Allied Health Professionals Educator Career Framework - Appreciative Inquiry

This was for a university (Winchester, Canterbury and Southampton) and NHS collaboration, it was an online stakeholder consultation helping to create a formal framework within health education. 

The thing that gave it a real lift was by using the Appreciative Inquiry process, led by Andy Smith https://coachingleaders.co.uk He really created a space for people to explore new ideas and feel supported, and people seemed genuinely inspired and energised by the day, plus the event commissioners have a huge amount of ideas to take forward. 

The first image below refers to the process, and then some of the images from the 4 steps, and more info here if you're interested in learning more: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2022/08/Start-with-whats-working-Appreciative-Inquiry.pdf

The aim is to focus on what went right and to amplify and build on that. This positive approach is very infectious and uplifting!

 

This all might sound slightly 'niche', but all these trainee health professionals will be helped to learn better in order to do better jobs when they're released into the NHS, so it's important!