Dr Helen Johnson is the Deputy Dean for the East of England NHSE WTE, with an overarching remit of a number of postgraduate schools, a multiprofessional portfolio supporting foundation and the Norfolk and Waveney ICB. She is also an enthusiastic lead for the national enhance programme for foundation – built on the future doctor work. She graduated from St Mary’s in London, before training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Yorkshire with a special interest in Urogynaecology. She took a consultant post at NWAFT in urogynaecology with obstetrics. Education being a lasting passion, she jointly progressed in foundation and O and G, before determining foundation was the most interesting space and becoming FSD. She has a Masters in Medical Education
Dr Khan has been working within the NHS for almost 20 years now. She is passionate about multi professional education and training and strives to provide an excellent safe environment in which to develop our next generation of healthcare professionals. “I have been the Regional Teaching Foundation Training Programme Director for a few years now and have successfully launched and ran the East of England Foundation Hubs programme. I am delighted to be recently appointed as the Multi professional Foundation Training Programme Director for the East of England region. I think it’s simple, we work together as a multi professional team so it makes sense that we also train together to provide excellent care to our patients. For more information please do follow me on twitter or Linkedin ”
Maria recently joined the HEE east of England pharmacy team after an extensive career at the University of East Anglia (UEA) School of Pharmacy. Her main remit is to support and promote multiprofessional education, under the umbrella of the new East of England Multiprofessional Foundation School (MPS). Maria has had a long-term interest in multiprofessional healthcare education and the many benefits it can provide for both learners and patients. “The MPS provides unique and exciting opportunities for trainee pharmacists to achieve many of the professional learning outcomes set by the GPhC, in ‘safe’ multiprofessional learning environments. This is very timely for foundation pharmacy programmes, since newly registered pharmacists are expected to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. The innovative learning approaches provided by the new school (including High Fidelity and Virtual Reality simulations) are very creative and will foster a shared learning culture amongst foundation learners from different disciplines. . This will in turn help develop multiprofessional healthcare teams who can communicate effectively and share resources for the benefit of patients.”
Charleen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, and have keen interest in medical education and simulation training. "After my role as Simulation Lead at the medical Foundation School in East of England, I am very excited to join our newly established Multiprofessional Foundation School, as I strongly believe multiprofessional learning is the key to provide high standards of care for patients. I look forward to developing more innovative simulation training courses for our multiprofessional trainees who are working together in real-life; to learn clinical and non-technical skills; and to learn from and about each other’s roles and experiences."
I am very excited to be part of the new multiprofessional foundation school to work with clinicians and educators from diverse backgrounds. I have a strong affinity for multiprofessional working, both as an educator and a clinician. I believe that multiprofessional education will not only improve patient care but will also positively affect staff satisfaction. Working across boundaries is what I do as a Liaison Psychiatrist, and I see the effects of silo working in clinical practice. I am looking forward to developing effective approaches to embed multiprofessional learning very early on in the clinical career pathway
Mark has worked for HEE in various roles across the past 15 years. “Foundation training has played an enormous part in my career and to be able to explore this further with a view to multiprofessional working across other disciplines is exciting. Not only does multiprofessional working fit with the essential culture of the NHS, it provides us with a platform to introduce innovative and unique models to bring Medical Foundation, Foundation Pharmacy, Dentistry and Physician Associates together. This could then set the scene for further integration of multiprofessional ways of working, extending to other specialties. “
"I come from a Psychology and Counselling background, so being part of the Multiprofessional foundation school team has been a dream come true! Working alongside an exceptional group of individuals has been so inspiring. As the only MFS team nationally it’s a real privilege to see how and where we’re making an impact on trainees, in addition to investigating new ways on implementing positive change."
“I have an innovative approach. I have a clinical background, so I recognise the value of putting the patient at the centre of what we do whilst working closely with our multiprofessional colleagues in both primary and secondary care to maximise and achieve the best outcomes for patients. As healthcare professionals we do not always get it quite right, but with this new approach to training and development we believe we can drive a change in mindset, break down barriers, work collaboratively and better understand and support our communities.”
‘I have worked for the NHS since 1997 in various administration roles in Acute Hospitals, Ambulance Service and Mental Health Trust. I have been a part of the HEE/NHSE Workforce, Training and Education directorate in the east of England since 2021 and I am now very excited to be part of the Enhance Team as Project Coordinator working with our future doctors to deliver the best quality of care for our patients’.
I have worked for the NHS for 5 years now in various different roles such as business and pharmacy. I am thrilled to now be a apart of the Enhance team now working alongside our training doctors of the future to develop them to allow our patients to receive the best possible care.
I am excited to be part of the Multiprofessional Foundation School and Enhance team as an Allied Healthcare Professional (AHP) Fellow. Throughout my career as a physiotherapist, I have worked across a range of multidisciplinary teams and have seen first-hand the benefits of collaborative working and learning. I am passionate about co-production, involving experts by experience in education, and exploring how simulation and immersive technologies can enhance learning. I believe that interprofessional education helps build understanding, strengthen teamwork and support better outcomes for patients and staff alike.
Alice Edwards is a Physician Associate with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust who works in community services. Prior to completing her Physician Associate studies, she worked as an Adult Nurse in secondary care. Alice has a particular interest in the physical health needs of people living with severe mental illness. She is passionate about multidisciplinary working, improving patient outcomes, and is very much looking forward to working with the Multiprofessional school as a Fellow.
Sangita has wealth of experience in various sectors of Pharmacy practice including Primary Care, Community, Education, Training and Development and Public health. She is a very experienced Senior PCN Clinical Pharmacist who has completed her Doctorate in Pharmacy, Clinical Diploma in OSPAP and Certification in Independent prescribing and is also an Allied Health Professional Education Lead for the local PCN. Sangita is very passionate about training and development of the future pharmacists and Allied health professionals and has worked on multiple projects with the local ICB. She is also a Designated Prescribing Practitioner leading on training and development of Foundation Pharmacists in GP placement for their independent prescribing, supervision and mentorship. She is excited to join the Multi-professional School with NHSE as Clinical Fellow to further contribute towards education, training and development of future pharmacist workforce in line with the GPhC competencies and RPSGB Framework to help build a future workforce of confident independent prescriber pharmacists who collaboratively work within the multidisciplinary teams to improve patient health outcomes.
