Advanced Professional 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 full-time programme will develop and enhance your clinical expertise, 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.

While hands- on practical skills are not taught, patient care and management will be enhanced through application of knowledge gained to the clinical environment. 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.

The full-time master's course can be studied in 1 year full-time starting in September.

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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. 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 neurorehabiitation, as well as critically evaluating neuroscientific research in the treatment and management of neurological conditions.

This course can be studied 1 Year full-time, starting in September.

Career Prospects for Advanced Professional Practice Graduates

Following successful completion of this advanced practice programme, you will be fully prepared for a leadership role as an advanced practitioner in your relevant clinical profession (e.g. nursing, occupational therapy or physiotherapy) and within your clinical specialism.

Our graduates typically go on to senior clinical leadership positions within a range of healthcare settings, with many gaining prominent positions to pioneer service development at regional, national or international levels.

With increasing global demand for advanced practitioners, our graduates enjoy excellent employability and opportunities for career advancement. This master's will give you the relevant knowledge and skills to step into these positions. Designed to meet the needs of global healthcare organisations and employers, our graduates have excellent prospects in the UK and internationally, making them sought-after professionals in their preferred countries.

This programme is ideal for senior clinicians and clinical leads who are looking to take their clinical career to the next level, or in a new direction into management and service innovation, or academic research and education.

Professional Registration

To register as a healthcare professional in the UK you will need to hold a relevant pre-registration qualification. Though the MSc APP is not considered a pre-registration programme and therefore does not provide direct eligibility to register as a healthcare professional in the UK, the programme may be used alongside your international pre-registration qualifications to support your application for registration.

If you are seeking to register as a healthcare professional in the UK we recommend that you contact the relevant regulator for your profession to explore the current requirements. For allied health professionals (AHPs) information on international applications to the Health and Care Professions Council can be found on the HCPC website.

For nurses and midwives, more information on international applications to the Nursing and Midwifery Council can be found on the NMC website.

Rights to Work in the UK for International Students

International students graduating from this programme who hold UK professional registration may be eligible to apply for a Health and Care Worker Visa that provides the right to work within the UK healthcare sector. This visa also provides the right for dependants to come to the UK and exemptions from UK health insurance surcharges.

Further information about the current benefits of the Health and Care Worker Visa and rules for applying can be found at the UKVI website.

Information on further visa options is available on our Post Study Work Options webpage.

• Pre-registration degree in a relevant allied health profession and at least 2 years of post-qualification work experience and 1 year in the specialism you have applied for.

You’ll benefit from the expertise of award-winning academic staff who have extensive experience as clinicians and researchers. Almost all members of our teaching team are either currently working in the NHS or have had substantial clinical careers in various neurological specialities. They're active in research and often contribute to the development of national clinical guidelines, so you know you’re being taught by practising healthcare professionals with a high profile in the sector.

Our teaching approach is diverse and you’ll benefit from a blend of online and face-to-face teaching. There’ll be lab workshops, pieces of small group work, debates, presentations and online discussion. Sharing knowledge and experience is encouraged as part of the programme so you’ll also benefit from extensive critical engagement with your peers.

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.