concerning in-house manufacture of medical devices and exemptions from the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR). There has been some discussion as to what, if any, exemptions are applicable for prosthetics and orthotics.
There is a line in the text of the update that reads: These regulations don’t apply if your device is only being used for patients within the institute it was made, even if the product is made in one part of a healthcare establishment. For example, if it is made in an NHS Trust laboratory and moved to another part of the hospital, as this means you are not placing it on the market (GOV.UK, 2020).
BAPO have been in direct discussion with the MHRA to clarify if this meant the exemption only applied whilst the patient wearing the device was on the premises of the healthcare establishment and not when the patient had left the establishment. i.e. only whilst they were an in-patient and once they were discharged to out-patient care the exemption ceased.
The answer we got was concise and unambiguous: “We can confirm that the in house exemption for medical devices manufactured by in-house units and supplied to patients within the same healthcare institutions applies to both in-patients and out-patients.” Once devices are placed on the market or transferred to another establishment (a transfer refers to a sale, loan, hire, lease, gift, or any other type of legal transfer), the exemption no longer applies. Should the patient move to another healthcare establishment, the onus for taking on responsibility of the second-hand device is on the receiving establishment. The receiving establishment would need assurance that the product was manufactured to the appropriate requirements. The original manufacturer will have the records in place to show that the product was manufactured to the appropriate requirements. In–House manufacturing units should have a quality manufacturing system in place regardless of this exemption.
This exemption does NOT mean that these in-house units should not have a Quality Management System in place. For patient safety, they should be closely aligned with the MDR regulations, e.g. technical data provided, device types, process systems, traceability records, CE component batch/lot number recorded etc.
If further information is required BAPO recommends departments contact the MHRA direct. Contact details for queries specific to medical devices devices.regulatory@mhra.gov.uk and for general enquiries info@mhra.gov.uk
Reference
GOV.UK. (2020, December 31). In-house manufacture of medical devices in Great Britain. Retrieved February 2, 2021, from http://www.gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-house-manufacture-of-medical-devices/in-house-manufacture-of-medical-devices
We would like to draw attention to the need for prosthetic and orthotic intervention to continue for children and young people. We ask that prosthetic and orthotic services are protected to enable this aspect of the service to continue throughout the pandemic and ensuing winter pressures.
The impact of COVID-19 on children and young people, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), has been significant. Access to prosthetic and orthotic services in the UK is vital in supporting children’s physical health, mental health and development. With orthotics, access to timely treatment ensures the effectiveness of some therapy treatment which relies on orthotic intervention for optimum results. It is important that children have access to prosthetic treatment to ensure that the prosthetic devices they use for daily activities are revised appropriately to prevent mobility issues and potential physical damage due to ill fitting devices.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we need to protect families, children and young people who rely on prosthetic and orthotic treatment as an adjunct to surgery, medical intervention, serial casting or therapy treatment, to be able to function at their best. Children are growing, conditions changing constantly and with targeted input from our services when they are required, long term disability and harm can be avoided.
We therefore ask that services remain open and an appropriate number of Prosthetists and Orthotists are protected from redeployment, to ensure that families with children and young people, have access to the support they sorely need.
We recognise the need for flexibility in areas where acute pressures are high, where individual discussions may be appropriate, however, we ask that the impact of the lack of access to prosthetic and orthotic services are discussed and understood from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Prosthetic and orthotic services should not be left without the staff or facilities to deliver essential treatment as occurred earlier in 2020.
British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
As a volunteer-run organization serving the prosthetic and orthotic community, we actively use feedback to improve our membership program.
If you can spare ten minutes for a quick survey we’d love to get your thoughts and ideas to help us make BAPO better. You do not have to be a member to complete this
Click here to take part: https://baposurvey.typeform.com/to/j5Gsbh6c
Thank you for your time and input.
The Team at BAPO
Winter during a pandemic can be hard and everyone can struggle with their mental health at times like this.
It is ok not to feel yourself but there are hints and tips that can make life easier and help with mental health
NHS Scotland are running a Fab campaign called ‘Clear your Head’ which has all sorts of tips to help people feel more like themselves.
BAPO loves to share what our members have been doing, especially when they have been featured in articles and publications. Clinical Lead for the Isle of White, and BAPO member Carol Mabey; has had a lovely interview published discussing the challenges of a prosthetic service during lockdown. To read the article click here