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Marie Corner, medical device adviser for Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, is studying part-time for her MSc in risk, crisis and resilience management at Portsmouth Business School
She said: “I live in Fareham and chose to study part-time so I could balance my full-time work commitments and still study to an advanced level and gain a recognised qualification. I chose Portsmouth because what the course offered was exactly what I wanted and it‘s well regarded for the quality of its content and the expertise of the tutors. I wanted a course that would help me develop skills that would complement my professional role.
“I love learning new things and being able to apply them, but one of the concerns I had before starting was whether I would be able to keep up and study to this level. I needn‘t have worried.
“I work as the medical device adviser to Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
I
really enjoy my job supporting clinical teams in delivering the best quality care in the safest, most efficient way we can. I am lucky that I work with everyone from services users and
clinicians to those working in procurement and governance and, although there is no clear professional pathway and development structure in my role, the Trust is fully supporting me.
“The MSc course in risk, crisis and resilience management developed the skills I use every day and I now feel I‘ve been given a box of tools that I can use to improve the value of my work. Studying helped me develop in other ways too, and I‘m now comfortable using evidence-based research in my work. I feel confident in my ability to drive improvements and support staff.
“One of the challenges I faced studying was that I needed to know well in advance the dates of lectures and course hand-ins in order to be able to plan my studies with my work, and the school wasn‘t always able to firm up long-term dates. On the plus side, the lecturers and tutors were fantastic and really supported and helped us. The support I received was brilliant and enabled me not just to grow in confidence but also to really enjoy my studies. Studying to an advanced level also opens up the possibility of promotion.
“It‘s not until you undertake a commitment like this that you realise the only barriers you face are the ones you construct yourself.“
Portsmouth Business School holds regular postgraduate information evenings. More information is available on the website.
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Whether you are responsible for projects, HR, marketing, risk management or have ambitions for a top-level executive role, Portsmouth Business School offers part-time and professionally recognised postgraduate programmes for busy working people.
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