Aimee France MSc, BSc, FHEA

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 2001 and specialised clinically in both acute and long term management of neurological conditions. I started working full time as a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 2009, but has also continued some clinical practice alongside this.

I am now level 5 year lead for the BSc physiotherapy course, but have also worked as placement lead, admissions tutor and assessment officer. I am also a moving and handling trainer within the allied health professions department.

I have taught on and led inter-professional teaching across the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences and is also currently involved in multidisciplinary teaching to aid workforce development and integrated practice for service providers.

I completed an evaluation of a bespoke training course, designed and delivered by SHU and the impact on integrated practice, as part of her MSc in Advancing Professional Practice. Aimee now has a supervisory role within PG dissertations.

Key areas of interest

• Neurological management and rehabilitation
• Placements
• Clinical education/preparation for practice
• Patient centred practice
• Moving and handling
• Integrated care and practice
• Workforce development

Neurological management and rehabilitation
Placements
Clinical education/preparation for practice
Patient centred practice
Moving and handling
Generic working
Workforce development

Health And Wellbeing

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I teach within the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences to Allied Health Professions and across the Physiotherapy Courses (BSc, MSc pre-reg, Apprenticeship and MSc).

I am also part of the SHU course team who designed and delivered an Integrated Assessor training course to qualified Health and Social Care professionals. Courses have been delivered across the North-West of England and within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The aim was to aid workforce development and integrated practice.

Physiotherapy

BSc Physiotherapy

• Art and Design Research Centre

MSc Advancing Professional Practice: A survey evaluation of the impact of a two day integrated assessor training program on integrated care and practice.

I have presented my work on development of an integrated assessor training course at the Higher Education Academy conference and am currently working on several papers for publication based on integrated care and practice.

A list of publications is available from the institutional repository, SHURA