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PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Professional Development for Allied Health Professions (Therapeutic Radiography)

Location
Southwark

Duration
Up to 6 years (part-time)

Mode of study
Part-time

Start date
September or February

Number of places
25

Simple timetable info
Normally day release or work-based learning

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
3230

Course contacts
Kevin Jones
Postgraduate Administrator
jonesko@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 8443

Noreen Sinclair
Principal Lecturer
sinclana@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7968

Course units

– Radiotherapy On-treatment review(double credit)

– Portal Imaging (Level H and M)Students may select from other units availablem in the scheme to identify a route to award.

For example:
– An Introduction to Counselling Skillsfor Health Care Professionals

– Professional Development through

Contract Learning

– Leadership Skills for Allied Health Professionals

– Understanding Cancer Care and Management for Allied Health Professionals

– Specialist Skills Development: Work-based

Learning (in the area of choice)

– Practice Educators Course

– Understanding Research and Evidencebased

Practice

– Preparation for Dissertation

– Research Dissertation


Course description

This pathway will normally be of interest to therapeutic radiographers operating in clinical environments in which service redesign and skill mix practices are underway. Other disciplinary groups are not excluded although a fundamental requirement for effective participation will be the ability to access suitable clinical support. The flexibility of the framework and methods of delivery will permit practitioners within a wide geographical range to enrol.

We aim to provide a high degree of flexibility, allied to responsiveness to the local service need. You will be able to pursue your own developmental needs in the context of service requirements and to pursue requirements for advanced and consultant practice aligned with the Knowledge and Skills Framework.

You can use the programme in the following ways:

– Register for a specified award and agree at entry all of the units to be undertaken

– Register for a PgCert and later opt to move on to a PgDip or MSc

– Undertake a variety of units as stand alone courses and build this over time into an award.

Work-based learning

A major feature of this programme is the option for you to pursue specific knowledge and skills development in your area of practice through the use of work-based learning.

Career opportunities

Requirements in respect of Continuing Professional Development (CPD),linked to professional regulation and Knowledge Skills Framework (KSF) requirements, means that flexible and responsive education and trainingprovision is increasingly important to practitioners and their managers. This programme will assist in developing your career options as a practitioner, or into specialist, advanced and consultant practice, research or management areas.

Typical background of applicant

You will be a therapeutic radiographer with a relevant professional qualification, or in possession of a first degree in a science, biomedical or health and social care subject.

Professional contacts/industry links

The programme is approved by the College of Radiographers.