NES AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme

Application Form: Learning and Development Guide for Falls Prevention

The NES AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme (CFS) supports the learning and development of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in Scotland. This includes learning that supports service improvement and change in response to national and local priorities, directions and strategies. During 2017/18 the AHP CFS will support learning that contributes to the delivery of the Active and Independent Living Improvement Programme (AILIP) across the whole of Scotland.

What is a NES AHP Careers Fellowship? For the most part the CFS funds learning that AHPs have identified as being important to support their career development to improve service delivery and support better outcomes for people. From time to time we offer an AHP Careers Fellowship where we are seeking an AHP to do a specific piece of education-related work. This normally has a national focus and has been identified as an important contribution to the delivery of strategy/policy ambitions (in this case, Falls Prevention).

What is this NES AHP Careers Fellowship for? We are offering an AHP Careers Fellowship to develop a Learning and Development Guide for Falls Prevention. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior, experienced AHP to work at a national level alongside the Falls Programme and associated network of Community Falls Leads and other key stakeholders. This work aims to support primarily the health and social care work force to adopt a systematic, integrated, co-ordinated and person-centred approach to falls and fracture prevention and management. It is anticipated that the guide will:

 Identify what workforce need to understand and do in relation to falls prevention and management and where to find education to support this  Build on the extensive work already done in falls prevention and management  Be relevant across the health and social care sector and, where appropriate, the wider public sector (e.g. Fire and Rescue services)  Primarily focus on falls prevention with older people (recognising that this may have applicability for other groups)  Focus on falls prevention and management for non-falls’ specialists, including simple case finding (level 1 conversation) and multifactorial risk screening (level 2 screen).

Key outputs: 1. A Learning and Development Guide for Falls Prevention which can be adapted to local context and a range of media formats 2. A plan or model to support local implementation

For further information about the AILIP falls prevention priority workstream please visit http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/ahpcommunity/ailip-priority-workstreams/falls-and-frailty.aspx

What’s the anticipated impact? At its heart falls prevention is about supporting people to live active and independent lives, doing the things that matter to them. There are many ways the workforce across health and social care can contribute to this; one of them is to work in partnership with people to prevent falls. To do this the wider workforce need to understand what they need to know about falls prevention and management, to assess what they need to do in relation to falls prevention and management and be supported to do it. This is described further below. Anticipated impact

Engagement: Workforce understand what they need to know about fall prevention Workforce know what they need to do about falls prevention Supervisors, managers and leaders at all levels know what their staff need to know and do about falls prevention

Education: Workforce able to access relevant learning related to falls prevention Workforce acquire, or further develop, skills and practices related to falls prevention

Performance: Workforce are confident and skilled in implementing falls prevention strategies and interventions Workforce are enabled to put skills into practice

Service: Service contributes to supporting older people to remain active and independent in their own home or a community setting

What will I get out of it? The Fellowship is an opportunity to develop your skills and practice related to education and the facilitation of learning. For example, this might include:  Applying and further developing education and facilitation of learning skills and practices  Leading on the development and delivery of an education resource (i.e. the guide) within timeframe and meeting expectations  Extending skills and practices related to stakeholder engagement and partnership working  Developing communication, relationship building and collaboration at a national level  Applying and further extending knowledge and skills related to falls prevention at a national level

As part of this application process you’ll be asked to identify your own learning outcomes. We have a short video that can help you to do this.

How does it work? The CFS will provide funds of up to £15,000 to release your capacity (at your current band) to do this work over approximately 6- 8 months on a part-time basis, commencing early autumn 2017. As with all Fellowships you will need the agreement of your line manager and AHP Director. You will remain based with and employed by your current employer on your existing terms and conditions. You must be currently employed by the NHS or local authority in Scotland to apply. Some travel within Scotland will be required. The application process has two parts;

Part 1 Application form;  Section A completed by you (in collaboration with your line manager)  Section B completed by your line manager  Section C completed by your AHP Director/Lead  Please ensure all sections are completed and signed before submission We will not be able to accept applications that are not supported by your line manager and AHP Director/Lead.

Part 2 Discussion with panel; If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to discuss your application with us on Monday 28 August 2017. We will award the Fellowship to the successful applicant based on the information provided in your application form and your discussion with the panel. Closing date for application is 12noon Wednesday 9 August 2017

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 2 If you have any queries or would like to discuss further before applying, then please contact [email protected]

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 3 AHP CAREERS FELLOWSHIP Learning and Development Guide for Falls Prevention APPLICATION FORM

This form should be completed by you in consultation with your line manager and your AHP Director/Lead. It must be approved by both; therefore, it is strongly recommended that you discuss this opportunity with them prior to commencing the form. The completed and signed form should be submitted to NES by the closing date stated. Applications received beyond the closing date will not be accepted.

