CPD Complex Rehabilitation in a Multi-Disciplinary Context

This course will enable students to develop further skills in safe and effective rehabilitation and equip them with the skills to deliver high quality rehabilitation within a Multi-Disciplinary Context.

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy.

Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application.

This module offers the student teaching from practicing clinicians who have expertise in complex rehabilitation. The thirteen-topic module provides the student with the opportunity to actively reflect on their role as part of the multidisciplinary team and critically analyse current research and evidence in the field of rehabilitation. National Clinical Guidance and current evidence will be used to inform learning sessions, ensuring that learning outcomes are relevant to clinical practice.

The course is a collaborative module between LJMU and The Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network. Both organisations take pride in promoting excellent development in health care delivery through education.This is the only stand-alone module in the region designed to support practitioners in rehabilitation that is delivered by experts in the field.

On successful submission and passing of the assessment portfolio the student will achieve 30 Credits at Level 7 Masters Level, acknowledged by LJMU.

The topics that will be delivered over the module will be:

• Introduction to complex rehabilitation in a multi-disciplinary context
• Medical management in rehabilitation
• The role and impact of the nurse in rehabilitation
• Physicalmanagement of rehabilitation
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Challenging behaviour in the rehabilitation setting
• Mental health in complex rehabilitation
• Ethical principles in rehabilitation
• The psychological impact of complex trauma on the individual and their family: MDT approaches to management
• Prolonged disorders of consciousness. Communication disorders
• Swallowing disorders
• Nutrition
• Vocational rehabilitation

These sessions will be supplemented by LJMU teaching sessions including introduction to the use of library services, assignment writing skills and introduction to ‘Canvas' online learning system.

This course will be delivered in the Education Centre at The Sid Watkins Building, students are expected to attend all taught sessions.

Qualification requirements

• Alternative qualifications considered

  You must be a Registered Midwife with the NMC, and working in the clinical area to be considered for this course.

To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU CPD application form. You will need to provide details of your qualifications and curent employment.

Initial application should be made to Angela Harrison. Successful applicants to the course will be enrolled to LJMU on the first day of the course.

You will be assessed via a 5000-5500 word portfolio. This will be linked to the learning outcomes and students will be supported to develop the portfolio using templates and guides.

This CPD is stand-alone and is not within a wider award framework.