Physiotherapy

The aims of this module are to deliver the basic statutory and mandatory skills required for working within clinical practice settings.  Content will include Basic life support, Moving and Handling, Handwashing and infection control and cover a variety of other areas necessary for practice such as communication and e-escalation, consent, equality and diversity, health and safety, information governance and safeguarding.

The aim of the module is to cover the normal human anatomy and physiology across the lifespan and will include the physiological, structural, behavioural and functional changes associated with selected pathology and disease progression in the musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and aspects of other systems as well as pain theory and aspects of basics of pharmacology and medicines management.  The module will cover control of movement, as it relates to function, and the specific contributions that result from physiotherapy interventions.  The module will utilise the basic research skills such as literature searching, information processing and critiquing, evidence based practice and using evidence where appropriate.

The aim of this module is to help students understand the issues that are inherent in working as a professional within the healthcare setting.  As a part of this students will understand how to maintain a Personal Development Portfolio that records curricular and non-curricular learning and education activities and how to reflect on activities and experiences to develop a personal analysis, setting goals and personal objectives. The module will include professionalism, codes of conduct/standards of practice, values based practice, and introduction to ethics, ethical practice, information governance, confidentiality and the legal and policy frameworks that underpin physiotherapy practice.  A macro to micro view of healthcare will be adopted to understand the organisation and structure of healthcare, the roles of national/international bodies and the relevant models and frameworks for healthcare design and delivery, including reference to the different emphases internationally, and how this translates down to local and individual professional practice.

The aim of this module is to cover the physical sciences as they are applied to physiotherapy.  This includes he principles of biomechanics, ergonomics, and clinical measurement techniques.  Principles will be applied through studying normal movement and function, applied anatomy and the location of bony and soft tissue structures, nerve routes, and movement analysis.  This will progress onto the principles of exercise design, prescription and consent for musculoskeletal conditions and sport as well as applications for specific populations such as cardiac conditions, neurological conditions older people and children.  The module will utilise the basic research skills such as literature searching, information processing and critiquing, evidence based practice and using evidence where appropriate.

This module will deal with the basis of health promotion and behavioural sciences.  Determinants of health and needs analysis will then progress into the study of health and social care policy, epidemiology and public health, education and influencing health behaviour and the challenges for implementing health promotion activities for different client and cultural groups.  The module will look at theories of communication that may be helpful in interactions with service users, carers and healthcare colleagues including interprofessional practice.  The behavioural sciences will encompass models of behaviour change, making changes, effective communication, social stress, support and caring.   This module will also deal with memory and the different aspects of mental health issues.  The module will utilise the basic research skills such as literature searching, information processing and critiquing, evidence based practice and using evidence where appropriate.

This module will cover the basic assessment (patient interview and physical assessment) to determine a patient’s physical, psychological and cultural needs and the application of clinical reasoning and decision making in the formulation of an appropriate plan of management.  The module will cover the safe and effective application of management techniques, such as exercise, manual therapy, and electrotherapy as well as relevant moving and handling, legislation and risk assessment procedures, in the management of common conditions experienced in the areas of musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory practice using a series of theoretical case studies.  Selected psychological influences on the context of physiotherapy will be included, such as self-identity, beliefs, loss, coping and adjustment, engagement and concordance, team working, self-management, depersonalisation, dignity and empathy.  The module will utilise the basic research skills such as literature searching, information processing and critiquing, evidence based practice and using evidence where appropriate.

This module provides an opportunity to experience physiotherapy practice in a variety of locations and health or social care settings.  Students will actively participate in the assessment and treatment of a selected caseload of service users of all ages and cultural backgrounds within that area of practice under the guidance of a placement educator.  Skill development at level 4 will be at foundation level.  Placements provide students with an opportunity for self-development and to extend and improve their knowledge base so that they can integrate theory with practice-based work.  Whilst on placement students will be expected to work alongside a variety to healthcare professionals and demonstrate the values in the NHS constitution.  Students will be allocated to a member of the Faculty’s team who will provide a link to the academic programme and will visit you at least once during the placement.

This module with develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the research process.  This will include areas of research design such as constructing a research question, quantitative and qualitative research methods, the place of audit, sampling and recruitment, data governance, collection and analysis techniques and research quality/threats to credibility and trustworthiness of data.  It will give students the opportunity to develop a protocol design, using group work, understand the ethical process, and how to manage a research project.  It will also deal with issues of dissemination.

The aims of this module are to further progress the clinical reasoning and organisation of musculoskeletal knowledge gained in level 4.  The module will used a case based approach to develop students’ knowledge into specific pathologies affecting the upper and lower quadrants and the spine.  There is a strong focus on clinical reasoning and the module will explore further a variety of musculoskeletal and biopsychosocial treatment concepts as well as exercise and concepts of muscle coordination, ergonomics and posture.  This module will cover the evidence based integrated assessment and management of different conditions in musculoskeletal using case studies with multipathology and selected behavioural, psychosocial and physical elements.  The module will cover the safe and effective application of more advanced management techniques and the relevant moving and handling, legislation and risk assessment procedures. 

The aims of this module are to further progress the clinical reasoning and organisation of neurology knowledge gained in level 4.  The module will using a case based approach to develop students’ knowledge into more complex neurological pathologies and facilitate the application of clinical reasoning and problem solving approach to a variety of clinical settings.  Students will explore the areas of abnormal tone on posture and movement and develop their knowledge of balance and postural impairments and use a variety of treatment and facilitation approaches.  This module will cover the evidence based integrated assessment and management of different conditions in neurology using case studies with multipathology and selected behavioural, psychosocial and physical elements.  The module will cover the safe and effective application of more advanced management techniques and the relevant moving and handling, legislation and risk assessment procedures.

