FACILTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 2012 - 2013 pdf

Faculty of Health and Social Care 1
the brighter choice
Health and Social Care
Continuing Professional
and Personal Development
Sept 2012 – Sept 2013
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Faculty of Health and Social Care 3
Contents
4 Welcome
6 How to use this Prospectus
8 Centre for Learning Support
and Development (CLSD)
10 Faculty of Business
12 Accreditation of Prior Learning
(APL)Opportunities
16 Inter-professional Learning
18 Glossary
20 Research Opportunities
24 Applying for your Course
26 Allied Health Sciences
46 Children’s Nursing
80 Mental Health and
Learning Disabilities
102 Adult Nursing
154 Midwifery and Women’s Health
166 Primary and Social Care
206 The Institute for Leadership and
Service Improvement
218 Bands 1-4 Workers
226 Work-based Learning

232 University Contact Details
234 The University and You
236 Index
Faculty of Health and Social Care 54 Continuing Professional and Personal Development
Welcome to the
brighter choice
The Faculty of Health and Social Care has a long standing
and well deserved reputation for providing high quality
education and training and for undertaking research
that makes a difference. The Faculty has over
400 teaching/ research staff and a student body of
over 7000 and have
campuses in Southwark, South
London and Havering in East London.
The Faculty works with a variety of healthcare
professionals including Bands 1-4 workers, Nurses,
Midwives, Social Workers and many Allied Health
professionals. The CPPD Portfolio includes a range
of programmes, modules, study days and bespoke
projects all meeting the needs of our service
colleagues. Our programmes are designed and
implemented in collaboration with service colleagues
supporting the development of a workforce that is
not only fit for the here and now but will be able to
lead and innovate into the future.
Most of these programmes are clinically focused and
are becoming increasingly work based. Programmes,
modules, study days and bespoke projects are
designed to be flexible and offer a variety of delivery
modes including e-learning, all underpinned by a

robust research and practice based culture.
The Faculty has three research focused Institutes and
supports over 40 research students supported by
professors and readers. The Faculty has an ever
increasing Postgraduate and applied research portfolio.
In 2011, we introduced a new on-line application
system and CPPD Portal, enabling healthcare
professionals to search and apply on-line at the click
of a mouse, saving both time and eliminating
paperwork. In 2012 we have introduced new top-up
degrees for registered nurses in line with the drive
for a graduate workforce.
The mission of the Faculty is to be London’s first
choice provider of education for the health and
social care workforce. We hope you will find that
our CPPD portfolio enables you to achieve your
goal of excellence in service delivery.
Judith Ellis, Executive Dean,
Faculty of Health and Social Care
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How to
use this Prospectus
In all cases acceptance is conditional upon there being
space on the programme, a written application, and
approval of departmental staff.
NOTE – Where a minimum number of places stated
for a programme intake are not achieved the course
will not run at that time but may be delayed to enable
further places to be filled thus making the course
educationally and financially viable.

How to find your Course/Module of Study
Modules and programmes in this prospectus are
presented under one of the following departments:
• Allied Health Sciences
• Children’s Nursing
• Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
• Adult Nursing
• Midwifery and Women’s Health
• Primary and Social Care
• The Institute for Leadership and Service Improvement
• Bands 1-4 Workers
• Work-based Learning
Each department has its own colour coded section
with its own index. Within each section, larger
programmes are presented first, followed by smaller
courses, single modules and finally study days relevant
to that speciality.
Changes to Academic Credit Levels
The credit descriptors within this prospectus have
been changed in accordance with the revised national
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
published by the Quality Assurance Agency in 2008.
The new levels and their correspondence to old levels
are set out below:
Previous New Level is typical of the
Description Description learning expected of
1 4 The first part of HE study/
Foundation Degree
2 5 The last part of a
Foundation Degree or

middle part of a
Bachelors Degree
3 / H 6 The last part of a
Bachelors Degree
M 7 A Masters Degree
D 8 A Doctorate
Apart from the set pathways leading to a specific
award in some departments there is the opportunity
for students to build their own pathway by selecting
a range of individual modules, which collectively
amount to the required number for an award. This
programme MUST be approved within the individual
department to ensure selection of appropriate
modules within set guidelines.
NOTE – It is vitally important that prospective students
wishing to follow this route contact University staff
within the relevant department for guidance to ensure
their choice of modules will be acceptable as a formal
programme. This avoids inappropriate choices being
made, disappointments incurred and, in some cases,
course places being wasted.
Students selecting individual modules who already
have credits accrued from other studies should
consider registering for a set programme/award
before undertaking too many individual modules.
As mentioned in the AP(E)L guide, only a limited
number of credits can be carried into a programme
when registering for it, and some modules already
undertaken could therefore not be eligible as part of
that programme.

Entry on to Courses
Students can access courses and modules either
independently, by funding themselves, or by gaining
approval to attend on a sponsored place through a
contract with the local Strategic Health Authority.
Students wishing to access through an NHS contract
agreement should apply to their line manager within
their employing Trust, to seek approval before the request
can be forwarded to the relevant contract manager/
senior nurse according to the individual arrangements
within each Strategic Health Authority commissioning
courses with London South Bank University.
No contract place can be accessed without prior
agreement of the contract manager/senior nurse
(varies with local arrangements).
Self-funding students should contact the
University for further information on costs by
telephoning, 020 7815 7815 or e-mail
Entry into the programme may require one or any
combination of the following:
• a selection interview
• portfolio submission
• evidence of ability to study at required level
• a prerequisite programme or professional qualification
• entry test
• by application (contact course administrator).
The Faculty of Health and Social Care offers a number
of pathways/ programmes leading to a specific award
within each of its departments.
For these Awards

there are a mixture of either core,
specific or student selected modules
of study varying
with each programme (see individual divisions for
further information on each programme).
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Centre for Learning Support
and Development
(CLSD)
The Faculty of Health and Social Care is supported
by the
University’s Centre for Learning Support and
Development (CLSD), which brings together a range
of services supporting the learning, teaching and
research needs of the university’s community.
The Centre has a presence in several buildings
across all three LSBU campuses, and encompasses:
library services, student IT services, student advice
and guidance, academic skills support and learning
support. These services are underpinned by over 1,200
study spaces in a mixture of environments including
silent and group areas.
Library Services
The university’s three libraries all support students
in the Faculty of Health and Social Care: the largest
is the Perry Library, the main university library based
on the Southwark campus. There are smaller libraries
at both the Havering and East London campuses. All
the libraries are currently open at weekends and in
the evenings throughout the year: check the website

for current opening hours. All students enrolled on
LSBU courses, and all university staff members, are
members of the Library: access is with a current
staff or student identity card. The library website
() is the gateway to
all library resources and can be used to:
• Look for books.
• Find what journals are available and locate
electronic articles.
• Access databases and other e-resources.
• Check opening hours and details
of all library services.
Help and support is available at staffed desks
and services points in all our libraries. A range of
helpsheets and guides is produced, all available
in print or online through the Library website. The
team of subject specialists, the Information Advisers,
are available for more in-depth support by e-mail,
telephone or personal appointment: there are
Information Advisers dedicated to supporting the
work of the Faculty of Health and Social Care.
IT Services
Student IT support is based in the Learning Resources
Centre (LRC) on the Southwark Campus: over 300
networked workstations are available for student
use, all with internet access and Microsoft Office
as standard, some with specialist software. Each
student’s IT account provides an allocation of
networked data storage as well as a personal e-mail
address and access to the library’s e-resources off-

campus and access to Blackboard, the university’s
virtual learning environment.
Networked computers are also available for student
use at the Havering and East London campuses. Self-
service printing is available on all campuses via either
cash or a networked printing system. There is also
some wireless provision on the Southwark campus
with internet hotspots in the Perry Library and the LRC:
more will be available through the year.
Help and support is available on all campuses from
helpdesks and through a range of printed guides
and helpsheets.
Disability and Dyslexia Support
The team are based in the Perry Library at Southwark
and also offer services at both the Havering and East
London campuses, offering advice to students and
staff on all matters relating to practical, personal
and additional needs arising from all disabilities
and dyslexia.
Enhanced library and IT services, including specialist
computing equipment and software, study booths,
extended loan periods and put-asides are available
to students with a disability or dyslexia.
Skills for Learning
The team are based in Caxton house and provide
a wide range of workshops and one-to-one drop-in
sessions across all campuses. Basic maths and English
classes are also available.
The team also runs the popular Fast Track summer
school for those about to start their courses at

the university.
Student Advice and Careers Guidance
The team are based in Caxton House on the
Southwark campus and provide advice and guidance
service free of charge to all LSBU students and
recent graduates across all the campuses, including
everything from adapting to university life, student
finance, personal development planning and careers
and employability services.
Faculty of Health and Social Care 1110 Continuing Professional and Personal Development
Faculty of Business
Although the primary function within the NHS
is providing health care, that provision and the
professionals working within it need to be managed
effectively
. As is often the case within organisations,
health care professionals may rise up through the ranks
to a managerial position without having received much
formal leadership and management training.
Professional leadership and
management training for health
care professionals can benefit both
you as an individual as well as the
organisation you work for. As an
individual you will develop your
leadership skills, be better able to
motivate your staff and allocate
resources more effectively. As a
result, the organisation will benefit
from increased productivity,

efficiency and better skilled staff.
The Faculty of Business offers a
range of programmes, modules
and bespoke courses which
meet the needs of the healthcare
sector, some of which are detailed
on these pages. Please visit the
website for further details:

MSc/PG Diploma in
International Health Services
and Hospital Management
This course forms part of the portfolio
of courses for health services managers
developed by the Department of
Management. We aim to develop
management skills in public, private,
military and voluntary health care
organisations. The course is primarily
designed for an international clientele; for
doctors, nurses, administrators holding
senior management posts at central,
district or hospital level. It is now offered
on a part-time basis for home students.
Applicants will normally require a degree
or equivalent qualification together with
appropriate senior work experience in a
health service setting or A professional
qualification, recognised as being
equivalent to degree level and appropriate

senior work experience in a health services
setting. All applicants must demonstrate
competence in English Language -normally
at ELTS 6.5
Course Contact Paul Thompson
T 020 7815 7494
E
Post graduate Certificate
in Management (CM)
The Certificate in Management is for
any manager who wants to develop his
or her skills and knowledge base to a
postgraduate level – so you need to be able
to understand, critically evaluate and apply
management concepts across a range of
different settings.
Applicants would normally have a first
degree and two years experience as a
manager. Applicants with considerable
management experience and who have
attended relevant management courses
may be exempted from the requirement
to have a first degree.
Course Contact Nick Briggs
T 020 7815 7736 E
Diploma in Management
Studies (DMS)
The Diploma in Management Studies
(DMS) is a natural progression from the
CM, with an emphasis on broadening the

scope, and the strategic impact of students’
learning and professional practice.
The usual entry route is through
successful completion of the Certificate
in Management, but there are other
management qualifications, approved by
the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
at postgraduate level that are accepted.
You may also be accepted directly to the
DMS if you have a Master’s qualification
and a minimum of two years’ experience
as a manager.
Course Contact Nick Briggs
T 020 7815 7736 E
MPA Masters in Public
Administration
The Masters in Public Administration MPA
course is designed to meet the needs of
middle and senior managers working in the
public sector including the health service.
An MPA is an internationally recognised
qualification seen as the public sector
equivalent to the MBA. There are three
pathways to choose from: MPA, MPA Health
Service Management (HSM), MPA Social
Work Management (SWM). The programme
offers you the opportunity to study five core
management modules over the first three
semesters, and then to opt either for the
MPA route or the MPA-HSM route.

