Program Overview

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Overview

Develop your specialist skills in caring for patients following burn injuries or plastic surgery. Learn about trauma and plastic, burns cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, as well as bariatric surgery. Enhance your ability to assess wounds, manage complications and support patient rehabilitation - at the same time expanding your career prospects.

Full Description

Looking to enhance your specialist skills after having worked in a burns/plastic surgery setting for at least six months? Our course will help you learn to care for patients in the critical care setting who've experienced burns or plastic surgery, as well as their significant others.

You’ll explore the fundamental principles of caring for burns and the effects of plastic surgery, covering:

• An introduction to burns
• An introduction to cardiovascular and respiratory care in burns
• An introduction to plastic surgery
• Reconstructive surgery
• Psycho/social needs
• Managing head and neck burns
• Hand trauma
• Rehabilitation
• The ongoing management of burn injuries
• An introduction to cosmetic surgery
• Wound assessment
• The management of complications
• Bariatric surgery.

Several techniques and elements relate to both burns and plastic surgery. These include:

• Skin grafts
• Flaps
• Replantation
• Wound healing
• Wound management
• Psychology
• Social care
• Multidisciplinary care.

This is a complex area of practice, and our course will develop your ability to reflect on your own and others’ practice, taking into account the evidence base surrounding clinical techniques.

You’ll attend lectures and take part in skills workshops and scenario-based workshops. There'll be opportunities to apply your new knowledge and skills in your specialism.

We'll assess you on your understanding of theory as well as your practical skills. Therefore, you must have access to (and work with) both burns and plastic surgery service users. You’ll need to complete practice competencies and clinical hours relating to both burns and plastic surgery.

Who Should Attend?

You'll be a registered professional with at least six months' post-registration experience and current experience in burns or plastic surgery.

Dates

Future dates to be confirmed.

Where You'll Study

Your Faculty

The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care at ARU is primed to meet the demand for healthcare professionals, doctors, scientists and social workers in the East of England.

We've been training undergraduates for professional roles for over 25 years, with a reputation for quality, dedication and ambition balanced with student satisfaction.

We know that our students want the very best experiential learning, and we've invested heavily in purpose-built simulated wards, science labs and skills spaces, to support your learning every step of the way.

Where Can I Study?

• Chelmsford

Our striking, modern campus sits by the riverside in Chelmsford's University and Innovation Quarter.

Fees & Funding

Course Fees

• 45 Credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2024/25: £3,469
• Courses starting in 2025/26: £3,469

Funding for CPD

Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.

Entry Requirements

To join this course, you must:

• Have at least six months' post-registration and current experience in burns/plastic surgery
• Have arranged a placement in a suitable critical-care area
• Have access to clinical supervision.

If you don’t meet these entry requirements, you can take this module on a non-credited basis and will receive attendance certificates.