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AHP Bite Size Learning: Building Resilience A Toolbox Approach to Mastering the Art of Self-care

Thursday 27th March 2025

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Online

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Who should attend:

This session is aimed at AHP’s but could be useful for all clinicians, non-clinicians and volunteers who are involved in supporting people with palliative and end of life care needs

Course Aims:

By the end of the session, we aim for you to have a greater level of confidence in your ability to manage the physical, emotional and cognitive demands of your role

Objectives:

To understand what is meant by ‘resilience’ and the common characteristics of resilient people
To be able to recognise potential triggers impacting your wellbeing at work
To leave with a toolbox of 3-4 practical self-care strategies for managing your wellbeing at work
To have access to a list of resources to support your wellbeing in the workplace and beyond

Presented by

Amy Smissen

Lecturer Practitioner/ Community Occupational Therapist

Amy is a qualified Occupational Therapist with 25 years experience working in both clinical and leadership roles. With a passion for the palliative rehab approach to empower patients to self-manage Amy enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills within the team and wider audiences.

Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions.

Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life. Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians. These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.

Manisha Cook

Lecturer Practitioner and Specialist Physiotherapist

The Hospice of St Francis

Manisha is a qualified physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience working in primary and secondary healthcare settings and has been working in palliative care since 2014.

Manisha completed her Level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education in 2021 and currently practises as a Lecturer Practitioner at The Hospice of St Francis and within Universities.
Manisha is passionate about providing holistic, patient-centred care with a special interest in long term conditions and Pulmonary Fibrosis. She is equally committed to education and professional development, sharing her clinical expertise to support and inspire multidisciplinary teams, students, and colleagues working within palliative and end-of-life care.