Applicants should possess a good honours
degree or equivalent, or a duly recognised
post-graduate diploma (for example
successful completion of CMI diploma
level 5 for in Leadership and Management
or equivalent). All candidates must have
competence in English at IELTS level 6.5.
Course Contacts Chrissie Oldfield
T 020 7815 7835 E oldfi
MPA (Executive Masters in
Public Administration)
The Executive Master of Public
Administration MPA aims to develop
practising managers and professionals to
work in and respond to an ever-changing
and challenging public sector, and the
increasing need to work and manage
across sectors. It seeks to equip middle
and senior managers with relevant current
knowledge, skills and understanding to
enable them to effectively and efficiently
manage the changes in the public sector
environment and in public policy.
The Executive MPA endorses the key
academic principles of MPA theory and in
this respect, international recognition of this
award. It further reinforces an appreciation
and understanding of the increasing
Europeanisation and internationalisation
of public administration.

Applicants should possess a good honours
degree or equivalent and a minimum of
three years managerial experience in the
public sector or a duly recognised post-
graduate diploma and a minimum of three
years managerial experience in the public
sector. Mature candidates who are not able
to offer any of the above may be considered
with relevant experience. All candidates
must have competence in English at IELTS
level 6.5.
Course Contacts Chrissie Oldfield
T 020 7815 7835 E oldfi
Level 5 Certificate in
Management Coaching
and Mentoring
This course aims to empower managers
and other people concerned with the
learning and development of others. It is
intended for people who are committed
to growing their coaching and mentoring
skills whether at work or in a professional
or voluntary work role. It is fundamental
to the philosophy of the course that the
diversity is valued and that improved
performance and development of people
can be achieved in ways that enhance
individual well-being.
The course is designed to be covered
in an intensive programme of sixteen

three hour sessions, plus self-managed
student learning. A basic knowledge
and understanding of the practice of
management will be assumed; there
are no formal entry requirements.
Course Contact Nick Briggs
T 020 7815 7736 E
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The APL procedure allows students enrolled on the
Framework, and Postgraduate Award Schemes to receive
appropriate recognition for the knowledge gained as a
result of prior learning, formal or informal where it
can be proven to be equivalent in level and outcome to
modules/programmes offered as part of those schemes.
Responsibility resides with the student to provide
evidence to the programme leader that the knowledge
gained is relevant and at the appropriate level.
What is APL?
The accreditation of prior learning (APL) is a process
by which you can claim and gain credit towards a
qualification based on evidence of prior certificated
learning or evidence of learning from past experience.
The evidence you present will be assessed and, if the
APL claim is considered valid, credit will be awarded
towards a qualification. There are two types of APL:
• Transfer credit – for students claiming credits for
prior certificated learning.
• Accreditation of prior experiential learning
AP(E)L – for students claiming credit for learning
that has not been formally assessed.

Transfer Credit
This is credit awarded for learning that has been
validated or accredited by another institution.
Each university has its own way of attributing and
awarding credit for learning – for this reason, if you
were to make a claim for transfer credit, you may find
that there is a difference between the amount of
credit you make a claim for and the amount of credit
granted by the university.
Accreditation of Prior Experiential
Learning AP(E)L
Credit awarded for learning that has not taken place
in an educational setting and has not been formally
assessed. Credit is not awarded simply for experience;
it is awarded for what is learned from experience if
you can demonstrate that this learning is equivalent,
in terms of level and outcome, to part(s) of a course
or programme of study. There is a charge for the
APEL process.
Credit
There are two types of credit: general and specific.
General Credit
General credit defines the number of credits attached
to a course. In some programmes students can claim
for general credit against programme outcomes and
gain exemption from optional or open modules.
Specific Credit
Students are awarded specific credit if they are
successful in claiming exemption from a specified
module. Their transfer credit or APEL claim must

match the specified module content, learning
outcomes, and academic level.
Accreditation of Prior
Learning (APL) Opportunities
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General credit rating and specific credit rating might
differ even for the same learning; you might have
undertaken a course in another institution that had a
general credit rating of 40 credits, but when making
an APL claim for transfer credit it might only attract
a specific credit rating of 20 to count towards a
particular award. All credit accrued on a course will
be recorded in a transcript.
Transcript
A document produced by the university detailing
the academic credits awarded for named modules
at a specified academic level.
Why make an APL Claim?
By making an APL claim you can gain credit for
prior learning, if it is considered relevant to the
programme you want to study. As a result, you could
access a course without meeting the formal entry
requirements, and/or you could progress to a later
stage of a course, or not have to undertake specific
components of a course (sometimes referred to as
‘advanced standing’ and ‘exemption’).
Information on AP(E)L/APL
If you are enrolling on a programme and have prior
learning that you would like credit for, see the booklet
entitled ‘Making a Claim for AP(E)L’ which outlines the

procedure. This booklet can be obtained from:
APL Co-ordinator Thomas Aird
T 020 7815 8482 E
New Opportunities
These new modules are designed to offer students
the opportunity to demonstrate formal continued
professional development through personal
achievement and the application of professional
knowledge in the workplace. In addition they enable
students to undertake independent study within
their own workplace.
Accreditation of Continued Professional
Development Activities (Level 6 and 7)
Programme Ref WHN_6_098/WHN_7_098
Credit 20
Assessment Portfolio of evidence and a professional conversation
Assessment Date Intake 1: 11/01/2013 Intake 2: 31/05/2013
Dates
Intake 1 Start Date 2012 Oct 22
Intake 2 Start Date 2013 Mar 11
Module Co-ordinator Thomas Aird
T 020 7815 8482 E
This module is designed to provide post-qualifying undergraduate
and postgraduate students the opportunity to reflect upon their
continued professional development. This will focus on non-
accredited educational activities such as non-mandatory study
days and conferences and aims to address some of the issues
highlighted in the Department of Health (2008) report ‘A high
quality workforce, for example the promotion of life long learning,
flexible and clinically driven activities.

Faculty of Health and Social Care 1716 Continuing Professional and Personal Development
Inter-professional
Learning
Inter-professional Learning is a key imperative
within a modernised health service and increasingly
is the preferred approach for commissioners and
practitioners alike.
Inter-professional Learning is the opportunity for
different professional groups to study and learn
alongside each other in order to improve team working,
enable collaboration and enhance care by developing
integrated approaches
to care management.
By learning and working together and understanding
the vital contribution each discipline makes to the
overall management of care, the service provided will
be enhanced and care standards improved.
Inter-professional Learning Opportunities
Within the Faculty of Health and Social Care there
are a variety of Inter-professional Learning activities
which have been developed and you will find in this
prospectus. These include:
• Courses which have been developed for different
professional groups. All staff in a particular
area focus on a specific client group and their
needs, learning together to develop excellence
in care delivery.
• Modules within specialised programmes. Many
of our courses focus on the needs of a particular
discipline such as Children’s Nursing. They provide

opportunities for that particular professional
group to develop specialist skills within their own
area. However within specialist courses you will
find modules in which students study alongside
colleagues from other disciplines, focusing on an
area of shared interest such as child and adolescent
mental health awareness.
• General modules across programmes. As a health
care professional, wanting to enhance your
professional development but perhaps not wanting
to complete a whole course, you may wish to
study individual modules. Within the prospectus
you will find a large range of modules to choose
from and many have been developed with a
multidisciplinary audience in mind, for example
Law and Ethics module.
The courses/modules that are potentially relevant
to students from a number of disciplines include:
• Management and leadership.
• Quality and organisational development.
• Teaching and assessing.
• Inter professional facilitation.
• Clinical supervision.
• Specialist client groups e.g. adolescent, mental
health, oncology, elderly care, etc.
• Developing research skills.
Within this prospectus you will find the following
symbol which denote Inter-professional Learning
opportunities:
Inter-professional learning

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Glossary
AHP Allied Health Professions.
APL Accreditation of Prior Learning. A route by which
credits earned during previous study may be used to
gain academic credit towards a qualification.
APEL Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning.
A route by which appropriate experience can gain
academic credit against specified module(s) of study.
Core Modules These are mandatory modules of study.
Distance Learning Modules and courses provided
at a distance to the University, which require no
attendance.
Framework of Awards This is a set of rules and
regulations that encompass the modules offered
in post registration. It allows the amalgamation
of modules in pathways to be given an award.
GSCC General Social Care Council.
Integrating Study This is the final module(s) of study,
which draws together learning from all the modules
studied. At Diploma level, this is normally taken as a
single module, but can be taken as a double module
in some circumstances. At Degree level, this is always
taken as a double module.
Health Professions Council (HPC) This new body
was established in 2002. The principle functions of
the council are to establish standards of education
training conduct and performance for members
of the relevant professions and to ensure the
maintenance of those standards.

There are currently 13 professions covered by
the HPC: Arts Therapists, Chiropodists, Clinical
Scientists, Dieticians, Medical Laboratory
Technicians, Occupational Therapists, Operating
Department Practitioners, Orthoptists, Paramedics,
Physiotherapists, Prosthetists and Orthotists,
Radiographers and Speech and Language Therapists.
Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) This new
body was set up in April 2002 and has assumed
responsibility for approving and assessing the
quality of nursing, midwifery and health visiting
programmes that lead to a designated recordable
or registerable qualification.
Optional Modules These modules are available to
be taken within a pathway if required.
Pathway This is a series of modules that are offered
together over a period of time to give a comprehensive
programme of study that is usually related to an area
or specialism.
Postgraduate This term refers to study that is beyond
ordinary Degree. There are three common levels:
PGCert – Postgraduate Certificate
PGDip – Postgraduate Diploma
MSc – Masters of Science
Post Qualification This term refers to accredited
courses and modules taken by qualified professionals
after achieving entry to their professional register.
They are normally recorded in the individual’s
Professional Portfolio.
Semester A timeframe within the University.

