Welcome to the Employer and Work-based Mentor (WBM) website!
This has been designed as a resource to help all mentors and employers who are supporting an apprentice through their course.
Please take the time to read through the information. If you have queries that have not been addressed on this resource then please contact a course team member.
Please see the escalation process below for any queries within apprenticeships
Contact information
If your query relates to recruitment, applications and contracts and employer guidance of apprenticeships then please contact Marie Hollingworth (Employer Partnership Manager) m.l.hollingworth@shu.ac.uk
If your query relates to contracts, apprenticeship set up, access to Maytas then please contact Apprenticeships@shu.ac.uk
If you query relates to placement issues then please contact ahpplacements@shu.ac.uk
If your query is in relation to any quality aspect of AHP apprenticeships then please contact Aimee France (Associate Head of School: Health and Social Care (Apprenticeships) aimee.france@shu.ac.uk
If your query relates to any specific aspect of an apprenticeship course such as teaching, calendar, organisation, apprentice progression, training plans, work-based mentor training etc then please contact the relevant course leader:
DA Physiotherapy Course leader- Karen Stevens k.stevens@shu.ac.uk
DA Occupational Therapy- Tina Guilford m.guilford@shu.ac.uk
DA Occupational Therapy (North West) - Victoria Cureton-Favager v.favager@shu.ac.uk
DA Diagnostic Radiography- David Smith d.e.smith@shu.ac.uk
DA Therapeutic Radiography- Keeley Rigby k.rigby@shu.ac.uk
DA Dietetics- Sean Coleman sean.coleman@shu.ac.
DA Operating Department Practice - Katie McCallum k.McCallum@shu.ac.uk
DA Medical Ultrasound - Michelle Hood m.hood@shu.ac.uk
DA Social Work - Ruth Bastin Ruth.Bastin@shu.ac.uk
DA Nursing (Adult and Mental Health)- Paula Hunsley P.Hunsley@shu.ac.uk
Enhanced Practice (PG Dip) Urgent care, Critical care and Mental Health - Sam McCabe-Hogan s.mccabe-hogan@shu.ac.uk
Enhanced Level practice (PG Cert) Radiotherapy and Oncology- Melanie Clarkson m.clarkson@shu.ac.uk
Advanced Clinical Practice- Tony Vesuvio T.Vesuvio@shu.ac.uk
If your query relates to progress reviews, monitoring apprentice progression, recording of off-the-job learning (Maytas) then please contact the relevant Apprenticeship Coach (AC) that is allocated to your apprentice
Lisa Norman - l.norman@shu.ac.uk (Jan 2021 starts Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy)
Pat Courtney-May - pc2528@myshu/ac/uk (ODP, ACP, Physio and OT)
Laura Harrison - laura.harrison@shu.ac.uk (NW March 2022 Starts)
Helen Rimmington- hr6594@exchange.shu.ac.uk (Diagnostic Radiography -March 2022 starts, Dietetics-March 2023 starts)
Euan Brown - Euan.Brown@shu.ac.uk (Diagnostic Radiography, Medical Ultrasound and Therapeutic Radiography)
Hollie Simpson h.simpson@shu.ac.uk (NW OT March 23 starts , Derbyshire OT October 22 Starts, Therapeutic Radiography March 22 Starts)
Bethany Beever b.beever@shu.ac.uk (OT & DRAD)
Vicky Bratby v.bratby@shu.ac.uk (October 23 physio starters)
Emily Rust e.rust@shu.ac.uk (NW OT March 24 and physio March 24 starters)
Amy Preston a.preston@shu.ac.uk (SHU OT March 24 and DRAD Marc 24 starters)
Jessica Parkes j.parkes@shu.ac.uk (Advanced clinical practice)
Helen Bird h.bird@shu.ac.uk (NW OT and October OT intake)