6 years ago today I graduated from Coventry University 👩🏼‍🎓💚 and started out as a new OT at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT 🎉🤩 it’s been a great journey over the last 6 years!! ✨ Coventry Uni OT UHDBAHPs

Retention of our AHP workforce is paramount to the delivery of the Long Term Workforce Plan. Our newly registered workforce and those transitioning back into the NHS need to feel valued and supported to carry out their career of choice orlo.uk/Fku2Q Midlands AHPs

(1/2) Congratulations to our Rheumatology teams who have secured a place on a national Aspiring to Excellence programme which will enable them to provide more holistic care for patients with axial SpA - a form of inflammatory arthritis. 💙⭐️ ⬇️

Just listening to Kerry Pape on BBCRadioDerby talking about cancer diagnosis, treatments and getting checked out when something doesn't feel right. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT #getcheckedout

Join our England reps tomorrow 12-1pm for an online drop-in for the England based members of our Specialist Section. No need to book - check you email for the Zoom link. Connect with other OTs, share ideas & discuss how we can best support you. #RCOTPeerSupport #RCOT #OT

Our Wales rep is hosting an online drop-in for the members of our specialist section based in Wales on 20th Feb 12:30-1:30pm. No need to book - check you email for the Zoom link. Connect with other OTs, share ideas & discuss how we can best support you. #RCOTPeerSupport #RCOT #OT

Just wrapped up a fantastic open day with team members from care homes & care providers supporting our discharges. Exciting new insights shared to enhance patient experience. Big thanks to AngR for organizing & to all team members for their support #patientexperience 🩵

Lovely to see our Healthcare Support Workers at RDH and QHB so far this week, looking forward to Tea and Talks at Florence Nightingale tomorrow, Sir Robert Peel and Sammy J on Thursday University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT come and talk to us

Great to be part of the Stay Local Careers Fair today - what a week! #developingourfutureworkforce University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT Careers Team Joined Up Care Derbyshire

🧑‍🔬11 - 17 March 2024 is this year's Healthcare Science Week. 🙌 We're sending a huge thank you to every single one of our vital healthcare scientists, who are involved in 80% of all clinical decisions in the NHS, while making up 5% of our workforce. 📝 bit.ly/3wZr7nS

🌐 We have also developed a bespoke HCS hub on our website, which will continually evolve to include information on every HCS role at UHDB. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled on our channels this week as we share some of the profiles of these inspiring colleagues! bit.ly/3wZr7nS

There are still places available on this course. We will be covering report writing and fit notes during the day.

I'm reading "The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make The Right Things Easier and The Wrong Things Harder" by Bob Sutton (Bob Sutton) & Huggy Rao. "Friction" means the forces that make it harder, slower or more complicated to get things done in organisations. They describe

Fantastic development opportunity for AHP support workers. Please share! Grace Pearn Lucy Smith Seema Rughani Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT DHCFT_AHP University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT

QHB Future Workforce Event - Healthcare Science career options being talked about with our future workforce

Open to all RCOT members - book now for the second session in our two-part practical training for OTs & Managers delivering Fit Notes, 22nd May 2024: 12 - 1:30pm. #RcotWorkTraining #RCOT #OT #VocRehab #fitnote rcot.co.uk/events/special…

On the Combined Day Unit in April, we treated 2059 patients!. Amazing team work by all #uhdb #CancerCare

Great day out at Keele University 🐿️ today to don the Tudor Bonnet and collect my PhD! Thanks to all those who helped me along the way.

Who is up for a new and exciting challenge? If so, come and join our Stroke team. We are looking for an experienced lead #OT to join us - if you’re interested, give me a call 🤩 #band7 ⁦Careers Team Joined Up Care Derbyshire⁩ ⁦Lucy Smith⁩ ⁦Louise Oram⁩ chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/work-us/curren…

Fantastic display by our Biomedical Scientists which has generated interest today