Semester 1: September to January
Semester 2: February to July
Specialist Modules These are modules that are taught
in relation to a specialism.
Module A programme which requires 150 hours of
study, of which normally 40 hours are taught either
by block, day release or evening classes. The remainder
are self-directed study. Most Modules are now valued
at 20 credits from 2011.
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Research Opportunities
Qualifications Available
in this Area of Study
PhD
Full Time: approximately 3 years;
Part Time: approximately 5 years;
Professional Doctorate in
Nursing and Allied Health
Professions
Part Time: 5 years;
MPhil
Full Time: approximately 2 years;
Part Time: approximately 3 years;
PhD/MPhil
The Faculty of Health and Social Care at
London South Bank University currently
has around 25 full and part time MPhil/
PhD students, for whom there are monthly
seminars, support groups and an annual
Summer School at which students are

expected to present their work. There
is an equipped MPhil/PhD area within
the Faculty and our students are actively
encouraged to attend a rolling programme
of research methods courses.
It is usual to register for an MPhil in the
first instance. Graduates will then be
asked to submit a First Progress Report
approximately 10 months after their
enrolment that undergoes Faculty
scrutiny. The Faculty encourages team
supervision, and it is usual to have at
least two supervisors.
PhD students work on a wide variety
of research topics connected to health
and social care. Most fall into one of four
different areas of research:
• the study of specific aspects of
clinical practice;
• the planning, management and delivery
of health and social care services in the
UK and overseas;
• public health and health promotion,
including particularly a focus on the
reduction of health inequalities;
• the health-related experience of
particular population groups.
Besides the doctoral programme, research
in the Faculty includes allied health, mental
health, child health, leadership, advanced

practice, workforce development, learning
in practice, public health, health promotion
and evaluation studies in primary health
care, and strengthening practitioner’s
research base as well as cross-cultural
research issues.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
the faculty received a research quality
profile indicating that 35% of its work
was of a quality that is world leading or
internationally excellent and a further
45% was of a quality that is recognised
internationally.
Entry Requirements A good Honours
degree in a relevant subject and two
referees. If researching abroad a local
referee is essential.
Location Southwark.
Application Procedure Initially a proposal
giving an idea of the research topic and
possible research approach should be sent
to the Director of MPhil/PhD Research
Programmes. This will be reviewed by
relevant staff in the Faculty. If the proposal
is appropriate (of a sufficient standard,
in an area appropriate to the Faculty
and someone is available to be the lead
supervisor) – the student will be invited
for an informal interview.
For further information

Prof Nicola Crichton
T 020 7815 6742 E
Research Staff
Professors
Professor Nicola Crichton,
Health Statistics; Public Health
Professor Joan Curzio,
Director of Practice Development
Professor Pamela Eakin,
Occupational Therapy Director, Centre for
Research in the Allied Health Professions
Professor Faith Gibson,
Children and Young People’s Cancer Care
Professor Mary Lovegrove,
Radiographic Studies/Imaging and
Sonography; Allied Professions Workforce
Development, Head of Department of
Allied Health Professions
Professor Keith Popple,
Social Work; youth work and social policy
Professor Nicola Robinson,
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
and Integrated Health
Professor Gill Rowlands,
General Practice; Public Health, Primary
Care and Health Literacy, Director of
Institute of Primary Care and Public Health
Professor Marcantonio Spada,
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy;
Mental Health

Professor Jane Wills,
Health Promotion; Public Health
Readers
Dr Louise Terry,
Law, Ethics, Human Rights
Dr Ruth Belling,
Leadership, Service Organisation
Dr Serena Cedar,
Biomedical Sciences, Stem Cell Research
Dr David Cowan,
Chronic Pain Management,
Role Competence
Anne Harriss,
Educational Development Occupational
Health Nursing
Faculty of Health and Social Care 2322 Continuing Professional and Personal Development
Institute of Primary Care and
Public Health (IPCPH)
The institute’s research focuses on
primary care and public health within
the following areas:
• Working with communities to promote
positive health and wellbeing, address
bias as well as inequality in health, social
care and social work.
• Community based projects that
strengthen people’s capacity to
choose health and wellbeing.
• Workforce research.
Institute for Leadership and

Service Improvement
The Institute for Leadership and Service
Improvement was established in 2007,
building on the success of the Centre for
Leadership and Practice Innovation.
The main focus of Institute research
is built around two themes: evidence-
based practice and leadership, workforce
development and service improvement.
The Institute works in close collaboration
with the Institute of Primary Care and
Public Health and with the Faculty of
Business, on research, education and
training in applied fields of health and
social care.
Centre for Research in Allied
Health Professions (CeRAHP)
The Centre was created in 1998. Research
themes are:
• Clinical and practice related research
undertaken by AHPs.
• Research and development into the
organisation and delivery of health
services involving AHPs.
• Research and development into
education and training for AHPs.
Professional Doctorate in
Nursing (D. Nursing)
The D. Nursing programme has been
specifically developed for practitioners

who have or intend to pursue professional
careers such as Nurse Consultants,
Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical
Nurse Specialists, Practice Development
Nurses, Senior Nurse Managers, Lecturer-
Practitioners and so on. Participants will
be expected to identify professional issues
for independent research which have the
potential to make a significant contribution
to practice and/or improve service delivery
and performance within their organisation.
The programme is mixed mode, comprising
a two-year, part-time taught component,
followed by a doctoral dissertation
research project conducted over the
following three to five years. (see further
details in Centre for Leadership and Practice
Innovation Section of this prospectus).
Entry Requirements Applicants should be
a Registered Nurse with at least 5 years
experience, working a minimum of 15
hours per week with a clinical practice link,
and should normally possess a master’s
degree in nursing or health related subject.
Applicants who do not possess a master’s
degree in nursing or a health related
discipline but who can demonstrate
equivalent experience and academic
preparedness may also be considered
for entry to the programme. Students

undertaking a masters degree within
the Strategic Leadership and Expert
Practice framework at LSBU may be
eligible for direct entry to the Professional
Doctorate Programme.
Location Southwark.
For further information
Dr Cliff Roberts
T 020 7815 6743 E
Professional Doctorate for
Allied Health Professions
(D. Occupational Therapy;
D. Optometry; D. Physiotherapy;
D. Radiography)
The professional doctorate for allied
health professions has been specifically
developed for practitioners who intend
to pursue professional careers such
as Consultant Therapists, Advanced
Practitioners, Clinical Specialists, Practice
Development Professionals, Senior Allied
Health Managers, Lecturer-Practitioners.
Participants will be expected to identify
professional issues for independent
research which have the potential to make
a significant contribution to practice
and/or improve service delivery and
performance within their organisation.
The programme is mixed mode, comprising
a two-year, part-time taught component,

followed by a doctoral dissertation and
research project conducted over the
following three to five years.
Entry Requirements Applicants should
be registered with the Health Professions
Council with at least 4 years experience and
should normally possess a master’s Degree
in a health profession or health related
subject. Applicants who do not possess
a master’s degree in a health profession
or a health related discipline but who
can demonstrate equivalent experience
and academic preparedness may also be
considered for entry to the programme.
Location Southwark.
For further information
Prof Pamela Eakin
T 020 7815 8043 E
24 Continuing Professional and Personal Development Faculty of Health and Social Care 25
Applying for your Course
There are two ways that you can apply for any of the
programmes, modules or study days in this prospectus:
Allied Health Sciences
Course Administrator Ross Matthews
T 020 7815 8443 E
Children’s Nursing
Course Administrator Reena Varsani
T 020 7815 6268 E
PGDip/MSC Children’s Advanced Nurse Practitioner:
Course Administrator Lelia Oniri

T 020 7815 8127 E
Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
Course Administrator Colin Monks
T 020 7815 5974 E
Adult Nursing
Southwark Campus contact:
Course Administrator Fahimeh Green
T 020 7815 7853 E
Havering Campus contact:
Course Administrators Colin Monks
T 020 7815 5974 E
Karen Taylor
T 020 7815 5977 E
Midwifery and Women’s Health
Course Administrator Colin Monks
T 020 7815 5974 E
Primary and Social Care
Course Administrator Ross Matthews
T 020 7815 8443 E
The Institute for Leadership
and Service Improvement
Course Administrator Jo Gill
T 020 7815 5905/8458 E
Bands 1-4 Workers
Course Administrator Jean Ficken
T 020 7815 5960 E fi
Work-based Learning
Principal Lecturer Thomas Aird
T 020 7815 8482 E
Course Administrator Colin Monks

T 020 7815 5974 E
1. Go to our online CPPD Portal www.lsbu.ac.uk/
hsc/cppd, where you can search for the latest
information and apply on-line at the click of a
mouse. A video tutorial is available on the site to
assist you in completing the form.
2. Download a paper application from
www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/courses/applying.shtml
and send it to the appropriate administrator.
Please note if you are being sponsored by your
NHS Trust, you will need to discuss your application
with your line manager first, as they are required to
authorise your application.
Allied Health Sciences 2726 Allied Health Sciences
The department offers a wide ranging,
flexible and responsive portfolio
that
includes both academic awards and
many opportunities for Continuous
Personal Professional Development
which can be
tailor made for individual
service requirements
through discussion
with the Course Team.
Close liaison and discussion with service providers,
plus innovative methods of delivery with flexible
access demonstrates a commitment to meeting the
needs of both students and service. Many modules
offer the opportunity from true multidisciplinary

study and networking. Credit transfer plus
accreditation and experiential learning will be
considered. Where appropriate, online and electronic
modes of delivery are employed, supported by
extensive staff expertise.
Students can study a pre-determined set of modules
leading to a named award or one or more stand
alone modules.
It may be possible to incorporate work-based
learning modules into your programme.
For work-based options please see page 226.
You may also discuss your options with your
programme leader.
Specialist Practice Awards:
• GradCert Adult Cardiac Catheter
Laboratory Practice
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Breast Imaging
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Radiographic Reporting
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc Ultrasound
Advanced Practice Awards:
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management
• PGCert/PGDip/MSc Advanced
Practice in Occupational Therapy
• BSc(Hons) Operating
Department Practice
Professional Doctorate Programme

for Allied Health Professions
The Faculty offers a number of
Foundation Degree pathways,
please see the bands 1-4 workers
section on page 218.
Head of Department
Dr Michelle Spruce
T 020 7815 7928
E
Principal Lecturer
Post registration
Allied Health Sciences
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369
E
Course Administrator
T 020 7815 8443
The pathways offered within
Allied Health Sciences are:
Allied Health Sciences
Contacts:
Allied Health
Sciences
Stand Alone Module Options
These modules may be taken as discrete
courses or as part of a wider pathway to an
award. They are offered normally at Level 7
(Masters) with 20 credits and in some cases
Level 6 (formerly higher education Level
3). Format for delivery varies according

to course requirements, however many
of these modules incorporate a blended
learning and/or work based element.
Details of the modules are described in the
following sections related to (i) Specialist
Practice Awards, page 30, (ii) Advanced
Practice Awards, page 36 and (iii) Additional
‘Stand Alone’ modules. These modules are
listed below and detail follow on page 40.
Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Cervical Spine
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Hip
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Knee
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Lumbar
Spine and Pelvis
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Medical Imaging in the Management
of Musculoskeletal Pathologies
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Neuromusculoskeletal Triage
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
Leadership Skills for
Allied Health Professionals
Module Co-ordinator

Dr Heather Holder-Powell
Business Skills for Allied
Health Professionals
Module Co-ordinator
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
An Introduction to Counselling
Skills for Health Care Professionals
Module Co-ordinator
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
Practice Educators Course (2 days)
For all those involved in managing learning
in the workplace (free to those supporting
students on our courses). This module is
not assessed and carries no credit.
Module Co-ordinator Penny Stewart
Teaching and Learning in Practice Settings
Module Co-ordinator Cheryl Angel-Wells
Advanced Group Skills for
Occupational Therapists
Module Co-ordinator Sarah Maris-Shaw
Outcome Measures in
Occupational Therapy
Module Co-ordinator
Professor Pamela Eakin
Occupational Therapy for the Older Person
Module Co-ordinator Sally Beckwith
Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation
for the Critically Ill Patient
Module Co-ordinator Alison Jones
Therapeutic Exercise for People with

Chronic Cardiac and Respiratory Disease
Module Co-ordinator Alison Jones
Intra-venous Administration of
Pharmaceutical Substances for Diagnostic
or Therapeutic Purposes (Level 6)
Module Co-ordinator Kathy Dewar
Radiotherapy Patient On Treatment
Review (40 credits)
Module Co-ordinator Noreen Sinclair
Understanding Cancer Care and
Management for Allied Health
Professionals (Level 6)
Module Co-ordinator Noreen Sinclair
Research Modules
The research and dissertation modules
Research in Health and Social Care
Research Dissertation (60 credit)
Contact
For initial enquiries or to submit an
application, please contact:
Postgraduate Administrator
T 020 7815 8443
Course Team
Post Registration Scheme Co-ordinator
Principal Lecturer Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E
Principal Lecturer Thomas Aird
T 020 7815 8482 E
Senior Lecturer Cheryl Angel-Wells
T 020 7815 8170 E

