Physiotherapy MSc (Pre-registration) Welcome Pack
Welcome to MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) – January 2025
We look forward to welcoming you in January of 2025. The MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) programme is accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and provides a unique approach, through active blended learning, to develop Physiotherapists with skills to become effective critical thinkers and practical problem-solvers, utilising an evidence-based approach.
In this programme, you will:
- Develop core skills of physiotherapy, underpinned by contemporary evidence base and utilising critical analysis to formulate assessment and treatments for a variety of complex clinical presentations.
- Gain a wide breadth of clinical practice experience across all sectors and specialities, with further opportunities to drive social impact.
- Experience working with physiotherapists from practice, service users, students and professionals within the Faculty of Health, Education & Society & your core academic team of physiotherapists.
- Through a variety of teaching methods, including inter-professional education, simulation, and digitally enhanced teaching framework, develop a focus on the holistic approach to patient-centred care
- Gain the tools and experience to become a critical thinking, problem solving, future oriented, contemporary physiotherapist.
- Upon completion, be eligible to apply for membership with the Health and Care Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Your Programme Leader
Rachel Morris-Love
MSc, HCPC, CSP, FHEA. Programme Lead MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration). Deputy Head of Subject – Social Therapies and Communities (Teaching and Learning). Faculty Lead – Service User and Carer Engagement
Welcome and induction sessions
A very warm welcome to the University of Northampton from the physiotherapy programme team!
We would also like to invite you to one of the two MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) pre-induction sessions. These online webinars in the weeks leading up to the start of term will give you the chance to meet other students starting your course in January 2025, as well as your academic staff.
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Rachel Morris-Love
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
rachel.morris-love@northampton.ac.uk
Alex Mouzakitis
Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Alex.Mouzakitis@northampton.ac.uk
Pierre BonnaudLecturer in Physiotherapy
pierre.bonnaud@northampton.ac.uk
Rida WahbaLecturer in Physiotherapy
Fiona Barrett
Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Fiona.Barrett@northampton.ac.uk
Hayley Walker
Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Hayley.Walker@northampton.ac.uk
Natalie Kilner
Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Equipment
You will be provided with a uniform for use in practical sessions. We will gather information on clothes sizes during induction week.
Enhancing skills, building networks, and engaging in the wider University community
As part of the required module learning outcomes, you will engage in Student Futures activities which will enhance your teamwork skills, abilities to develop and implement social change and understanding of the wider community needs. Upon completion of certain activities, you will receive an Employability award.
You will have full access to the university’s resources aimed at developing your professional and academic skills, as well as completing training on skills courses particularly relevant to physiotherapy, such as manual handling and basic life support.