半岛体育 Health NHS Foundation Trust works with several higher education institutions to develop accredited academic programmes to support our staff in their continuing professional development. 

Modules can be undertaken at level six or level seven, with an award of either 20, 30 or 40 credits depending on the module. 

Academic professional development modules at 半岛体育 Health NHS Foundation Trust 

Please see below for details of modules currently on offer, including a list of some of the topics covered. 

Please complete our鈥�痠f you are interested in enrolling on any of these modules. 

Seven study days – 20 academic credits – Study at level six or seven

  • Introduction to cancer 

  • Types of cancer 

  • Management of cancer 

  • Metastatic spinal cord compression 

  • Neutropenic sepsis – patient pathways 

  • Common symptom management 

  • Deteriorating cancer patient 

  • Impact of cancer (nutrition / dietetics) 

  • Rehabilitation and survivorship  

  • Use of local and national care bundles and protocols 

Six study days – 20 academic credits – study at level six or seven 

  • Study skills 

  • Airway and breathing 

  • Circulation and vascular 

  • Gastrointestinal 

  • Renal 

  • Neurological 

  • Safe patient transfer 

  • Sepsis 

Six study days – 20 academic credits – study at level six or seven 

  • Study skills and introduction to module 

  • Diagnosing respiratory disease 

  • Happy oxygen therapy 

  • Pharmacology of the respiratory patient 

  • Care of the patient with a tracheostomy 

  • Care of the patient with a chest drain 

  • Respiratory focused chest assessment 

  • Chest sepsis 

  • Duty of candour and human factors 

  • Smoking cessation and health improvement 

  • Cystic fibrosis 

  • Nutrition of respiratory patient

Six study days – 20 academic credits – study at level six or seven 

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Six study days – 20 academic credits – study at level six or seven 

  • Study skills and introduction to module 

  • Fracture healing 

  • Wound assessment 

  • Trauma orthopaedics 

  • Elective orthopaedics 

  • Lower and upper limb foot and ankle 

  • Infections and infection control 

  • Pain assessment 

  • Bracing and equipment 

Seven study days – 20 academic credits – study at level six or seven 

  • Introduction to module and study skills 

  • Exploring the concept, identification, management, and prevention of frailty in practice 

  • Frailty pathophysiology 

  • Recognising dying, RESPECT and advanced care planning 

  • Delirium, dementia and depressions 

  • Prevention and self-management of deconditioning 

  • Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in older age 

  • Nutrition and hydration 

  • Prevention, assessment, and management of pain within the older adult population 

  • Mental Capacity Act and assessing capacity  

  • Communications skills in managing difficult conversations 

Contact details

fhft.cpd@nhs.net