Advanced Clinical Practice (Neurological Rehabilitation) PgCert, PgDip and MSc

Are you an experienced allied health professional? Do you want to develop your expertise as a clinician in the area of neuroscience? This part-time programme will enhance your clinical knowledge and develop your research skills to enable you to critically reflect on your practice in neurorehabilitation, thereby optimising your clinical practice and enhancing service delivery.

Additionally, through exploration of links between research, theory, policy and practice, you will become an effective leader and advanced practitioner in the field of neurorehabilitation.

At Brunel, we understand the challenges of fitting study around work and family life. For this reason, we have designed this course to be flexible, so that it can fit around your current commitments. The full master's course can be studied 3 years part-time starting in September.

If you don’t want to commit to part-time study of the entire master's, you can develop your educational portfolio over a longer period of time by undertaking staged study that leads to the award of Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) after one year of study, Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) after two years of study and full Masters (MSc) after three years of study.

Please note that it is important you apply for the stage you will be studying in that year, i.e. to study for the PgDip you must have already completed the PgCert and you only apply for the staged MSc once you have completed the PgDip.

Each stage can be studied 1 year part-time starting in September. You could even just take one or more CPPD modules for your professional development and return to complete your course at a later date.

Induction 18th and 19th September 2024 online.

You will benefit from a course designed to incorporate a multidisciplinary perspective, that’s mapped against the Advanced Clinical Practice Framework as set out by Health Education England (now NHS England).

You will study key modules in clinical leadership, teaching and learning and research. Alongside this, you will study specialist modules specific to neurological rehabilitation broadening your knowledge relating to neurophysiology and functional neuroscience for rehabilitation of movement, cognitive and behavioural issues experienced in neurorehabilitation, as well as critically evaluating neuroscientific research in the treatment and management of neurological conditions.

This course can be studied 3 years part-time or 1 year (staged study) part-time, starting in September.

On this course you’ll have learnt to analyse complex information, manage uncertainty, deal with abstract concepts and use critical reflective practice. These are all skills that will advance your career within the health and social care environment. You’ll have acquired the expertise to improve the lives of people with disease, trauma or disorders of the nervous system in a multi-disciplinary and holistic way.

This programme is ideal for clinicians with one or more years of experience, clinical leads, managers, and research academics who are looking to develop and improve their expertise in neurology and rehabilitation.

All applicants must have a pre-registration degree in relevant allied health profession and the following of relevant experience as a minimum:

1. Students currently working in the UK - At least 1 year of post qualification clinical work experience in the specialism they have applied for. Typically this should be work experience from a ‘Band 6’ level role.
2. Students currently working outside of the UK – At least 2 years post qualification clinical work experience, ideally including at least 1 year in the specialism you have applied for.

You must have met the minimum work experience requirement at the point you apply for the programme. For example, if you submit your application in February 2023, you must have 2 years experience by February 2023 (depending on whether you are working in or outside the UK). This is to make sure that you will definitely have enough experience when you join the course. This does not include internships as they are supervised and therefore technically still part of your training. You should aim to provide documented evidence of your clinical work experience. All applicants should include a detailed CV as part of their application. Applicants who are working outside of the UK should could include letters of recommendations and/or confirmation of employment (we appreciate that what you can provide will vary from one person to another and be dependent on your specific background and employer, so please aim to provide as much documentary evidence when you apply).

UK Staged Master £3,850 per stage.

International Staged Master £7,870 per stage.

The course uses a range of flexible and engaging approaches to assessment. Forms of assessment will include written assignments, online multiple choice, and oral presentations.

Feedback is a crucial part of the learning cycle and is part of an ongoing process as you learn through interaction with tutors and fellow students, as well as through more formal mechanisms.

The dissertation provides demonstration of an ability to synthesise and critically evaluate current research underpinning clinical practice, and to develop and undertake relevant research in an area of your choice as well as its dissemination. Some of our students have undertaken research in their own trusts or have joined research projects with Brunel members of staff.