External Organisation
SESSION 3 (15:00 – 16:30): Improving competencies for the extended clinical team
Chairs: Emma Tindall and William Allum
15.00-15.30: Advancing Clinical Competencies within the Extended Clinical Team. Developing SCP curriculum competencies
The talk will focus on the evolving role of Surgical Care Practitioners (SCPs) within modern surgical teams. It will outline the need for a structured, nationally recognised competency-based curriculum to support safe and effective task-sharing in theatre. As chair of the Intercollegiate EST Board, Mr Allum will discuss the importance of professional standards, assessment frameworks and credentialing pathways to ensure SCPs are trained to a level that supports consultant-led service delivery.
Speaker: William Allum BSc MD FRCS (Eng) Hon FRCS (Edin), Council member RCSEng & Chair The Intercollegiate EST Board
15.30-16.00: The practitioner career progression and building/designing the extended surgical team of/for the future
This talk will outline the frameworks needed to support clear and sustainable career pathways for advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs), SCPs, and other roles within the extended surgical team. It will also highlight innovative models of team design that enhance service resilience, clinical efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Speaker: Juliette Murray, Associate Clinical Director CfSD & Deputy Medical Director, NHS Forth Valley
16.00-16.30: Appraiser training and support. Principles underpinning appraisals and the assessment process
Being able to act as an appraiser and assessor involves evaluating the performance of other healthcare professionals, particularly SCPs and ACPs and providing feedback to support their professional development and ongoing competence. This includes assessing clinical skills, knowledge and professional behaviour, as well as ensuring adherence to established standards and guideline.
Speaker: Emma Tindall MFPCEd MSc ACP PGDip SCP, Surgical Care Practitioner Ortho , North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust
Paul graduated from Glasgow University, completing his basic SHO surgical training in the Merseyside Deanery and then undertook specialist registrar training on the North East of Scotland training programme. He was appointed as Hip and Knee arthroplasty surgeon at Queen Elizabeth hospital Gateshead in 2004.
He is passionate about training and medical education being a fellow of Higher Education Academy, fellow Academy of Medical Educators and has a Master’s degree in Medical Education.
He is an RCSEng member for the appointments accreditation committee (AAC) and RCSEng quality assurance and accreditation assessor for courses seeking RCSEng course accreditation.
Paul is visiting professor at Northumbria University this role acts as an interface between the academic roles Northumbria University provides and his own clinical oriented background that provides a practical focus for research.
He has been a strong supporter of the BOA Futures Leadership Programme and the BOA annual Travelling Fellowships. He is a keen supporter of BOTA being regularly involved with their annual instructional course and sponsor of BOTA travelling fellowships.
Paul is the main editor and author for three FRCS (Tr&Orth) related exam books that are international best sellers and have won several BMA book awards. He co-ordinates an annual six-day intensive FRCS (Tr&Orth) revision course at Newcastle. In recent years Paul has run its international equivalent for overseas trainees with courses taking place in Dubai, India, Singapore and Jordan.
For many years Paul was involved in humanitarian work in Northern Iraq regularly visiting the region to undertake neglected hip and knee arthroplasty surgery. This gave him a greater appreciation and understanding of our own health care system. Many patients would have continued to struggle due to a lack of local expertise and resources to pay for expensive surgery.
Through the contacts he has made overseas Paul is keen to develop the international profile of the BOA.
In his spare time, Paul is a keen runner, skier, gardener and Burnley FC fan.
