Centre for Excellence in Interprofessional Learning in the Public Sector

 

Lead Institution: University of Southampton, Director: Professor Debra Humphris
Contact: Dr Edgar Meyer, Tel: +44 (0) 23 8059 7583, Email: e.meyer@soton.ac.uk
Health Care Innovation Unit
B62 Level
Boldrewood Campus
Bassett Crescent East
Southampton
Hants SO16 7PX
Website: www.ipps.soton.ac.uk

CETL:IPPS will target post qualified students (PQS) working in the public sector areas of health, social care and education. It will focus on interprofessional learning opportunities for qualified health, social care and education practitioners linked to continuing professional development. The CETL therefore builds upon and extends the initial work of the New Generation Project which has seen major curriculum reform across health and social care pre qualifying programmes, integrating interprofessional learning for over 1200 pre pre-qualifying students per year. The working definition of interprofessional learning is based on the provision of opportunities for ‘two or more professions to learn from and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of care’. The CETL:IPPS will progress the principles of embedded curriculum innovation and promote the reward and recognition of teaching and learning excellence within the institution and beyond. Across all public services the emphasis is now upon collaboration and integration, inter-organisational and inter-agency working. The CETL:IPPS provides a major opportunity to work in a partnership between the University, employers and regulators to create conditions, which facilitate shared learning opportunities for PQS from the public sector workforce undergoing continuing professional development (CPD). In order to deliver the overall work of the CETL there are a range of activities that will be developed:

  • embed the recognition and reward of excellence in interprofessional teaching, learning and scholarship within the institution
  • enhance the environment to support staff to deliver excellence in interprofessional teaching and learning
  • create and deliver interprofessional (CPD) experiences for post qualified students from across health, social care and education to promote and encourage collaborative working in public sector practice
  • work in partnership with employers and regulators to develop curricular and learning experiences responsive to the needs of the workplace
  • develop systematic evaluation and research activity to underpin and inform educational developments in interprofessional learning
  • share and disseminate our learning within and beyond the institution
  • ensure governance, accountability and management.

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