MSc/PgDip/PgCert Trauma and Orthopaedics: Upper Limb

This course has been produced in consultation with clinical specialists to ensure that it provides the appropriate content for orthopaedic trainees and advanced practitioners in both Primary and Secondary Care. You will gain the skills and qualification to compete for specialist posts in orthopedics within the NHS and private sector. 

This course addresses the needs of orthopaedic trainees and of experienced non-medical health professionals who have been training/developing in their clinical roles.  

Many doctors have advanced to higher posts in surgery as a result of completing the MSc.  

Non- medical health professionals have advanced to specialist roles. Completion of the Extended Proficiency module provides students with an electronic portfolio of evidence of practice competency.  

Networking opportunities with experts and peers in the field of upper limb management.

Career Prospects

The course works with a number of orthopaedic companies to provide specialist workshops.

• Arthrex
• Stryker
• DePuy
• Smith & Nephew

There are also a number of bursaries available through these companies.

Not only will you have input from our own, highly experienced staff, you will be taught by clinical experts who are in current practice. Among these are internationally renowned Professor Lennard Funk,  and Roweena Ummar

We are also proud to include sports physician, Dr David Jones, Lead Sports Physician for the English Institute for Sport and Director of Medical Services for Sale Sharks.

Alumni Profile

Louise Brown: Advanced Musculoskeletal practitioner

I currently work as an Extended Scope MSK Practitioner at SRFT and I am also the lead physiotherapist for England Netball. I qualified in 2000 and a lot of my postgraduate education has been in developing my diagnostic and treatment skills of orthopaedic conditions both within NHS practice and sport I completed an MSc in Advanced Practice back in 2008, but felt I wanted to do further modules specifically related to the management of orthopaedic conditions. I have completed both the upper and lower limb trauma orthopaedic modules at Salford University and found them extremely informative and beneficial to both of my areas of work. It is quite refreshing to have a course that is delivered by so many experts in their field. There is a high standard of teaching, case discussions and online learning that is both relevant and useful. It has made me think differently from a physiotherapist/ESP perspective about managing upper and lower limb orthopaedic conditions. I feel much more informed about radiology, assessment and surgery. Having access to orthopaedic consultants, radiologists, sports physicians and specialist physiotherapists within one course was fantastic. The content of the course has helped to consolidate and increase my knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of orthopaedic conditions. I would definitely recommend this course to health professionals and doctors who have an interest in trauma and orthopaedics.   

Vicky Lyle: Extended Scope Practitioner

I am an Advanced Orthopaedic Practitioner (AOP) with a physiotherapy background, working in an extended role in both primary and secondary care orthopaedics. Having worked as a specialised MSK physio my role developed over the years and now involves assessment, diagnostics, investigations and treatment within an integrated team. I wanted to do the course because I was about to start work in a fracture clinic, dealing with trauma as well as continuing to develop my elective patient role. The evidence based approach and the dynamic consultant lead teaching motivated me to complete the self study elements of the course and I have learnt a great deal from the effort invested. It has even allowed me to challenge practice and introduce new ways of working in some areas.   

Further Study

Upon successful completion of this course it would be possible to progress on to a PhD, or a PhD via publication. We offer a range of research degrees relevant to your area of practice.