Senior Lecturer Sally Beckwith
T 020 7815 6792 E
Senior Lecturer Dr Martin Benwell
T 020 7815 8368 E
Senior Lecturer Keith Carpenter
T 020 7815 8051 E
Lecturer Practitioner Kathy Dewar
T 020 7815 7905 E
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Pamela Eakin
T 020 7815 8043 E
Senior Lecturer Dr Maria Fitzgerald
T 020 7815 6754 E
Senior Lecturer Rachel Ford
T 020 7815 8328 E
Senior Lecturer Dr Marion Huett
T 020 7815 8472 E
Senior Lecturer Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
Senior Lecturer Alison Jones
T 020 7815 8049 E
Senior Lecturer Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Senior Lecturer Elizabeth Parker
T 020 7815 8477 E
Lecturer Practitioner Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
Senior Lecturer Roger Savill
T 020 7815 8082 E
Principal Lecturer Noreen Sinclair

T 020 7815 7968 E
Senior Lecturer Penny Stewart
T 020 7815 6795 E
Senior Lecturer Adéle Stewart-Lord
T 020 7815 7931 E
Principal Lecturer
Dr Lynn Summerfield-Mann
T 020 7815 8197 E
www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Allied Health Sciences 2928 Allied Health Sciences Introduction Faculty of Health and Social Care
The Department of Allied
Health Sciences
The Post-registration Scheme for Advanced
and Specialist Practice for Allied Health
Professions provides developmental
opportunities for allied health professionals
and other practitioners, offering a wide
ranging and flexible portfolio that includes
conventional academic study, blended
work-based learning, and opportunities
for Continuing Personal Professional
Development.
In addition short course provision and
project work can be tailored to individual
or local service requirements through
negotiation and agreement.
The content of modules is frequently
revised to ensure these meet the needs of
contemporary practice, please check web
pages www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd for the
most recent information.

The ‘Modularised’ Approach
The programme allows for real flexibility
in approach. Students can study a
predetermined set of modules leading
to a named award or access one or more
individual ‘stand alone’ modules to meet
their needs. Examples of such modules are:
Introduction to Counselling Skills; Teaching
and Learning in Practice Settings, Leadership
Skills for Allied Health Professionals; Business
Skills for Allied Health Professionals.
Awards Available in the
Post-registration Scheme for
Advanced and Specialist Practice
for Allied Health Professions
BSc(Hons)
A top up programme enabling those with
a Foundation Degree or Dip HE to progress
to graduate status: level 6, 120 credits.
GradCert
Graduate Certificate: level 6, 60 credits.
PGCert
Postgraduate Certificate: level 7(M),
60 credits.
PGDip
Postgraduate Diploma: level 7(M),120 credits.
MSc
Masters Degree: Dissertation package
plus level 7(M), 180 credits (must normally
include modules in research methods).

Professional Doctorate
3 taught modules followed by
research study.
Post-registration options and
pathways include:
Specialist Practice Awards:
• Adult Cardiac Catheter Laboratory
Practice GradCert
• Breast Imaging PGCert/PGDip/MSc
• Radiographic Reporting
PGCert/PGDip/MSc
• Ultrasound PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Advanced Practice Awards:
• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management PGCert/PGDip/MSc
• Advanced Practice in Occupational
Therapy PGCert/PGDip/MSc
• BSc(Hons) Operating Department
Practice
Professional Doctorate Programme for
Allied Health Professions
CPPD and Work-based Learning
The Department of Allied Health Sciences
has a commitment to the provision of
effective professional development
utilising both short course provision,
where possible providing academic
credit, and award bearing programmes.
Our aim is to be flexible and responsive,
meeting service and practitioner needs

in an evolving environment. To do this we
have established a programme that aims
to allow a negotiated approach to verify
learning needs for individuals which is
based around work-based learning. We
are able to tailor programmes to individual
or commissioner requirements based on
workforce planning imperatives.
Work-based learning enables individuals to
learn and develop within their workplace,
at their own pace and in line with their own
needs. Work-based learning maximises
access, relevance to practice and flexibility.
Planning a Programme
Participants can opt for a full award bearing
programme meeting a specific practice
need, negotiate a programme with specific
features, or choose from a range of discrete
stand alone modules offering academic
credit. Non-credit bearing short courses
are also available in an increasing range
of areas. To explore options for planning
a programme to meet your specific needs,
contact in the first instance:
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E
Accreditation of Prior Learning
In accordance with Faculty policy we
will consider accrediting prior learning
obtained in other institutions and

through prior experience. To discuss
AP(E)L options contact:
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E
Registration and Programme
Management
The Scheme provides for a maximum
period of 6 years in which to complete a
Master’s degree. Within this timeframe
modules can be selected to suit individual
pace. Module selection will be determined
through a process of negotiation with the
PG Scheme Co-ordinator.
Timing and Start Dates
Programme delivery follows a semester
pattern. Programmes will normally take
place between September – January
(Semester 1) or February – June (Semester
2) although work-based learning
programmes may depart significantly
from this. Delivery of all programmes
with include some e-learning/blended
learning and the format will vary according
to the requirements of the programme.
Programmes and may be day release, block
release, seminar based or work-based
(Pathway specific details are outlined
in the corresponding sections).
Frequency of provision is dependent on
demand. Modules will run only if a viable

cohort is available.
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Specialist Practice
Awards
GradCert
Adult Cardiac
Catheter
Laboratory Practice
Programme Ref 3144/5
Pre-requisites Suitable for registered
practitioners working in the Cardiac
Catheter Laboratory.
Dates
Intake 1 2012 Oct
Course Leader Keith Carpenter
T 020 7815 8051 E
This course conforms with the Department
of Health’s workforce reconfiguration
strategy, developing an interdisciplinary
cardiac catheter laboratory workforce.
It runs over a maximum of 9 months,
extending the knowledge and skills of
cardiac nurses, cardiac radiographers
and cardiac physiologists to:
• Acquire the knowledge and skills to
undertake a range of non-medical
clinical activities performed during
adult cardiac catheter laboratory
practice outside their traditional
professional domain

• Acquire the necessary practice
competencies within a Trust protocol
led framework
• Negotiate with other health care
practitioners and patients, in order
to respond effectively to patients
undergoing elective angiography
• Develop an ability to deliver
an effective cardiac catheter
laboratory service.
The award comprises of 3 modules which
cannot be taken separately.
Diagnostic Imaging in the
Cardiac Catheter Laboratory
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref MCC_6_007
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Employed in a Cardiac
Catheter Laboratory as a nurse,
radiographer or cardiac physiologist.
Assessment Objective Structured
Clinical Examination, associated clinical
competencies.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct
Module Co-ordinator Roger Savill
T 020 7815 8082 E
Clinical competencies have been defined
and these will guide students and

their clinical practice facilitators in the
application of theory to practice in the
workplace setting. After successfully
completing this course health professionals
will demonstrate the ability to be safe and
competent in the practice of diagnostic
imaging in elective angiography.
Understand the impact of varying the kV
and mA selection with regard to image
contrast and density. Taught by formal and
informal lectures, workshops, supported
by VLE.
Cardiac Physiology
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref MCC_6_005
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Employed in a Cardiac
Catheter Laboratory as a radiographer,
nurse or cardiac physiologist.
Assessment 1 1/2 hour short answer
examination. Associated clinical
competencies.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct
Module Co-ordinator Dr Maria Caunce
T 020 7815 6754 E
This module covers relevant cardiovascular
anatomy and physiology along with
technical skills relevant to elective

angiography. The module purpose is to
equip the student with the knowledge and
skills to set up the physiological recording
equipment and emergency equipment
in the laboratory. Taught by formal and
informal lectures, workshops, supported
by VLE.
Patient Management in the
Cardiac Catheter Laboratory
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref MCC_6_006
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Radiographer, nurse or
cardiac physiologist working in a cardiac
catheter laboratory
Assessment 2,000 word reflective case
study. Associated clinical competencies.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct
Module Co-ordinator Philomena Corrigan
T 020 7815 8351 E
This module covers the knowledge and
skills required to operate effectively as
a nurse during elective angiography
procedures. Taught at the Heart hospital
by formal and informal lectures,
workshops, supported by VLE.

PGCert/PGDip/MSc

Breast Imaging
Programme Ref 3233
Programme Type Core Module
Pre-requisites Suitable for registered
radiographers and practitioners working
in clinical areas where breast imaging
is undertaken. Written confirmation of
access to a suitable clinical environment
must be established prior to acceptance.
Students may also undertake u/s guided
internventional procedures, breast u/s
and x-ray guided breast biopsy procedures
using work-based learning options.
Assessment of modules is by examination,
essay, clinical portfolio, objective
structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Venue Southwark
Course Leader Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
PGCert in Breast Imaging
(Mammographic Studies)
the student must take the following:
• Mammography Theory (20 credits)
• Mammography Practice (20 credits)
• Option (20 credits).
PGDip in Breast Imaging
the student must take the following:
• Mammography Theory (20 credits)
• Mammography Practice (20 credits)
• Clinical Breast Examination and

Communication (20 credits)
• Image Interpretation (40 credits)
• Option (20 credits)
PGCert in Breast Imaging (Mammography
Image Interpretation) the student must
take the following:
• Mammography Image Interpretation
(40 credits)
• Option from the Scheme (20 credits)
PGDip in Breast Imaging (Ultrasound)
For those wishing to gain expertise in
ultrasound imaging of the breast a work-
based module is readily adapted to ensure
the appropriate skill development.
MSc in Breast Imaging the student must
fulfil the requirements of a PGDip and in
addition take a 60 credit research option.
Mammography Theory
Programme Ref AHP_7_020
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Registered radiographer
with access to appropriate clinical
experience.
Assessment The module is assessed by a
four thousand word written assignment.
Venue Southwark, King’s College Hospital
Dates
2012 Oct 8
2013 Apr 22
Module Co-ordinator Katie Pyne

T 020 7815 8366 E
This module facilitates the acquisition
of a firm knowledge base relevant to the
practice of mammography. In combination
with Mammography Practice, it fulfils
the requirements for the College of
Radiographers Postgraduate Award in
Mammography. Delivery is through formal
lectures, workshops and small group work
over five days’ attendance at London South
Bank University and the King’s Breast
Radiology Education and Training Centre.
Mammography Practice
Programme Ref AHP_7_021
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Registered radiographer
with access to appropriate clinical
experience.
Assessment Assessment is by evaluation
over a period of time of images produced,
by an Objective Structured Clinical
Examination, and by a short piece
of reflective writing.
Venue King’s College Hospital
Dates
Throughout the year commencing
with Mammography Theory
Module Co-ordinator Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
This module facilitates clinical

mammography training. In combination
with the module Mammography Theory,
it fulfils the requirements for the College
of Radiographers Postgraduate Award
in Mammography. It is taught by five
days’ clinical training at the King’s Breast
Radiology Education and Training Centre.
32 Allied Health Sciences Programmes of Study Faculty of Health and Social Care Dates are subject to change, please check www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Allied Health Sciences 33
PGDip in Radiographic Skeletal Reporting
the student must take the following
compulsory modules:
• Standards of Image Interpretation
and Reporting (10 credits)
• Radiographic Skeletal Reporting:
Pathology (10 credits)
• Radiographic Skeletal Reporting:
Appendicular Skeleton (40 credits)
• Radiographic Skeletal Reporting:
Axial Skeleton (40 credits)
• Advances in Specialised Skeletal
Imaging (20 credits)
MSc in Radiographic Skeletal Reporting
the student must fulfil the requirements
of a PGDip and in addition take a 60 credit
research option
Standards of Image
Interpretation and Reporting
Programme Ref AHP_7_015
Credit 10
Assessment Assignment.

Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 1, 22, Nov 19, Dec 11
Module Co-ordinator Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This module addresses the fundamental
aspects of the process of image
interpretation and reporting. These aspects
are crucial to enabling the participant to
develop a sound basis for practice and are
pre-requisites for clinical competence in
any area of reporting. Subjects covered
range from image perception and viewing
requirements of digital and conventional
images to legal issues relating to reporting.
Radiographic Skeletal
Reporting: Appendicular
Skeleton
Programme Ref AHP_7_017
Credit 40
Pre-requisites Registered health
professional with access to the appropriate
clinical experience.
Assessment Assessment is by essay,
Objective Structured Clinical Examination
and clinical portfolio.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 2, 3, 23, Nov 20, Dec 10
Time am

Module Co-ordinator Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This module forms a key component of
the programme enabling the participant
to achieve competence in the practice
of radiographic image reporting on
radiographs of the Appendicular skeleton
(to include shoulder girdle and pelvis).
Participants will be operating currently
within the healthcare environment
and must have access to the prescribed
clinical practice.
Radiographic Skeletal
Reporting: Pathology
Programme Ref AHP_7_016
Credit 10
Pre-requisites Registered health
professional with access to appropriate
clinical experience
Assessment Assessment is by essay and
clinical portfolio.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 23*, Nov 20*, Dec 10*
2013 Jan 29, Feb 25*, Apr 29
Time *pm
Module Co-ordinator Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This module provides an opportunity to
gain a substantial insight into aspects

of disease processes, physiology and
pathology associated with radiology of
the skeletal system. It complements the
modules with which comprise Reporting
of the Skeletal System
Radiographic Skeletal
Reporting: Axial Skeleton
Programme Ref AHP_7_018
Credit 40
Pre-requisites Registered health
professional with access to appropriate
clinical experience.
Assessment Assessment is by essay,
Objective Structured Clinical Examination
and clinical portfolio.
Assessment Date OSCE 13/06/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 4, 14, Nov 11, Dec 2
2013 Jan 30, Feb 26, Mar 25, 26, May 1
Module Co-ordinator Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This module forms a key component of
the programme enabling the participant
to achieve competence in the practice
of radiographic image reporting on
radiographs of the Axial skeleton (but will
also include the pelvis). Participants will be
operating currently within the healthcare
environment and must have access to the

prescribed clinical practice.
Advances in Specialised
Skeletal Imaging
Programme Ref AHP_7_019
Credit 20
Assessment by poster presentation/
written assignment and on-line
discussion group.
Assessment Date 10/01/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 4, 15, Nov 12, Dec 3
Module Co-ordinator Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This module forms a component of the
programme enabling the participant
to achieve competence in the practice
of radiographic image reporting. It will
concentrate on the contribution of
specialised modalities in confirming or
contributing to the diagnosis and further
investigation of musculoskeletal plain
film reports.
Mammography Image
Interpretation
Programme Ref AHP_7_022
Credit 40
Pre-requisites Registered radiographer
or practitioner with postgraduate
mammography award; access to

appropriate clinical experience.
Assessment Assessment is by image test
set, portfolio of clinical experience, sample
reports, 4,000 word written assignment
and OSCE.
Venue King’s College Hospital
Dates
2012 Sep 10
Module Co-ordinator Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
This two- credit module provides the
range of clinical skills and knowledge
development required for practitioners
who are already experienced in
mammography and who wish to engage
in interpretation of and reporting on
mammographic images. Learning takes
place via lectures, tutorials and workshops
during six days’ attendance at the King’s
Breast Radiology Education and Training
Centre, followed by extensive clinical
practice development at base.
Clinical Breast Examination
and Communication Skills
Programme Ref AHP_7_024
Credit 20
Assessment Assessment is by portfolio
and written assignment.
Venue King’s College Hospital
Dates

2013 Jun 24
Module Co-ordinator Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
This module provides the range of
clinical skills and development required
for practitioners working within the
Breast Unit who wish to develop specific
knowledge base and skills set in clinical
breast examinations and respond to the
communication needs of the patient
(female or male) requiring or requesting
breast care. It provides important role
development in this area and facilitates
elements of advance practice in breast
imaging and breast care.
Specialist Skills development:
Work Based learning
(Breast Ultrasound)
Programme Ref AHP_7_023
Credit 40
Assessment Proposal and Portfolio
(including clinical assessment).
Venue King’s College Hospital
Dates
2012/2013 Throughout the year
Module Co-ordinator Katie Pyne
T 020 7815 8366 E
This module provides a professional
development opportunity for individuals
to develop a specific knowledge base

and skills set in relation to a named
clinical practice discipline. The discipline
is confirmed at the start point and the
student will agree with the module
Coordinator the process and objectives
in the context of existing acknowledged
standards. This module is valuable for those
seeking skills development in esoteric
or small scale disciplines where practice
arrangements may be locality specific.
GradCert/PGCert
Non-Medical
Prescribing
Inter-professional learning
For details please see Department of
Primary and Social Care, page 192.
PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Radiographic
Reporting
Programme Ref 3245
Pre-requisites Suitable for qualified
radiographers with access to appropriate
clinical practice. Written confirmation of
employer commitment to provide access to
facilities and clinical experience including
mentor/tutor support for at least three
hours per week must be established prior
to acceptance.
Assessment of modules is by examination,
essay, viva, clinical portfolio, objective

structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Sep
Comprising 2-3 day blocks periodically
Course Leader Jerry Hughes
T 020 7815 7984 E
This programme of study offers the
participant a depth and scope of
knowledge, which incorporates a high
level of clinical skill in the practice of
image evaluation and reporting of
the skeletal system. The modules fully
integrate theoretical knowledge with
practical skill, facilitating the student’s
development as a competent and reflective
practitioner in the area addressed.
PGCert in Radiographic Reporting
of the Appendicular Skeleton
the student must take the following
compulsory modules:
• Standards of Image Interpretation
and Reporting (10 credits)
• Radiographic Skeletal Reporting:
Pathology (10 credits)
• Radiographic Skeletal Reporting:
Appendicular Skeleton (40 credits)
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General Medical Ultrasound
Inter-professional learning

Programme Ref AHP_M_017
Programme Type Core Module
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Access to appropriate clinical
experience and tuition.
Assessment is by written examination,
essay, clinical portfolio and OSCE.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10
Module Co-ordinator Rachel Ford
T 020 7815 8328 E
This module is offered as an introduction
to scanning the abdomen, pelvis, and
small part structures. It concentrates on
the understanding of normal anatomy,
anatomical variations and common
pathologies seen in the adult with
appreciation of paediatric appearances.
Contents include choosing appropriate
equipment for the general medical scan,
patient communication, providing the
service, the ultrasonic examination of
abdominal organs and major vessels,
breast, thyroid and testes and report
writing. The significance of the findings
and communication of results are also
included. It is taught by means of formal
lectures, student-and tutor-led seminars

and professional studies.
Gynaecological Ultrasound
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_M_016
Programme Type Core Module
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Access to appropriate clinical
experience and tuition.
Assessment Written examination, clinical
portfolio and OSCE.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28,
Dec 5, 12, 19
2013 Jan 9, 16, 23, Mar 27
Module Co-ordinator Liz Parker
T 020 7815 8477 E
This module forms part of the obstetrics
and gynaecology route to an award. Formal
lectures will be supplemented by group
work and seminars. The content includes the
menstrual cycle, basic scanning techniques
(transvaginal and transabdominal), normal
uterine and ovarian anatomy (including
paediatrics), abnormal ovarian and
uterinepathology, congenital abnormalities
of the uterus and ovaries, the role of
ultrasound in subfertility, pathology of the
nonreproductive pelvic organs, IUCDs and
their ultrasound appearances, normal and

abnormal Doppler studies of the pelvis,
studies of the pelvis, interventional pelvic
examinations, 3D/4D applications and
professional studies.
Ultrasound Science
and Technology
Programme Ref AHP_6_006
Credit 20
Assessment written examination
and a poster presentation.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Sep 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
Nov 1, 22, Dec 13
Module Co-ordinator Rachel Ford
T 020 7815 8328 E
This module is compulsory for any named
award in clinical ultrasound and for all
students studying modules containing
clinical competencies. It is taught by
means of formal and informal lectures,
interactive sessions and demonstrations. It
includes the physics relevant to ultrasound,
equipment, the control and manipulation
of ultrasound, modern equipment design
features, biological effects, safety aspects,
artefacts, imaging and image recording,
dosimetry, doppler ultrasound and quality
assurance, new technologies, contrast and
scanning ergonomics.

PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Ultrasound
Programme Ref 3235
Pre-requisites Suitable for registered
healthcare professionals wishing to work in
clinical ultrasound. Written confirmation
of access to a clinical ultrasound placement
for at least 2 days per week (14hrs) must
be established prior to acceptance.
Assessment of modules is by examination,
essay, viva, clinical portfolio, objective
structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Venue Southwark.
Course Leader Rachel Ford
T 020 7815 8328 E
Course Administrator Ross Matthews
T 020 7815 8443 E
PGCert in Early Pregnancy and
Gynaecological Ultrasound
the student must take the following
specialised modules:
• Ultrasound Science and Technology
(20 credits)
• 1st trimester obstetric ultrasound
(20 credits)
• Gynaecological ultrasound (20 credits)
PGCert in Gynaecological Ultrasound
the student must take the following
specialised modules:
• Ultrasound Science and Technology

