BAPEN’s charitable aims are to raise awareness of malnutrition and work towards the advancement of nutritional care. It does so through education as one of its many facets and delivering this at a regional level as well as at the National meeting rotationally held in in all four countries of the United Kingdom makes it more accessible to our members. Our current 5-year strategy focus is on Knowledge, Reach and Sustainability. By supporting regional representatives of BAPEN to deliver educational and supportive meetings we are reaching out to local members making delivery more accessible.
Regional representatives are your local contact with BAPEN.
Main duties:
- Be the primary point of contact in the region to link BAPEN with members and non-member healthcare professionals within the region
- Promote local opportunities for networking and educational events across the BAPEN core groups, facilitate a minimum of one regional meeting and promote the BAPEN Annual Conference
- Keep a list of hospitals within the region that have nutrition support teams and to support BAPEN in collecting workforce data
- Promote the role of BAPEN and relevant core groups and SIGs work and support delivery of BAPEN key strategies
- Provide an annual report of activity to the BAPEN Secretary & Executive for inclusion in the BAPEN Annual Report
- Work with the Comms Officer to support social media and other relevant comms activity as required
We encourage you to contact them to gain information or pass comments and/or queries to BAPEN.
Four Nations and Regional Representatives
Contact all regional representatives via the BAPEN Office: bapen@bapen.org.uk
| Region | Representative |
|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Sarah-Jane Hughes Peter Turner |
| Scotland | Francesca Moroni |
| Wales | Amelia Jukes |
| North West * | Vacant |
| North East | Madeleine Lee |
| Yorkshire and Humber | Sarah Zeraschi |
| East Midlands | Melanie Baker |
| West Midlands * | Vacant |
| East of England | Pinal Patel |
| North Thames | Andrew Rochford |
| South Thames * | Vacant |
| Kent and Sussex | Paul Kitchen |
| Surrey and Hampshire * | Vacant |
| Buckinghamshire, Oxford and West Berkshire | Peter Austin |
| Wiltshire, Gloucester and Bristol * | Vacant |
| Dorset and Somerset * | Vacant |
| Devon and Cornwall | Richard Johnstone |
We are therefore calling for expressions of interest in those regions highlighted with vacancies *. Please email the Secretariat (bapen@bapen.org.uk) by the 22nd November 2024 with your name, job title, Hospital and one paragraph on why you wish to take up this role. For further information please see the job descriptions and specifications below. Applications will be considered by the Secretary and Executive with the successful applicant being informed by Mid-December 2024.
