Postgraduate Certificate Musculoskeletal Practice (Hand Therapy)

University of Essex

We understand that you may not have time for a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at a postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma level.The pathway enables clinicians who have specialised in Hand Therapy to develop their practice. You engage with material related to clinical decision-making, clinical service quality improvement strategies, research methods and clinical skills such as injection therapy. You are also supported in undertaking your own research project.On this course, you gain:critical understanding of the key concepts underlying contemporary musculoskeletal practiceopportunity to acquire additional musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practiceencouragement to contribute to policy-making, planning and evaluationa range of transferable employment-related skillsskills to access and critically appraise research findings to develop your own evidence-based practiceenhanced understanding of the essential principles of research design and to conduct an extensive piece of independent research, including: planning, formulating, designing, choosing research methods, collecting data, analysing, interpreting and writing-up