Aimee France MSc, BSc, FHEA
Senior Physiotherapy Lecturer and BSc Level 5 Lead
Summary
I am a senior physiotherapy lecturer and BSc UG Physiotherapy (Level 5) Year Lead.
I specialise in neurological physiotherapy and leads teaching within neurological rehabilitation across UG and PG level. I also teach across a variety of modules, including Cardio-respiratory, Patient-centred practice and Inter-professional education.
About
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
Teaching
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
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
Research
MSc Advancing Professional Practice: A survey evaluation of the impact of a two day integrated assessor training program on integrated care and practice.
Publications
Reports
Lewis, R., France, A., & Fegan, C. (2018). Impact Evaluation of Integrated Care Practitioner Programme (phase 2): Report for North West UK Vanguard Steering Group and HEE.