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Professional development for health and social care professionals We offer a range of programmes and modules to choose from for your personal, professional and academic development
Professional development with Plymouth University Undertaking a professional development programme or module is a major investment in your future that can significantly enhance the quality of your professional and personal life. It's important that you use this time to maximum advantage so that your learning experiences are rich, varied and positive.
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Modules, short courses and study days A-Z modules including healthcare partnership modules Short courses Study days
Professional development module fees Everything you need to know about your module fees Fees for September 2017 – August 2018
Health Education England funded courses Community and primary care workforce development Advanced practice workforce development Condition specific modules
Explore our degree-level professional development awards BSc (Hons) Critical Care BSc (Hons) Critical Care (Intercalated) BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Advancing Practice BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Community and Primary Care BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Critical Care BSc (Hons) Professional Development in End of Life Care BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Long Term Conditions BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Mental Health BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Neonatal Care BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Nursing BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Nursing (for international students) BSc (Hons) Urgent and Emergency Care BSc (Hons) Urgent and Emergency Care (Intercalated)
Explore our masters-level professional development awards MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Clinical Practitioner) MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Community and Primary Care Practitioner) MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Dietetics MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Health and Social Care Professions) MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Mental Health Practitioner) MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions) MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Paediatric Dietetics MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Physiotherapy MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Safeguarding Adults MClinRes Clinical Research MSc Contemporary Healthcare (Education) MSc Human Nutrition MSc Pre-Hospital Critical Care/Retrieval and Transfer MSc Surgical Care Practitioner
Professional Development for international students Join our vibrant international community of students and progress your career with our range of professional development programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level: Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Nursing Postgraduate MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Dietetics MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Health and Social Care Professions) MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions) MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Physiotherapy MSc Human Nutrition
APL, Health and Social Care Partnership Scheme, and bespoke training your organisation Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Health and Social Care Partnership Scheme Bespoke training for your organisation
Why choose Plymouth? , Provider of the largest range of health and social care courses in the South West ' State of the art clinical facilities J Our courses meet professional body standards such as the HCPC and the NMC b You can accredit your learning and experience ? Can work with your organisation to create tailored courses that meet your specific needs
2017/18 Prospectus – CPD for Health and Social Care Professionals Download our prospectus and find out more about our continuing professional development (CPD) study days, modules, short courses, degrees and masters for health and social care professionals Download the prospectus
CPD courses for health and social care professionals You can now download flyers of Plymouth University’s continuing professional development (CPD) courses for health and social care professionals. Download the flyers
You can also contact the Professional Development Unit with any queries
[email protected] +44 1752 586951 Professional Development Unit, Level 4 Rolle Building, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA United Kingdom 9.00am to 4.30pm study-days cpd continuing-professional-development health social-care short-courses Also in Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) Advanced assessment for clinical practice (masters level) Advanced clinical reasoning for the critical care patient (masters level) Advanced clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy (masters level) Advanced concepts in critical care (degree level) Advanced consulting and clinical skills (masters level) Advanced critical reflection, risk and decision-making (masters level) Advanced practice in safeguarding adults (masters level) Advanced practice with children and families (masters level) Advanced Practice Workforce Development Advanced psychosocial assessment and formulation (degree and masters level) Advancing Practice (degree and masters level) Advancing practice in context (masters level) Advancing practice in long term conditions management (degree level) Advancing research knowledge in practice 1 (masters level) Advancing research knowledge in practice 2 (masters level) Advancing the care and support of the person with dementia and their carer (degree and masters level) Advancing the management of long term conditions (degree and masters level) AP(E)L Mentorship via distance learning route Application of law and policy in safeguarding adults (masters level) Applied physiology in critical illness (degree level) Applying evidence