Role model: ‘Seeing the impact on all involved was both humbling and a privilege’ Associate professor in adult nursing Melanie Stephens shares the stand-out moments of her career in higher education, as well as the details of her role and responsibilities. www.nursingtimes.net/careers/seei...

📢NW Social Care Workforce Leads are hosting an upcoming Webinar on 31st July 11am - 12.30pm on #NursingAssociate and #Nursing Opportunities in #SocialCare Sector for students & registrants Book your place here: tickettailor.com/events/great... @uos-health-society.bsky.social @uoscareers.bsky.social

Wow 🤩 FIVE big #salforduni wins #STNA - Teaching Innovation of the Year; Nursing Associate Training Programme Provider of the Year; Placement of the Year: Community; Student Nursing Associate of the Year; & Post-Registration Learner of the Year 🏆 @salfordsnas.bsky.social @neilwithnell.bsky.social

The new RCN definitions will support nursing staff and clarify the roles of support workers and nursing associates across all fields and settings. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @salfordsnas.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social

Proud to launch our Neurodiversity Employer Handbook, supporting inclusive practice in health and social care apprenticeships. Inclusion takes intention — proud to help drive positive change. @salfordsnas.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social issuu.com/universityof...

Very proud of our wonderful Jonatan Berhane @jonatanberhane.bsky.social who is being interviewed for #SNTA2025 "Educator of the Year" category today - Good Luck Jon! 💛 #NursingAssociateMagic

Day 2: Heidi puts in beautifully - ILPs are a great way of new #apprentices gaining focus amongst a lot of new information & help staff spend time building relationships & getting to know our fab #Spring25 students 💛 #NursingAssociateMagic

Very proud of @jonatanberhane.bsky.social & Karen who represented the programme at today's #SNTA interview for "Teaching Innovation of the Year" category 💛 #NursingAssociateMagic #Podcasting

A huge welcome to our brand new shiny #Spring25 #NursingAssociate #Apprentice cohort who start their #Apprenticeship today! Excited to start creating some #NursingAssociateMagic with them 💛

Lovely trip to #SNTA HQ for our programme team of the year interview & supporting our amazing students Lyndon, @PhoebeH56212717 & Marjana in their #SNTA2025 #NursingAssociate #Learneroftheyear interviews. So proud of all 3 for what they do & being their authentic selves yesterday💛

We're delighted to share that we have been nominated in the #GMSkillsAwards2025 category "Team of the Year" - we're really proud of this achievement & we're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll be part of the shortlist announced during w/c 7th April 💛 #NursingAssociateMagic

@salfordsnas.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social In this article, I discuss the vital role of Nursing Associates in healthcare and the need for greater investment in their training, employment, and career progression. #nursingassociates #nurse #nurses #workforce

Q3: How can we balance traditional approaches with new methods like podcasting to better prepare learners for today's digital world? #LTHEchat

Q2: What institutional or cultural challenges need to be addressed to successfully implement podcasting as an assessment method? #LTHEchat

Q1: Have you tried using podcasting for assessment, or other non-traditional assessments in your teaching or work? What has worked well, and what challenges have you faced? #LTHEchat

Join our wonderful team @jonatanberhane.bsky.social & @njblythe18.bsky.social for their #LTHEchat on Bluesky @lthechat.bsky.social tonight (5th March) 8-9pm! Topic: Podcasting as an assessment in Nursing Associate Education #Nursing #Podcast #academia

@salfordsnas.bsky.social @salforduni.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social We are going live this Wednesday 8pm 😀

Our recent @salfordsnas.bsky.social graduate Ethan McKnight has been named ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at the Made In Manchester Awards 👏🤩 Ethan was recognised for his commitment to delivering compassionate care to vulnerable patients 💜 Read more 👉 www.salford.ac.uk/news/univers...