(20 credits)
• Gynaecological ultrasound (20 credits)
• 1 option (20 credits)
PGCert in General and Medical
Gynaecological Ultrasound
the student must take the following
specialised modules:
• Ultrasound Science and Technology
(20 credits)
• Gynaecological ultrasound (20 credits)
• General medical ultrasound (20 credits)
PGCert in General Medical Ultrasound
the student must take the following
specialised modules:
• Ultrasound Science and Technology
(20 credits)
• General medical ultrasound (20 credits)
• 1 option (20 credits)
PGDip in Ultrasound
• Ultrasound Science and Technology
(20 credits)
• 1st trimester obstetric ultrasound
(20 credits)
• 2nd and 3rd trimester obstetric
ultrasound (20 credits)
• Gynaecological ultrasound (20 credits)
• General medical ultrasound (20 credits)
• 1 option from the Post-registration
Scheme (20 credits)
MSc in Ultrasound: the student must

fulfil the requirements of a PGDip and in
addition take a 60 credit research option.
1st Trimester Obstetric
Ultrasound
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_011
Programme Type Core Module
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Access to appropriate clinical
experience and tuition.
Assessment By essay, clinical portfolio
and OSCE.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31,
Nov 7, 14, 21, 28, Dec 5, 12, 19
2013 Jan 9, 16, 23, Mar 27
Module Co-ordinator Liz Parker
T 020 7815 8477 E
This module is taught over two semesters
by means of formal lectures supplemented
by group work, seminars and student
presentations. Content includes
assessment of gestational age, normal
and abnormal anatomical appearances
and assessment of the fetus, multiple
pregnancies, nuchal translucency scanning,
screening for karyotypic abnormalities
normal ultrasound appearances of the
placenta, liquor assessment, Doppler

investigations, recording results, giving
bad news.
2nd and 3rd Trimester
Obstetric Ultrasound
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_M_015
Programme Type Core Module
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Access to appropriate clinical
experience and tuition.
Assessment By essay, clinical portfolio
and OSCE.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26,
Mar 5, 12, 19, 27, Apr 16, 23, 30,
May 1, 14
Module Co-ordinator Liz Parker
T 020 7815 8477 E
Teaching and learning is by similar means to
the above module and the content includes
normal and abnormal anatomy, variations
and abnormal anatomy and appearances
in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy,
assessment of the foetus in cases of
maternal disease, markers for aneuploidy,
screening for karyotypic abnormalities in
the 2nd trimester, abnormal ultrasound
appearances of placenta and amniotic
fluid, assessment of abnormal foetal

growth and weight, assessment of causes
for abnormal fetal growth and weight,
multiple pregnancies, Doppler studies and
complications of the maternal abdominal
organs during pregnancy.
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Advanced Practice
Awards
PGCert/PGDip/MSc
Advanced Neuro-
musculoskeletal
Management
Programme Ref 3246
This series of modules is for clinicians with
at least 2 years post registration experience
working in the neuromusculoskeletal
field. These modules can be taken as
an award or individually. It is suitable
for any professional specialising in the
management of neuromusculoskeletal
problems. Each module follows the same
pattern with a detailed consideration of
current anatomical and biomechanical
knowledge and the related development
of enhanced examination and treatment
skills. The module assessment comprises a
written paper and a practical examination.
(Assessment is optional if M level Credit
is not required.)It is expected that both
students and presenting clinicians will come

from a range of professions (eg chiropractic,
medicine, osteopathy, physiotherapy, sports
and rehabilitation/therapy).
PGCert in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management: the student must take 3
specific neuromusculoskeletal modules
from the list below.
PGDip in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management: the student must take 6
modules. The Cervical and Lumbar Spine
modules are compulsory modules. Of
the remaining 4 modules at least 2 must
be specialised neuromusculoskeletal
modules from the list below. The optional
and research modules are in the AHS Post
Registration Framework.
MSc in Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management: the student must fulfil the
requirements of a PGDip and in addition
take a 60 credit research option.
The specific neuromusculoskeletal
modules 20 credit modules are:
• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Ankle and Foot
• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Cervical Spine
• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Hip
• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Knee

• Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal
Management of the Lumbar Spine
and Pelvis
• Medical Imaging in the Management
of Musculoskeletal Pathologies
• Neuromusculoskeletal Triage
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Ankle
and Foot
Programme Ref AHP_7_025
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in
the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Hip
Programme Ref AHP_7_028
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in
the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates

2013 tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Knee
Programme Ref AHP_7_029
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in
the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Medical Imaging in
the Management of
Musculoskeletal Pathologies
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_040
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Healthcare professionals
who are regularly assessing and/or treating
neuromusculoskeletal conditions with at
least 2 years recent experience in this field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 April/May
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard

T 020 7815 8353 E
This module aims to provide an overview
of the contemporary imaging modalities
currently available to practitioners assessing
and treating neuromusculoskeletal
pathology. There is a particular emphasis
on X-ray, diagnostic ultrasound, computer
tomography and magnetic resonance
imaging. This module will benefit health
professionals who prescribe imaging
modalities or those who want to gain a
greater insight into how the integration
of medical imaging can enhance decision
making and patient management. There is
a major work-based learning component in
addition to the five taught days so students
are expected to already possess a range of
higher level clinical skills. Students must
also be able to identify and fulfil their own
learning needs in relation to the assessed
written components.
Neuromusculoskeletal Triage
Programme Ref AHP_7_041
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Neuromusculoskeletal
practitioners who hold at least a BSc(Hons)
2(ii) Physiotherapy or Osteopathy or
Chiropractic degree and have at least 2
years post graduation experience working
in the neuromusculoskeletal speciality at

band 6 or above.
Assessment Oral viva, essay, portfolio
Venue Southwark
Dates
Intake 1 2012 Oct 5, Nov 9, Dec 7
Intake 2 2013 Mar 15, Apr 12,
May 10
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
This short course facilitates the
development of theoretical and
practical skills needed to perform
neuromusculoskeletal triage in an
outpatient setting. There is a strong
emphasis on clinical reasoning. As there is
a major work-based learning component
students will be expected to already possess
a range of high level clinical skills. Students
must be able to identify and fulfil their
own learning needs in relation to patient
management and the assessed written
component. There are three days of taught
material and a further half-day to complete
the viva. There are four weeks between
each day of the course allowing for
completion of work-based learning tasks.
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Clinical Development Skills
Inter-professional learning
Credit 20

Pre-requisites qualified and employed ODP
on BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies.
Assessment Weekly Journal equivalent
to 2000 words. A report on chosen
competency model.
Assessment Date TBC
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012/2013
As part of BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies
Module Co-ordinator Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148
E
This module provides an opportunity to
develop a specific knowledge base and
skills set in relation to the student’s own
area of practice. The student chooses the
area to develop in conjunction with the
Module Leader, and based on existing
competency standards. The module aims
to provide an opportunity to develop
extended skill sets in response to specific
service needs, to facilitate the gaining
of competencies in a new skill set and to
enhance the effectiveness and practice
standards of clinical practitioners.
Current Debates in Operating
Department Practice
Programme Ref AHP_6_010
Credit 20

Pre-requisites Qualified and employed
as ODP and on BSc(Hons) ODP Practice
Studies course.
Assessment collaborative group project
4,000 words.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012/13
As part of BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies
Module Co-ordinator Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148
E
Continuous Professional and Personal
Development (CPPD) is vital for the
development of both clinical staff and
clinical services. This module provides the
students with an opportunity to visit many
of the current debates in contemporary
operating department practice. This
module aims to enable students to engage
with a broad range of issues within
contemporary clinical practice and to
engage with these debates in the context
of operating department practice, for the
benefit of patients/ clients, the service and
the profession.
Clinical Project
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_6_017
Credit 20

Pre-requisites Employed and qualified ODP
on BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies course.
Assessment A research proposal with
literature review 8,000 words.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012/13
As part of BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies
Module Co-ordinator Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148
E
This module enables students to
demonstrate their academic skills and the
ability to apply academic learning to clinical
practice in the form of a research proposal.
The aims of this module are to enable the
students to undertake independent study,
to enable students to exercise their skills in
the critical appraisal of published literature
and demonstrate their understanding of
research methods and processes and to
enable the students to demonstrate the
link between academic study and evidence-
based clinical practice.
BSc(Hons)
Operating
Department
Practice Studies
Programme Ref 4070
Pre-requisites Suitable for ODPs who

qualified with a Diploma
Dates
One academic year starting September 2012
Course Leader Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148
E
The programme is designed to allow
qualified health care professionals (who
qualified at DipHE level) to study for
an LSBU BSc(Hons) award. This is not a
clinically based course, but one that seeks
to develop students professionally and to
aid their future career pathway.
All learning and teaching will be conducted
by eLearning, blended with some face-to-
face introductory sessions. Clinical experts
will also deliver material via eLearning
technologies and in some face-to-face
lectures. All marking, moderating and
external examining is conducted online
from LSBU using the standard academic
process for all taught courses. Academic,
administrative and pastoral support all is
online from LSBU.
The course will be delivered in two formats.
The course will be delivered over a 12-
month period for students who have the
capacity to do this, otherwise the majority
of students will take the traditional 24
month route. The eLearning component

draws on a range of technologies to provide
an interactive, structured and engaging
environment for learning and teaching,
including weekly online tutorials for the
students as a cohort. This is a cohort-based
course and it is not designed for individuals
to take at their own pace.
The course consists of four 20-credit
modules and one 40-credit clinical project
module. These modules run in parallel with
modules for other professional groups
allowing an element of interprofessional
learning and teaching.
Expertise, Evidence and
Research: Informing
Clinical Practice
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_6_016
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Qualified and employed ODP
on BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies Course.
Assessment Literature review: 2,000
words. Comparing research approaches:
2,000 words.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012/13
As part of BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies
Module Co-ordinator Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148

E
Expertise, evidence and research all
contribute to the development of clinical
practice. This module examines the role
of evidence-based practice and how
expertise, evidence and research can be
sourced and utilised to improve clinical
practice. The aim of this module is to enable
students to locate sources of expertise,
evidence and research and to analyse their
value within the context of the student’s
own clinical practice.
Leadership for Allied Health
Professionals (ODP)
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_6_011
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Employed and qualified ODP
on BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies.
Assessment Portfolio with literature review
2,000 words and organisational review
(diagram) and 1,000 words.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012/13
As part of BSc(Hons) ODP Practice Studies
Module Co-ordinator Chris Mahoney
T 020 7815 6148
E
The importance of leadership skills

as distinct from management skills is
increasingly being recognised in health
services. Health care professional groups
each have an identified specialist skills set
determined by their professional standards
and scope of practice. It is essential that
those health care professionals with a
leadership role or those aspiring to become
leaders in the future are encouraged to
develop appropriate skills to enable them
to perform as effective leaders. The aims
of this module are to enable the students
to develop an understanding of leadership
skills and to facilitate students to develop
their criticality of thinking regarding
leadership and their own leadership style.
Dates are subject to change, please check www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Allied Health Sciences 4140 Allied Health Sciences Stand Alone Modules Faculty of Health and Social Care
Business Skills for Allied Health
Professionals
Programme Ref AHP_7_035
Credit 20
Assessment Written business case
assignment.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Oct
Module Co-ordinator
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E
This module is designed to provide the

essential business practices and skills
required for an Allied Health Practitioner
to be effective in an increasingly
competitive market.
Exercise Physiology and
Rehabilitation for the Critically
Ill Patient
Programme Ref AHP_7_036
Credit 20
Venue Southwark
Dates
tbc
Module Co-ordinator Alison Jones
T 020 7815 8049 E
This module equips students with the
advanced skills and knowledge to prescribe
and carry out rehabilitation programmes
for critically ill patients in intensive care/
high dependency. The response to exercise
in health, disease and training will be
studied in depth, along with practical
skills of exercising acutely ill patients.
Intravenous Administration
of Pharmaceutical Substances
for Diagnostic or Therapeutic
Purposes
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_6_023
Credit 10
Pre-requisites Qualified professionals,

usually registered radiographers.
Assessment Exam, reflective assignment.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Nov 23
2013 Mar 22
Module Co-ordinator Kathy Dewar
T 020 7815 7905 E
This module provides training and skills
development for (normally) radiographers
requiring to practice intravenous
administration. It will be particularly
suitable for those working in areas were
the administration of radiological contrast
agents, radio-pharmaceuticals or muscle
relaxant drugs is required.
Leadership Skills for Allied
Health Professionals
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_M_002
Credit 20
Assessment Assessment Portfolio
based on 3 elements: mini literature
review, reflection on self as a leader and
presentation on leadership role in a service
transformation.
Venue Southwark
Module Co-ordinator
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E