The aims of this module are to further progress the clinical reasoning and organisation of cardiorespiratory knowledge gained in level 4.  The module will used a case based approach to develop students’ knowledge into more complex cardiorespiratory pathologies and facilitate the application of clinical reasoning and problem solving approach to a variety of cardiorespiratory clinical settings.  Students will explore the areas of cardiorespiratory pathologies, chronic illness and the treatment approaches used.  This module will cover the evidence based integrated assessment and management of different conditions in cardiorespiratory using case studies with multipathology and selected behavioural, psychosocial and physical elements.  The module will cover the safe and effective application of more advanced management techniques and the relevant moving and handling, legislation and risk assessment procedures.

This module will progress the clinical reasoning and organisation of knowledge gained in level 4. The module will explore more advanced assessment and determination of a patient’s physical, psychological and cultural needs and problem solving using case studies with more complex conditions and different specific populations.  As part of this, the module will introduce study of other aspects of communication such as working in teams, dealing with difficult conversations, dealing with difference and dealing with yellow, blue and black flags, along with an introduction to interventions such as motivational interviewing.  This will be the basis of further developing concepts of health promotion and education and the challenges experienced in implementing strategies for different client groups with specific needs in community and rural settings groups (reference to an international perspective may be included).

The module will utilise research skills such as literature searching, information processing and critiquing, evidence based practice and using evidence where appropriate.

This module provides an opportunity to progress your experience of physiotherapy practice from that gained at placement 1 in a different area of practice.  Students will actively participate in the assessment and treatment of a selected caseload of service users of all ages and cultural backgrounds within that area of practice under the guidance of a placement educator.  Skill development at level 4 will be at foundation level.  Placements provide students with an opportunity for self-development and to extend and improve their knowledge base so that they can integrate theory with practice-based work.  Whilst on placement students will be expected to work alongside a variety to healthcare professionals and demonstrate the values in the NHS constitution.  Students will be allocated to a member of the Faculty’s team who will provide a link to the academic programme and will visit you at least once during the placement.

This module provides an opportunity to progress your experience of physiotherapy practice from that gained at placement 1 and 2 in a different area of practice.  Students will actively participate in the assessment and treatment of a selected caseload of service users of all ages and cultural backgrounds within that area of practice under the guidance of a placement educator.  Students at level 5 will show increasing autonomy and ability to handle a larger caseload.  Placements provide students with an opportunity for self-development and to extend and improve their knowledge base so that they can integrate theory with practice-based work.  Whilst on placement students will be expected to work alongside a variety to healthcare professionals and demonstrate the values in the NHS constitution.  Students will be allocated to a member of the Faculty’s team who will provide a link to the academic programme and will visit you at least once during the placement. 

This module will cover the management of different conditions in musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiorespiratory practice and some specific populations, using more complex case studies with multi-pathology.  The module will be about using and incorporating evidence within decision making. Part of this will be incorporating an international perspectives on practice by exploring codes of practice, as set out by the World Confederation of Physical Therapy and national physiotherapy organisations and regulatory bodies, comparisons of NHS and international healthcare systems, macro, meso and micro levels of global health contexts and the contextual factors behind policy development for health and wellbeing and service delivery in different settings.

This module will allow students to develop their learning from research methods in level 5 and apply it by completing their own research project. The research project may take different forms depending on the student’s and programme requirements.  Students will conduct and manage their own project and take it through the research process and then writing up in the form of a paper prepared for journal publication.  Students will learn how to manage their research project and will be supported through group work and a mentor/supervisor.

This module will explore physiotherapy practice and service organisation and issues around leadership and management. The module will develop healthcare policy develop from level 4 and 5 and explore the contexts that influence in the translation from supranational bodies to local and personal delivery. The module will deal with funding and commissioning of services, service configuration, design, healthcare models and frameworks alongside leadership and management models. Public services will be compared to private practice management as well as the management of quality and change processes. Links with audit and research processes will be explored as well as the implications for personal development and reflective practice.

This module provides an opportunity to progress their experience of physiotherapy practice from that gained on other placements, in a variety of locations and health or social care settings.  Students will actively participate in the assessment and treatment of service users of all ages and cultural backgrounds within that area of practice under the guidance of a placement educator.  Students at level 6 will show increasing autonomy and independence in handling a larger caseload.  Placements provide students with an opportunity for self-development and to extend and improve their knowledge base so that they can integrate theory with practice-based work.  Whilst on placement students will be expected to work alongside a variety to healthcare professionals and demonstrate the values in the NHS constitution.  Students will be allocated to a member of the Faculty’s team who will provide a link to the academic programme and will visit you at least once during the placement.

This extended study module provides students with the opportunity to study a clinical area of interest in depth, negotiated with the mentor/tutor/supervisor.  The module will include an opportunity to progress their experience of physiotherapy practice (Placement 5), from that gained on other placements, in an area of practice that complements or fulfils the students’ placement experience needs.   Students will further integrate theory with practice-based work through the assessment and treatment of service users of all ages and cultural backgrounds under the guidance of a placement educator and show increasing autonomy and independence in handling a larger caseload.  Whilst on placement students will be expected to work alongside a variety to healthcare professionals and demonstrate the values in the NHS constitution.  Students will be allocated to a member of the Faculty’s team who will provide a link to the academic programme and will visit you at least once during the placement.