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Management Staff

Sylviann Thorpe
Sylviann ThorpeTraining Hub Lead
I am BSol Training Hub Lead. It’s my job to oversee the delivery of the Training Hub’s objectives. I liaise with all primary care providers and wider health and social care organisations to ensure primary care is represented in workforce planning.
I work with colleagues to develop new ways of working to support the development primary care workforce
If you’d like to know more, please get in touch today.
Sue Brookes
Sue BrookesDeputy & Clinical Training Hub Lead
I have been a member of BSol Training Hub Team for over 4 years. I am committed to promoting growth of the primary and social care workforce to include the supported provision of experiences in these areas for students, to promote successful, fulfilling careers and workforce sustainability. My role offers support and guidance not only to students but also qualified nurses who wish to enter general practice or continue their career within this area. I am the TH Lead for clinical supervision and am passionate about its importance across the BSol footprint.
Please get in touch to find out how I can support you.
Katie Russell
Katie RussellProjects & Partnerships Manager
I am the Projects & Partnerships Manager for the BSol Training Hub. As part of my role I oversee the Hub & Spoke element of the Training Hub where we have locality based coordinators looking after the localities in Birmingham and Solihull. I work closely with our external stakeholders in both developing and building relationships to support in our work and promote the Training Hub. I lead and support on projects within the Training Hub and have a keen interest in promoting working in primary care as both a desirable and achievable career choice.
If you’d like to know more, please get in touch today.

Learning & Development Team

Stanley Agwuh
Stanley AgwuhLearning & Development Facilitator
Hi, I’m Stanley Agwuh, a Learning and Development Facilitator for BSol Training Hub. My job involves supporting the Learning and Development Team in delivering on the training and development needs for Primary Care in Birmingham and Solihull. I work closely with the Learning and Development Team to support the wider Training Hub Team.

If you would like to know more, please get in touch.

Karen Toddington
Karen Toddington Projects and Management Support Officer
I am the Projects and Management Support Officer for BSol Training Hub. My role is to provide admin support and project assistance to the Management Team. I will be supporting with any existing and new project initiatives within the Training Hub Team. Please get in touch if I can be of any assistance.
Phil O'Reilly
Phil O'ReillyKnowledge & Library Specialist
I am the Knowledge & Library Specialist for BSol Training Hub.

My role involves the delivery of knowledge & library services for primary care colleagues in Birmingham and Solihull.

I can help with sourcing the evidence to help with patient care or academic work.

I can help with OpenAthens accounts, carry out literature searches and provide advice and training on how to access and use evidence-based resources.

Contact me for further help

Dr Jonathan Wright
Dr Jonathan WrightClinical Educator
Hi, I’m Jonathan Wright, a Clinical Educator for BSol Training Hub. My role involves the provision of quality evidence based clinical education and training to support the development of learners both in clinical practice and within the wider community. I work with the wider Training Hub Team to support the training and development needs across Primary Care in Birmingham and Solihull.

Role Facilitators

Shelly Caines
Shelly CainesHealthcare / NA Facilitator & Educator
I am the Healthcare & Nurse Associate Facilitator & Practice Educator for BSol Training Hub. My job involves supporting and facilitating training to all the Health Care Support workers, Student Nurse Associates and Nurse Associates working in Primary Care across BSol, promoting career progression in our nursing workforce. I work closely with the HEIs across BSol promoting nursing apprenticeships and student nurse placements. If you would like to know more, please get in touch.
Charlotte Patterson
Charlotte PattersonPharmacy Technician Facilitator
Charlotte joined in May 2021 and can help with job descriptions, recruitment, training and discussing the role pharmacy technicians have in practice. While working for the training hub Charlotte has helped to set up educational training sessions on a monthly basis for Pharmacy technicians in our region. She has been able to help secure pre-registration trainee pharmacy technician placements in the locality for the first time and support with recruiting more pharmacy technicians in our area.
Sanaa Zabir
Sanaa ZabirPhysician Associate Ambassador
I am the Physician Associate Ambassador for the BSol Training Hub. I liaise and work with both employers and Physician Associates to support with recruitment and development of the role – this can be by sitting on interview panels, arranging and leading training/cpd sessions, visiting universities as well reviewing and amending job descriptions to name a few. I am also a clinical mentor for the BSol Physician associate internship programme which has been running for 3 years now. If you would like to know anything Physician Associate related please get in touch!
Neelam Faree
Neelam FareePharmacist Facilitator
Neelam has been our Pharmacist facilitator since 2022 and can help facilitate pharmacist placements and the recruitment, training and development of Pharmacists within the Birmingham & Solihull area.
Claire Jones
Claire JonesAdvanced Practice Facilitator
Claire Jones is the Advanced Practitioner Facilitator for BSol Training Hub and works part-time as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care.
Claire supports with the advanced practice agenda in primary care and can support advanced clinical practitioners, trainee advanced clinical practitioners and nurse colleagues considering a career in advanced practice in primary care.

Operational Team

Molly Childs
Molly ChildsSenior Operational Officer
Sally Berger
Sally BergerOperational Officer

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