Our programme team and student reps are working tirelessly to ensure a high-quality learning experience and outstanding support for all our learners. Proud to be part of a team that truly puts learners first! #NAW2025 #ATAwards @salfordsnas.bsky.social

We're absolutely thrilled to share that our amazing students, wonderful team members & humble programme have been shortlisted as national finalists across multiple categories for #StudentNursingTimesAwards #SNTA2025 Spreading #NursingAssociateMagic 💛

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Our #Sept24 #DirectEntry & #Apprenticeship #NursingAssociates had Public Health & Health Promotion sessions w/ 2 amazing guest speakers today. 1st up the fab @JanSinclair3 Senior Healthcare Public Health Nurse @StockportNHS returned to deliver her great Physical Activity session

Celebrating #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2025 with University of Salford #Apprenticeship Awards on Thursday! We’re cheering on our incredible 14 shortlisted Nursing Associate apprentices, employers, and staff.🎉🥳🎊 #NAW2025 #NursingAssociateMagic

Through apprenticeships, we’re building a workforce that’s not only highly skilled but also diverse, compassionate, and committed to improving lives. I❤️Nursing Associate Apprenticeship #NAW2025 #ATAwards @salfordsnas.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk

We're incredibly proud of Ethan & everything he has achieved whilst on programme & beyond since he graduated in September! #MadeinManchester #MIMA #NursingAssociateMagic 💛

Last week we welcomed delegates from China to learn about #Apprenticeships & share our experiences of our Student #NursingAssociate programme alongside one of our employer partners. Such a lovely experience to showcase the value of #apprenticeships

A very exciting start to #NationalApprenticeshipWeek - our programme is a #NationalFinalist for #ATAwards who are hosting their Parliamentary Reception today! Our Prog.Lead @njblythe18.bsky.social is representing the Programme 💛 #Apprenticeships #NursingAssociates

Our Nursing Associate Apprenticeship is truly life changing for our apprentices! They’re gaining skills, hands-on experience, and a qualification, all while making a real difference in patient care. For our apprentices, this isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to grow! @salfordsnas.bsky.social

Moving to the final session of the day with lightning talks led by Gasta Master Tom Farrelly @gasta.me #SocMedHE24 Learning to count in Irish!

Great presentation from @njblythe18.bsky.social @ehadfield.bsky.social @jonatanberhane.bsky.social at #socmedHE24 #NursingAssociateMagic

An honour to present the evolution of our #nursingassociate programme assessments & teaching using podcasting & social media with my amazing colleagues @jonatanberhane.bsky.social @njblythe18.bsky.social today at #SocMedHE24 Special thanks to @neilwithnell.bsky.social for your support!

Thanks Andy! We're really proud of how we're embedding podcasts to support evidence based knowledge & critical analysis skill development in our #NursingAssociate students #UniversityofSalford #SocMedHE24 💛

Our lovely FdSc Nursing Associate programme has been shortlisted as a national finalist in the ‘FE Week and AELP Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025. Read the article here: www.salford.ac.uk/news/nursing... #NursingAssociateMagic 💛

Welcome to Sheffield!!! #socMedHE24 @salfordsnas.bsky.social @neilwithnell.bsky.social

Salford contingent are here #socMedHE24

Excited to be here at Sheffield Hallam for #SocMedHE2024 #10yearsofSocMedHE to share our #NursingAssociate programme & how it's evolving in its teaching & assessment & embracing #socialmedia #NursingAssociateMagic 💛 @njblythe18.bsky.social @neilwithnell.bsky.social @jonatanberhane.bsky.social

YEEEEEES!!!! We are national finalists for excellence in student support #ATCAwards @salfordsnas.bsky.social @neilwithnell.bsky.social

Happy Friday! We're thrilled to share our FdSc Nursing Associate #Apprenticeship programme route has been shortlisted as a National Finalist for the #ATCAwards Category: Excellence in Learner support! An absolute honour to be nominated & shortlisted #NursingAssociatemagic 💛

We've finally made the move to Bluesky! Looking forward to joining this lovely network and spreading some more #NursingAssociateMagic