to practice (masters level) Assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) (degree level) Assessing adult learners in their practice (masters level) Assessment and management of foot and lower limb musculoskeletal conditions (masters level) Assessment, management and escalation of the acutely ill adult (degree and masters level) Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - management in primary care (degree level) Award of certificate of professional development (CPD) in healthcare support (general practice) (certificate of higher education) Barcelona 2016 European Network of Nursing in Higher Education (ENNE) Barcelona 2017 European Network of Nursing in Higher Education (ENNE) Bespoke training for your organisation BSc (Hons)/ BSc Professional Development modules Capable practice in mental health care (degree level) Cardiovascular disease and stroke management in primary care (degree level) CBT interventions for mental health professionals (mood disorders) (degree and masters level) CBT interventions for mental health professionals (psychosis) (degree and masters level) Children, young people and their families and the legal process (masters level) Children’s cardiac nursing care and management (degree level) Children’s cardiac nursing foundation and high dependency care (degree level) Choosing a prescribing module Clinical decision making and disease management (masters level) Clinical decision making in healthcare practice (degree level) Clinical dietetics for infants and children (masters level) Clinical skills in community and primary care (degree and masters level) Community and Primary Care Workforce Development Community and Primary Care – study days Condition specific modules Confirming proficiency in professional practice (degree and masters level) Contemporary approaches to public health (masters level) Contemporary issues in the care of the newborn (degree level) Core concepts in critical care (degree level) CPD courses for health and social care professionals Critical care management - Airway, breathing and circulation (masters level) Critical care management - neurological, environmental and special patient groups (masters level) Developing expertise in clinical practice (degree and masters level) Developing professional competence for non-graduate health care professionals (‘Bridging module’) (degree level) Developing professional competence for non-graduate social workers ('Bridging module') (degree level) Developing professional practice in critical care (degree level) Diabetes mellitus (degree level) Dietetic management of inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) (masters level) Dietetics interviews with the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Effective promotion of continence and management of incontinence (degree level) Enhanced acute medical care for older adults (diploma and degree level) Enhanced care of the patient requiring systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) (diploma and degree level) Enhanced knowledge and skills in children’s high dependency care (degree and masters level) Enhanced Parkinson’s disease management (degree level) Enhanced principles and practice of renal nursing (diploma and degree level) Enhanced principles and practice of renal nursing (specialist skills) (diploma and degree level) Enhancing clinical research in practice (degree level) Enhancing end of life care and palliative care practice (degree and masters level) Enhancing practice in chronic pulmonary conditions (masters level) Ethical and legal issues in healthcare practice (degree and masters level) Evidencing professional development in urgent, emergency and critical care via (e)-portfolio (degree level) Facilitating collaborative patient management and flow (degree and masters level) Facilitating patient centred care and choice through advanced communication skills (degree level) Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Faculty of Health and Human Sciences interviews Family planning and women’s health in primary care (degree level) Foundation course in family therapy (degree level) Foundation course in solution focused therapy (degree level) Foundation level cognitive behavioural therapy skills (degree level) Foundations in Community and Primary Care (degree and masters level) Gastro-intestinal endoscopy and related procedures (specialist skills) (diploma and degree level) Global health in context (masters level) Haematology (degree level) Health and human sciences professional development module fees Health and Social Care Partnership Scheme Holistic neonatal assessment and clinical management (degree and masters level) Independent study (degree level) Injection therapy for health professionals (botulinum toxin) (masters level) Injection therapy for health professionals (corticosteroid) (masters level) Integrated advancing practice in context (degree level) Integrated community and primary care in context (degree and masters level) Integrated community and primary care practice (degree and masters level) Integrated Working in Community and Primary Care (degree and masters level) Intensive care for the neonate (degree level) Intermediate course in family therapy and systemic practice (degree level) International perspectives and practice requirements for health and social care practitioners (masters level) Introduction to children’s cardiac nursing (degree level) Introduction to the practice and principles of managing individuals and teams within General Practice (degree level) Introductory course for trainers in the moving and handling of loads (diploma and degree level) Leadership and innovation (degree and masters level) Leading professionals, managing aspirations for self and others (degree and masters level) Management and leadership of people and teams in healthcare (diploma and degree level) Management of infection prevention (diploma and degree level) Managing clinical complexity (masters level) Maternal critical care (masters level) Mental health assessment in urgent, emergency and acute care (degree and masters level) Mentorship (degree