Speakers
Manpreet Bhogal
Gareth Richardson
Andrea Wilson
Hall 4 Programme
Join your network workforce leads/practice educators for a solution focused discussion around workforce challenges. Find out about current education and development opportunities with specific emphasis on support workers, advanced clinical practice and leadership. We welcome your participation in helping to shape the future of your pathology workforce.
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Manpreet is registered as a Biomedical Scientist with over 15 years experience of working within Microbiology, with specialist knowledge in Training and Health & Safety. Manpreet is recognised for her a passion and enthusiasm for training, teaching and development within Pathology. She is currently employed as a Pathology Practice Educator Fellow for the Kent and Medway Pathology Network, where she is able to drive projects and initiatives to facilitate workforce development. She is also an active member of the SE Regional and National network of workforce and practice educator leads, where she has lead the expansion of the successful IBMS Specialist Portfolio Training project.
Andrea has been working in healthcare for over 20 years, she is a HCPC registered BMS with a background in Virology and training. Her current role involves oversight & co-ordination of scientific training and introducing initiatives to support development in her organisation. She is enthusiastic about training and a strong advocate for developing the pathology workforce.
Starting as an MLA in a local hospital, Andrea became a trainee BMS in Virology, University College London Hospital. After completing her training and a MSc, Andrea moved to a Senior BMS role at St Thomas’ Hospital. Her move into training was inspired by great trainers in previous roles and an opportunity to become the departmental Training Lead.
In 2018 Andrea used her training skills and to take on a newly created role of Scientific Training Officer, within the corporate L&D/Talent Teams. This role has oversight of scientific training for whole organisation and in her time in this role, she has helped create a graduate training scheme, introduced scientific apprenticeships and provided a better understanding of the how the laboratories function to the corporate team. The Covid pandemic saw a return to the front line, where Andrea was part of the team to set-up additional testing capacity and lead the new June Almeida Laboratory at Guy’s Hospital.
In 2021, Andrea took on the Pathology Practice Educator (PE) role for her network. Having been through many changes in her career (MLSO to BMS, agenda for change, old-style logbook to portfolios, first Joint Venture between NHS and private partner) and loving a new challenge, she jumped at the chance to work with the wider pathology workforce across England. The Pathology PEs have formed a strong network across the whole country and also in their London region. They have introduced initiatives to support Registration and Specialist Portfolio training, engaged with HEIs to improve the students’ employability skills and been involved in several outreach events to promote healthcare as the career of choice. The pathology PEs are leaders bringing about change to pathology to support, develop and champion our workforce.
Michelle started her Biomedical Scientist career in the NHS, moving to Academia, during which time she was presented a national award for Collaborative Academic Teaching Excellence. She now works with regional and national stakeholders to support the pathology workforce in capacity, sustainability and development. She is chair of England’s National Pathology Network Workforce and Education Collaboration, a group formed from the NHSE Pathology Practice Educator network. In her own Integrated Care System she established and works to deliver the NENC Pathology Workforce Strategy, embodying the recommendations of the Pathology Recovery and Renewal Report in the context of regional needs.