This module is aimed at AHPs working at
Band 6 or 7. It has been designed to enable
these practitioners who already have
leadership roles or aspire to have leadership
roles to develop the skills needed to enable
them to perform as effective leaders. It is
based on contemporary clinical leadership
frameworks and draws on the work of the
Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
It comprises 6 days as well as a significant
work-based element. All of which is
assessed by a portfolio.
Medical Imaging in
the Management of
Musculoskeletal Pathologies
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_040
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Healthcare professionals
who are regularly assessing and/or treating
neuromusculoskeletal conditions with at
least 2 years recent experience in this field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 May
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
This module aims to provide an overview
of the contemporary imaging modalities
currently available to practitioners assessing

and treating neuromusculoskeletal
pathology. There is a particular emphasis
on X-ray, diagnostic ultrasound, computer
tomography and magnetic resonance
imaging. This module will benefit health
professionals who prescribe imaging
modalities or those who want to gain a
greater insight into how the integration
of medical imaging can enhance decision
making and patient management. The
module will be delivered by experienced
extended scope physiotherapists and
radiographers. There is a major work-based
learning component in addition to the
five taught days so students are expected
to already possess a range of higher level
clinical skills. Students must also be able to
identify and fulfil their own learning needs.
Stand Alone
Modules
Work-based Learning Modules
These modules are designed to facilitate
development in a work-based setting in
line with developing service expectations.
Through these modules, participants can
develop a range of advanced practice or multi-
disciplinary skills related to local service needs.
Here are some examples:
Diagnostic imaging Image reporting across
a range of areas; specialist procedures and

techniques such as barium studies, biopsy;
developing skills in e.g. CT and MRI.
Physiotherapy Emergency respiratory
work in A&E; aspects of diagnostic image
interpretation.
Occupational Therapy Developing theoretical
frameworks to support clinical reasoning;
reviewing models of practice; developing
and analysing outcome measures.
Participants will require the clear
commitment and support of their
employer and where necessary identify
a work-based mentor.
Advanced Group Skills for
Occupational Therapists
Programme Ref AHP_7_034
Credit 20
Assessment Facilitation and Written
assignment.
Venue Southwark
Dates
tbc
Module Co-ordinator Sarah Maris-Shaw
T 020 7815 7976 E
This module will be of particular interest
to occupational therapists that aim to
advance their skills and knowledge of
groups as a treatment modality within
occupational therapy, to advance practice
and to improve quality standards. It will

critically examine group theory and relate
group theory to occupational therapy
practice. Through the use of case examples,
drawn from practice, students will examine
and critique intervention, the theory which
underpins this and enhance their own skills,
knowledge and service quality.
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Ankle
and Foot
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_025
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in
the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Hip
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_028
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in

the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
Advanced
Neuromusculoskeletal
Management – The Knee
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_7_029
Credit 20
Pre-requisites 2 years post
registration specialist practice in
the neuromusculoskeletal field.
Venue Southwark
Dates
tbc
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
An Introduction to Counselling
Skills for Health Care
Professionals
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_M_011
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Allied Health Professional
Assessment Written assignment.
Assessment Date 24/05/2013
Venue Southwark

Dates
2012 Oct 10, 11, 31, Nov 1
2013 Feb 6, 7, 27, 28
Module Co-ordinator
Dr Heather Holder-Powell
T 020 7815 8369 E
Those working in the health service are
increasingly expected to take a more
demanding role, often involving more
intense contact and communication with
their patients/clients. Learning counselling
skills may enhance and widen choices
of how to manage difficult situations
and to increase their personal support.
This module of study is not designed to
equip the students with skills to act as a
professional counsellors, but will provide
practical counselling skills and knowledge
to enhance their role.
Dates are subject to change, please check www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Allied Health Sciences 4342 Allied Health Sciences Stand Alone Modules Faculty of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy Patient
On-Treatment Review
Programme Ref AHP_7_044
Credit 40
Pre-requisites Registered therapeutic
radiographer with access to appropriate
clinical experience.
Assessment A portfolio of cases, a case
study and a self-reflective commentary.
Venue Southwark

Dates
Intake 1 2012 Sep
Intake 2 2013 Feb
Module Co-ordinator Noreen Sinclair
T 020 7815 7968 E
This double work based module will
be of particular interest to therapeutic
radiographers who wish to develop their
career through undertaking radiotherapy
on-treatment review clinics. The module
will require participants to build on prior
academic knowledge, to develop clinical
skills and become competent and reflective
practitioners. Clinical skills development
will be achieved in the clinical environment
under the guidance and supervision of an
appropriate mentor. Assessment comprises
a portfolio of cases, a case study and a self-
refelctive commentary.
Research Dissertation
(60 Credit module)
Programme Ref TAR_7_010
Credit 60
Pre-requisites Normally a Bachelors Degree
or equivalent in an appropriate subject
and completion of the relevant taught
postgraduate modules equivalent to
120 credits Level 7.
Assessment 20,000 word dissertation.
Venue Southwark

Module Co-ordinator Prof Nicola Crichton
T 020 7815 6742 E
The Dissertation Module aims to produce
graduates with, perception, the ability
to innovate, to undertake an original
enquiry, the ability to respond to new and
unfamiliar situations with an imaginative
use of knowledge and skills, the ability
to solve problems and the ability to take
full advantage of new opportunities.
These aims will be achieved by using
an approach that will enable students
to synthesise and integrate a number
of disciplines on subjects which could
be found in undergraduate studies, but
whose treatment will be appropriate
to postgraduate students. Particular
emphasis will be placed on the need to
provide evidence skills of critical analysis
with respect to literature and research
studies. Students will be provided with an
opportunity to identify major theoretical
influences on their salient practice
concerns and set these within a critical
framework. Additionally, students will be
encouraged to cultivate organisational
and time management skills, which will
be required to successfully accomplish the
Dissertation. The Dissertation should be
directly related to professional practice.

Students will need to take responsibility for
their own learning through self directed
study; negotiated programmes; work
experience made relevant; and supported,
supervised Dissertation preparation and
writing based on critical awareness and
self-evaluation.
Research in Health and Social
Care (formerly Research
Methodology and Strategy)
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref TAR_7_011
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Normally a Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in an appropriate
subject.
Assessment Assignment 4,000 words
Assessment Date 18/01/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
Intake 1 2012 Sep 24,
Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26,
Dec 3, 10
Intake 2 2012 Sep 26,
Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31,
Nov 7, 14, 21, 28,
Dec 5, 12
Module Co-ordinator Dr David Cowan
T 020 7815 8355 E

The purpose of this module is to
consolidate and extend students’
knowledge of research approaches
and methods and enhance their ability
to be critical users of research evidence.
The module examines philosophical and
theoretical perspectives underpinning
health and social care research
approaches including exploration of
research design and key aspects of data
gathering and interpretation of both
qualitative and quantitative analyses.
The module will develop practical skills
for identifying, critically reviewing and
synthesising research evidence relevant
to professional practice.
Neuromusculoskeletal Triage
Programme Ref AHP_7_041
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Neuromusculoskeletal
practitioners who hold at least a BSc(Hons)
2(ii) Physiotherapy or Osteopathy or
Chiropractic degree and have at least 2
years post graduation experience working
in the neuromusculoskeletal specialty at
band 6 or above.
Assessment Oral viva, essay, portfolio.
Venue Southwark
Dates
Intake 1 2012 Oct 5, Nov 9, Dec 7

Intake 2 2013 Mar 15, Apr 12,
May 10
Module Co-ordinator Peter Lageard
T 020 7815 8353 E
This short course facilitates the
development of theoretical and
practical skills needed to perform
neuromusculoskeletal triage in an
outpatient setting. There is a strong
emphasis on clinical reasoning. As there is
a major work-based learning component
students will be expected to already possess
a range of high level clinical skills. Students
must be able to identify and fulfil their
own learning needs in relation to patient
management and the assessed written
component. There are three days of taught
material and a further half-day to complete
the viva. There are four weeks between each
day of the course allowing for completion of
work-based learning tasks.
Occupational Therapy for
the Older Person
Programme Ref AHP_7_042
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Registered occupational
therapist.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 Feb

Module Co-ordinator Sally Beckwith
T 020 7815 6792 E
This module will be of particular interest
to occupational therapists working with
and/or have an interest in the health and
well being of older people. The module will
examine the complex interplay of ageing
and pathology and the interface of this
with social, economic, legal and cultural
factors.
Outcome Measures in
Occupational Therapy
Programme Ref AHP_7_010
Credit 20
Pre-requisites Registered occupational
therapist.
Assessment Written assessment.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013
Block 1 Jan 15, 16, 17
Block 2 Feb 25, 26
Module Co-ordinator
Prof Pamela Eakin
T 020 7815 8043 E
Students will learn the principles of
outcome measurement and explore a
range of outcome measures relevant to
occupational therapy. Practitioners will
develop the knowledge and skills required

to select the correct outcome measures
for their area of practice and for the
intervention used.
Professional Development
through Contract Learning
(Allied Health)
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref TAR_M_056
Credit 15 or 30, currently under review.
Pre-requisites Normally 2 years full
time (or equivalent part time) post
qualifying experience; or a minimum
of 4 years practice experience for
competent practitioners who do not hold
a professional qualification. Professional
Registration and in current employment.
Assessment Learning Contract.
Venue Southwark
Dates
Start date negotiable according to need.
One days attendance at start.
Module Co-ordinator Dr Martin Benwell
T 020 7815 8368 E
This module allows the student to
investigate an area of their own choice,
relevant to their field of practice. This
module is delivered in the form of a
learning contract and is largely student
managed, with tutorial support from the
module co-ordinator(s).

Dates are subject to change, please check www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Allied Health Sciences 4544 Allied Health Sciences Programmes of Study Faculty of Health and Social Care
AHP Research Context
and Methods
Programme Ref PRD_8_004
Credit 90
Assessment 5000 word assignment –
literature review 5000 word assignment
– review of research methodologies.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Sep 19, Oct 3, 31, Nov 21
2013 Jan 30, Feb 27, Mar 20, Apr 17
Module Co-ordinator Prof Pamela Eakin
T 020 7815 8043 E
This module is specific to the Allied Health
Professions. It provides the student with
the opportunity to explore in depth their
selected area of investigation and to
complete the background work needed
to prepare the thesis proposal and
application to register for a doctorate
in year three. The module is divided
into two parts: (i) literature review and
developing the research question;
(ii) review of methodologies and design
of the proposed study.
Delivering an Evidence Based
Service (40 credit version)
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref PRD_M_002

