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Episode 21, Advanced Practice Podcast - Developing advanced practice in services for young people with learning disabilities & autism
31/03/2026 | 34 mins.In this episode we discuss the development of multi-professional advanced practice focusing on services foryoung people with a learning disability, autism or both.
We explore how advanced practice roles have been implemented in a Community Paediatric service, which is part of an acute hospital NHS Trust.
We reflect on the opportunities these roles bring, the journey to their development and consider the experience of having a team with many professional backgrounds. We hear how these roles can be developed in line with service needs, profession and area of practice.
Host: Steve Blakeway, NHS England South West,Advanced Practice Education & Training Development Lead
Guests: Natalie Bagwell, Trainee AdvancedPractitioner, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Lucy Fleetwood, Trainee Advanced Practitioner, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Lucy Webber,Trainee Advanced Practitioner, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | James Cook, Consultant Nurse, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust- In this episode we will be exploring the importance of workforce planning in relation to the development of the advanced practice workforce. We will explore this at a regional, system and organisation level, and discuss some of the key aspects and barriers to robust workforce planning in general, and specifically for advanced practice.
We hope you enjoy listening.
Host: Lou Buckle, NHS England South West, AdvancedPractice Education and Development Specialist Lead
Guests: Tony Overd, NHS England South West, Senior Workforce Planning Lead. Dan Hoare, NHS Somerset, Integrated Care System Workforce Planning Lead. Julie Reeve, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Associate Directorof Advanced Practice & Consultant Nurse in Emergency Medicine - In this episode of the NHS England South West Advanced Practice podcast series, we discuss the development of an advanced practice role in the hospice setting. We hear about the journey taken by St Margarets Hospice to develop an advanced practice role, as well as how the organisation and supervisor are supporting the trainee on her journey.
Hosts:
Martin Nelson, NHS England, South West, Advanced
Practice Education & Training Development Lead
Lou Buckle, NHS England, South West, Education and
Development Specialist Lead
Guests:
Kate Shorthose, Consultant in Palliative Medicine
& Research Lead, St Margarets Hospice
Clare Marks, Head of Nursing Services, St
Margarets Hospice
Cher Griffiths, Trainee Advanced Clinical
Practitioner, St Margarets Hospice - In this episode, we follow two applicants' journeys through the NHS England ePortfolio (supported) Route to Advanced Practice.
We explore the purpose of the ePortfolio route and the
steps involved in gaining Advanced Practice recognition via this process. We hear about the key role of the education provider and academic supervisor in supporting people through this journey. We also discuss what a good ePortfolio looks like and highlight important aspects for people to consider when embarking on this route to gaining their Advanced Practice Digital Badge.
We hope you enjoy listening!
Host:
Simon Ingram, NHS England, South West, Advanced Practice Education & Training Development Lead
Guests:
Claire Paling, Spinal Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, Salisbury
Beth Foxwell, Advanced Clinical Practitioner & Advanced Practice Lead, Cheltenham Central Primary Care Network
Colin Roberts, Associate Professor Advanced Clinical Practice, University of Plymouth - In this episode, we explore how to engage with the Research Pillar of Advanced Practice. Our discussion explores a modernised view of research activity within NHS clinical settings, including service evaluation, audit and quality improvement. We discuss the barriers clinicians might face in developing research activity and how they might be overcome.
We highlight and discuss frameworks, toolkits, networks and developmental opportunities which can further research activity including the Advanced Practice Multi-professional Practice-based Research Capabilities Framework and developing a research skilled workforce
- University of Plymouth.
Host:
Steve Blakeway, NHS England, South West, Advanced Practice Education & Training Development Lead
Guests:
Ralph Hammond, Plymouth University, Developing a Research Skilled Workforce
Dr Frazer Underwood, NIHR Clinical Research Network South West
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