**The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) predicts the UK will need another 6700 physiotherapists by 2025 as demand grows due to an ageing population and an increase in people living with long-term conditions. Our CSP-accredited course gives you the skills you need for a successful career in this expanding field.**
With this course you graduate as a professional able to work collaboratively alongside members of the NHS and with other clinical exercise and musculoskeletal therapists operating beyond the NHS. It teaches you the core skills you need to assess and diagn...
**The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) predicts the UK will need another 6700 physiotherapists by 2025 as demand grows due to an ageing population and an increase in people living with long-term conditions. Our CSP-accredited course gives you the skills you need for a successful career in this expanding field.**<br/><br/>With this course you graduate as a professional able to work collaboratively alongside members of the NHS and with other clinical exercise and musculoskeletal therapists operating beyond the NHS. It teaches you the core skills you need to assess and diagnose patients’ problems – whether caused by accident illness or ageing - then to formulate and implement treatment plans involving exercise physical activity and therapy.<br/><br/>Teaching is informed by research and delivered through lectures seminars tutorials and practical classes. You take part in debates student-led presentations and workshops alongside periods on clinical practice placements.<br/><br/>The course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and its comprehensive curriculum is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Put your knowledge into practice on placements and in real-life simulations using our high-spec facilities and equipment<br/><br/><br/>- Complete a minimum of 1000 hours of work-based learning during the course<br/><br/><br/>- Train alongside other health professionals preparing you to work collaboratively in health settings across public private voluntary and independent sectors<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from a multidisciplinary team with expertise across a range of fields including physiotherapy other musculoskeletal therapies occupational therapy anatomy biomechanics physiology and pathology as well as research<br/><br/><br/>- Study a course which trains you to work in a range of contexts and settings opening up a variety of career paths within the NHS and in other health and fitness settings<br/><br/><br/>- Gain an accredited qualification in a sector where qualified professionals are in high demand<br/><br/><br/>**Additional information**<br/>We would strongly recommend that all successful applicants (unless exempt on medical grounds) receive a full course of Covid-19 vaccinations prior to commencing the course.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2024
Campus
Luton Campus
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Course Code
B160
Institution Code
B22
Points of Entry
Year 1
A levelUCAS TariffScottish Higher120 UCAS tariff points including a science subject at A-level or equivalent Access to HE Diploma120 UCAS tariff points from a science-based diploma Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) |
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