Credit 40 credits
Pre-requisites This is for students
undertaking the professional doctorate
programmes only.
Assessment 10,000 word written
assignment.
Assessment Date 22/05/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Sep 26, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5
2013 Jan 30, Mar 6, Apr 17, May 8
Summer School
2013 Jun 10-14 (09:30-16:30)
Module Co-ordinator Elaine Pierce
T 020 7815 6157 E
In this module students will explore
challenges inherent in delivering an
evidence based health and social care
service, which meets requirements for
quality improvement and innovation.
Key areas for appraisal will include
interfaces between policy and research,
change management in health and social
care organisations and strategies to
achieve service innovation and quality
improvement. Ethical and legal dilemmas
will be explored as they relate to conflicts
between delivery of quality services,
user demand and cost containment. The
module will also provide opportunities for

students to utilise appropriate research
methods to assess local readiness for an
evidence-based service change and to
identify the tailored interventions which
could maximise the chances of successful
implementation. Applications will be
explored with particular reference to
key themes of the professional doctoral
programme and with respect to examples
of research which can provide the evidence
base for service delivery and innovation.
Doctoral Thesis
Programme Ref PRD_N_000
Pre-requisites Successful completion
of year 1 and 2 modules.
Assessment Research Thesis.
Assessment Date Duration 3 years
(part-time).
Module Co-ordinator Prof. Nicola Crichton
T 020 7815 6742 E
The modules in years 1 and 2 serve to
underpin and prepare the student for their
doctoral thesis of 40,000 - 50,000 words.
The thesis should demonstrate the creation
and interpretation of new knowledge
of the subject and/or its practice in a
professional context and show evidence
of original work through factual evidence
or independent critical thinking. The thesis
should be of a quality to satisfy peer review,

extend the forefront of the discipline
and merit publication, so as to meet the
national qualification descriptors for a
doctorate. The thesis is undertaken after
the taught elements of the course have
been successfully completed. The thesis is
likely to address the research question or
issue identified in the research proposal
developed in the year 2 modules. In any
event, the dissertation must address a
professional issue which has the potential
to either enhance service delivery or
lead to innovations or advancement
in professional practice.
Issues in Knowledge
Construction: Philosophy,
Paradigms and Methods
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref PRD_7_001
Credit 20 (MSc) or 40 (Prof Doc)
Assessment 10,000 word critical appraisal
(45 credit version) 4,000 word critical
appraisal (20 credit version).
Assessment Date 22/05/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012 Sep 26, Oct 3, Nov 7, Dec 5
2013 Jan 30, Mar 6, Apr 17, May 8
Summer School (40 credit version ONLY)
2013 Jun 10-14 (09:30-16:30)

Module Co-ordinator Dr David Cowan
T 020 7815 8355 E
This module is concerned with the
formulation and sharing of ideas about
what research epistemology is and how it
relates to professional practice. It begins
with a revision of theory construction,
contemporary health and social care
research philosophies, approaches and
methods. This module invites students
to engage in contemplating issues in
research epistemology. Students will
be encouraged to explore and question
certain assumptions about what
constitutes research knowledge and how
such knowledge is generated, applied
and perceived. For example, is there a
natural hierarchy of concepts relating
to research? Does the concept of the
‘metaparadigm’ or ‘paradigm’ dictate
research philosophy or vice versa? When
we speak of evidence based practice, what
constitutes evidence? Is there a natural
hierarchy of evidence? Is it really feasible
to combine research approaches that have
different theoretical and methodological
underpinnings? How well do we synthesise
knowledge based on evidence with
knowledge derived from intuition and is
there necessarily an explicit and natural

dichotomy between the two? This module
will seek to formulate and examine
such questions from a philosophical
perspective. Furthermore, research terms
are sometimes used interchangeably, with
minimal qualification or justification. This
module will seek to explore and qualify this
issue further.
Teaching and Learning
in Practice Settings
Programme Ref AHP_7_043
Credit 20
Assessment Portfolio and written
assignment.
Assessment Date 06/06/2013
Venue Southwark
Dates
2013 Feb 14, Mar 14, Apr 18
Time 14:00-17:00
Module Co-ordinator Cheryl Angel-Wells
T 020 7815 8170 E
Allied Health Professionals to demonstrate
Advanced Practice in facilitating learning
and development in others (primarily
pre-registration Allied Health students) in
the practice setting. This module enables
Allied Health Professionals to gain Master’s
level credit with or without professional
accreditation. It is only possible to take the
module without professional accreditation

if this has been gained within the previous
2 years.
Therapeutic Exercise for
People with Chronic Cardiac
and Respiratory Disease
Programme Ref AHP_7_037
Credit 20
Assessment Portfolio based viva and
written assignment.
Venue Southwark
Dates
2012
Module Co-ordinator Alison Jones
T 020 7815 8049 E
This module equips students with the
advanced skills and knowledge to prescribe
and carry out exercise programmes for
people with chronic cardiac, respiratory
and renal disease. It provides sound
theoretical knowledge of exercise
physiology and practical skills of exercising
people with chronic cardio-respiratory
and renal conditions.
Understanding Cancer Care
and Management for Allied
Health Professionals
Inter-professional learning
Programme Ref AHP_6_024
Credit 20
Assessment Case study.

Venue Southwark
Dates
2012
Module Co-ordinator Noreen Sinclair
T 020 7815 7968 E
This module provides professional
development for non-medical practitioners
in the area of cancer care. It enables
participants to contribute to direct
patient care with greater understanding
of the disease process, the medical
techniques and side effects associated
with cancer treatment.
Professional
Doctorate for
Allied Health
Professions
Programme Ref 3642
Venue Southwark.
Dates
2012 tbc
Programme Leader
Prof Pamela Eakin
T 020 7815 8043 E
A part-time doctorate designed
for practitioners in Occupational
Therapy, Optometry, Physiotherapy
and Radiography who wish to pursue
professional careers at an advanced level.
The programme is of 5 years duration,

comprising three taught modules (years
one and two), which are multidisciplinary,
followed by a three year, profession-
specific research study culminating in a
doctoral thesis. Participants will identify
professional issues for independent
research which have the potential to make
a significant contribution to practice
and/or improve service delivery and
performance within their own organisation
or profession.
Taught modules
Year 1 Issues in Knowledge Construction:
Philosophy, Paradigms and Methods.
Year 2 AHP Research Context and Methods.
Years 3-5 Research Thesis.
The Department is responsible for the
design, development and delivery of a
range of child and young people focused
modules and courses
supporting a
philosophy of life long learning
and
continuous professional development.
The staff in the Department all have links with clinical
areas and the students and staff benefit from a number
of joint appointments with children’s specialist units
in a range of settings, as well as a tertiary children’s
hospital. A more recent joint appointment is that of a
Clinical Professor in Children and Young People’s Cancer

Care. This appointment influences scholarly activity
throughout the Department as well as developing a
community for clinical and educational research across
the many clinical specialities in child health. Thus
placing the science of nursing and both the
development and use of evidence to inform clinical care
at the heart of our teaching.
Pathway options within the Post-Registration
Framework: The Post-Registration Framework is
designed to foster a purposeful and child centred
approach that makes a real difference to children’s
services and student career satisfaction. Modules are
delivered on a stand alone basis and nurses on the
Professional Register may access a number of the Post
Registration Framework modules of study within the
children’s nursing portfolio. An innovation is the
introduction of a clinical pathway which means that
you can make up the programmes with choice of
clinical modules plus the Research module.
You can incorporate work-based learning modules into
your programme. For more information, discuss your
options with your programme leader.
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Children’s Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Child Health Studies
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Childhood Cancer Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Children’s Neuroscience Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:

Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Children’s High Dependency
Nursing
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Adolescent Care
• BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Neonatal Nursing
• BSc(Hons) in Children’s Nursing
Studies (Top Up Degree)
• MSc Children’s Nursing
• PGDip/MSc Children’s Advanced
Nurse Practitioner
• PGDip/MSc Advanced Neonatal
Nurse Practitioner
Student may also exit with a
Graduate Certificate on completion
of an approved pathway.
A variety of stand alone modules
are available to nurses and other
professionals working with
children.
If undertaking a Children’s Nursing
degree pathway students must be
RN (Child).
The Faculty offers a number of
Foundation Degree pathways,

please see the bands 1-4 workers
section on page 218.
Head of Department
Susan Mullaney
T 020 7815 8419
E
Course Administration,
Reena Varsani
T 020 7815 6268
E
MSc Course Administrator,
Lelia Oniri
T 020 7815 8127
E
Principal Lecturer, Maire Horstman
T 020 7815 8407
E
Professor Faith Gibson
T 020 7815 3420
E
The pathways offered within
Children’s Nursing are:
Children’s Nursing
Contacts:
Children’s Nursing
Children’s Nursing 47
46 Children’s Nursing
www.lsbu.ac.uk/hsc/cppd Children’s Nursing 4948 Children’s Nursing Introduction Faculty of Health and Social Care
Study Days
In response to Trusts identifying education

needs to update their workforce a number
of study days have been organised. The
following are examples of what the
Department can provide:
Introduction to Childhood Cancer –
organised by the Lecturer Practitioner for
the Childhood Cancer pathway, to equip
the workforce for caring for children and
young people with cancer. This evaluated
very well.
Introduction to Children’s Neuroscience
Nursing – organised by the Senior Lecturer
responsible for the Children Neuroscience
pathway. The participants found this
extremely useful and relevant to their
practice.
GradCert/BSc(Hons)
Professional
Practice: Children’s
Nursing
Optional module Optional module
from the Children’s from the Children’s
Nursing portfolio Nursing portfolio
Optional module from the Children’s or
Adult Nursing portfolio
Students who exit here can achieve
the Graduate Certificate
Optional module Research Methods
from the Children’s and Processes (Child)
Nursing portfolio (Core Module)

Integrating Study (Child) or
Integrated Work-Based Project or
Optional Module
Students who exit here can achieve
BSc(Hons) Professional Practice:
Children’s Nursing
Within this unique pathway there are five
optional modules allowing the practitioner
to create an individual pathway entirely
relevant for developing their own area
of children’s nursing practice.
For pathway guidance, please contact
Course Director Maire Horstman
T 020 7815 8407 E
This is an example pathway
GradCert/BSc(Hons)
Professional
Practice: Children’s
Nursing
A proposed pathway for a children’s nurse
caring for children and young people with
life limiting conditions would be:
Perspectives in Caring for Children
Adolescent Care and Young People
(Optional Module) with Life-Limiting
Conditions
(Optional Module)
Optional module from Children’s or
Adult Nursing portfolio
The Principles Research Methods

of Managing and Processes (Child)
Children’s Pain (Core Module)
(Optional Module)
Integrating Study (Child) or
Integrated Work-Based Project (Child) or
Optional Module
Students who exit here can achieve the
Honours Degree BSc(Hons) Children’s
Nursing
GradCert/BSc(Hons)
Child Health
Studies
Optional module Optional module
from the Children’s from the Children’s
Nursing portfolio Nursing portfolio
Optional module from the Children’s or
Adult Nursing portfolio
Students who exit here can achieve
the Graduate Certificate
Optional module Research Methods
from the Children’s and Processes (Child)
Nursing portfolio (Core Module)
Integrating Study (Child) or
Integrated Work-Based Project or
Optional Module
Students who exit here can achieve
the Honours Degree BSc(Hons) Child
Health Studies
BSc(Hons)
Children’s

Nursing Studies
(Top Up Degree)
NHS Trusts have progressively becoming
interested in supporting the workforce
to top-up their qualification to honours
degree level. This is a top up degree to
support students who have undertaken an
unclassified degree – BSc or an Advanced
Diploma in Nursing as part of their pre
registration nursing programmes to “top
up” to BSc(Hons) in their respective field
of nursing.
Dependent on the pathway that students
undertook as part of their pre registration
nursing programmes, they will be required
to complete a further 60 (if studied an
unclassified degree) or 80 credits (if
studied an advanced diploma) from the
Faculty CPPD portfolio. Upon successful
completion of this top up, they will be
awarded a BSc(Hons).
Students who have not undertook their
initial awards at LSBU at pre registration
level, will be required to study for at least
50% of the award in the Faculty of Health
and Social Care. More specifically, this will
mean they will be required to study at least
three modules of 20 credits each.
For further information contact,
Reena Varsani

T 020 7815 6268 E