level) Mentorship - choosing your module Mentorship preparation Minor illness and minor injuries for health professionals who are providing first contact care (degree level) Minor skin surgery practice (degree level) MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner careers MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Clinical Practitioner) careers MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Community and Primary Care Practitioner) careers MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Mental Health Practitioner) careers MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions) careers MSc Advanced Professional Practice modules for the School of Health Professions MSc Advanced Professional Practice modules for the School of Nursing and Midwifery MSc Advanced Professional Practice pathways MSc Advanced Professional Practice research dissertation (masters level) MSc Contemporary Healthcare dissertation (masters level) MSc/PgDip Advanced Critical Care Practitioner careers MSc/PgDip Surgical Care Practitioner careers Neonatal nutrition (masters level) Neurological rehabilitation: Sensorimotor disorders (masters level) Newborn and infant examination (APL) (degree and masters level) Non-medical prescribing: Independent and supplementary prescribing for designated allied health professionals (physiotherapists and podiatrists) (degree and masters level) Non-medical prescribing: Independent and supplementary prescribing for nurses and midwives (degree and masters level) Non-medical prescribing: prescribing from the community practitioners formulary for nurses and midwives without a specialist practice qualification (degree level) Non-medical prescribing: Supplementary to independent prescribing conversion for designated allied health professionals (physiotherapists and podiatrists) (degree and masters level) Nursing the critically ill child in a general intensive care unit (degree level) Nutrition and dietetics in common paediatric disorders (masters level) Nutrition and dietetics in infancy and childhood (masters level) Occupation as the focus of contemporary practice (masters level) Occupational therapy interviews with the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Paediatric Critical Care 1: Essentials of care and interventions (degree and masters level) Paediatric Critical Care 2: Foundations of care and interventions (degree and masters level) Paediatric Critical Care 2: Foundations of care and interventions for general ITU staff (degree level) Paediatric Critical Care 3: Enhanced care and interventions (degree and masters level) Paramedic Practitioner interviews with the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Participation for children and young people (masters level) Pathomechanics and rehabilitation of gait and balance (masters level) Perinatal mental health (degree and masters level) PgDip/MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner PgDip/MSc Surgical Care Practitioner Physiotherapy interviews with the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Podiatry interviews with the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences Postgraduate professional development Practice based learning (degree level) Preceptorship APEL (degree and masters level) Principles and practice of cardiothoracic surgical care (degree level) Principles of gastro-intestinal nursing (degree level) Professional development modules for health and human sciences Professional development short courses for health and human sciences Project design for research (masters level) Recognition and reduction of risk to the lower limb in the patient with diabetes (masters level) Rehabilitation: Cognition, perception and behaviour (masters level) Retrieval and transfer of a critical care patient within special situations (masters level) Return to midwifery practice (degree level) Return to practice (Nursing) (degree level) Return to practice (Nursing) frequently asked questions Safeguarding children (degree and masters level) School of Health Professions interview days School of Health Professions interview days - BA (Hons) Social Work School of Nursing and Midwifery interview days Sociology of health and illness (masters level) Specialist approaches to palliative care and symptom management – enhanced practice (degree level) Specialist approaches to patient management in critical care (degree level) Specialist cancer care (degree level) Specialist cardiothoracic critical care module (degree level) Specialist practice in stroke care (degree level) Stoma care (degree level) Study days Substantive professional project (masters level) Supplementary prescribing (degree and masters level) Supported study modules for MSc Advanced Professional Practice (masters level) Supporting adult learners in professional practice settings (masters level) Supporting people in loss, grief and bereavement – enhanced practice (diploma and degree level) Supporting the needs of the frail older person (degree and masters level) Teaching for practice (masters level) The ageing person: Society, body and mind (masters level) The child and young person with mental health needs (degree and masters level) The child or young person requiring urgent or emergency care (degree and masters level) The Faye Doris Bursary The fundamentals of health assessment (degree and masters level) The supervision of clinical practice – application of enhanced theory and skills (degree level) Tissue viability: core knowledge for practice (degree level) Understanding evidence to inform clinical decision making (degree level) Urgent, emergency and critical care: leadership and innovation (degree level) Working in the professional environment with children and families (masters level) Working with families (psychosis) (degree and masters level) Working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (degree and masters level) Courses & study Student life Your university International Plymouth Research & expertise Business & partners Alumni & friends About us News RSS feed Events iCal feed About cookies
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