SECTION A – To be completed by you

1. Applicant details

First Surname HCPC Job Title Employer E-mail Associated Name number (if AHP appropriate) Profession

2. Telephone contact number (to discuss application if necessary)

3. What is your main area(s) of practice?

Mental Health Outpatient Social Work Learning Disability Acute Hospital School Adult Health Health Centre Voluntary Organisation Child Health Community Other, please specify

NB please note this fellowship opportunity is only open to AHPs who are NHS or local authority employees.

4. What best describes your work setting(s)?

Remote Rural Urban

5. Indicate the career stage on the Career Framework for Health of all applicants.

Level 1 Support Worker Level 6 Senior Practitioner Level 2 Support Worker Level 7 Advanced Practitioner Level 3 Senior Support Worker Level 8 Consultant Practitioner Level 4 Assistant Practitioner Level 9 More Senior Staff Level 5 Practitioner Not applicable

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 4 6. The learning activity for this fellowship application is the development of a Learning and Development Guide for Falls Prevention. Please outline the anticipated impact of your learning (making reference to the AILIP ambitions and priorities)

Anticipated How will I know I Anticipated How will I know learning have achieved impact for this has outcomes for this? service happened/is self happening? 1.

7. Please briefly indicate how the learning activity will support your own development in the four career pillars (400 words or less in total)

a. Leadership

b. Clinical Practice

c. Research and Evaluation

d. Facilitating Learning

8. Please confirm that your learning activity has been agreed with your Line Manager via KSF and your PDP (or equivalent personal development scheme). Your line manager will be asked to supply details

I confirm I do not confirm

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 5 9. Please outline your skills and experience relevant to this opportunity or any other information you wish to provide in support of your application (up to 500 words)

10.Please indicate total costings required, details of how costings will be used and who they should be paid to. Please do not include any production or design costs

a. Total costings (up to £15,000)

b. Breakdown of costings (e.g release of staff)

c. Finance department contact details

Organisation:

Email address:

Postal address:

11.Please note that if your application is successful, you will be required to provide a reflective learning report outlining your learning experience and outcomes, any barriers incurred and how these were overcome, and how you have or intend to share your learning.

We publish some of the best examples of learning reports to assist future participants. Do you agree to your learning report being published?

I agree I do not agree

Now please ask your line manager to complete section B below and your AHP Director/Lead to complete section C

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 6 SECTION B – to be completed by your Line Manager

1. Line Manager’s details

First Name:

Surname:

Job Title:

Employer:

Tel No: E-mail:

Allied Health profession you work within:

2. I confirm that this careers fellowship learning opportunity links to the applicant’s KSF and PDP (or equivalent).

I confirm

3. Please include relevant extract from PDP or equivalent personal development scheme.

4. Why do you support this application?

5. Please confirm your commitment to enable the applicant to provide 2 days per week to this work over six-month period, (or equivalent time arranged by negotiation), and within the allocated budget

I confirm the applicant can provide 2 days per week (or equivalent) I confirm this can be done within the allocated budget

6. Please confirm your commitment to providing appropriate areas and tools for applicant to complete this learning activity, e.g. rooms and access to computer/equipment

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 7 7. a) The applicant has described their learning outcomes. How will you support the applicant to achieve these?

b) How will you support the applicant to use their learning from this project in other areas of their work?

8. Please confirm that you will provide feedback (if requested) in relation to the applicant’s progress.

I confirm

9. Have you ensured that there is equality of opportunity for this/these applicants to apply in the following areas:

Full and part-time staff Race Disability Gender Age Sexual orientation Religion and belief

10. If the application for funding is successful, you would be required to enter into an agreement and to its arrangements, undertakings and responsibilities as detailed in the answers to the criteria listed in this proforma

I confirm that I would be prepared to enter an agreement as described above

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 8 SECTION C - to be completed by AHP Director

Name of Applicant:

AHP Director/Lead Details

Job Title:

Employer:

Work Address inc. Postcode:

E-mail:

Please confirm that you support this application

I confirm that I do support this application 

AHP Director / Lead’s Support Statement

Please state why you support this application?

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 9 Please save a copy of the completed application form for your own records.

E-mail the completed application form to [email protected] by the closing date of 12.00 (noon) on Wednesday 9 August 2017

Please be aware that applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Both you and your line manager will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of the funding application.

Data Protection: NES uses the personal data you provide for purposes associated with administering the AHP Career Fellowship Scheme. NES will add your details to our database and share your work contact details with other participants in the Scheme through our newsletter, Alumni network or other channels as deemed appropriate. If you would prefer us not to share your contact details, please contact [email protected] For more information see http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/privacy-and-data-protection.aspx. Personal data will be retained in line with our records retention policies.

AHP Careers Fellowship Application Form – Falls Prevention and Management Summer 2017 10