Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice
| Module title | Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice |
|---|---|
| Module code | PAMM109 |
| Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Module staff | Dr Chris Wright (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 2 |
Module description
This module will develop your knowledge base and your understanding of the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities associated with advanced clinical practice. You will be able to critically evaluate your own practice and to reflect on the extended role of the advanced practitioner in the wider context of healthcare policy and provision. You will have an opportunity to gain an appreciation of the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, in addition to your clinical specialty; leadership and management, education and research and how these elements blend with your own profession and clinical role.
This module will allow you to gain an understanding of performance measures as relevant to your profession and identify how these may be influenced to improve outcomes. The learning and teaching will support you in the consideration of current legislation and in your understanding of relevant research and theory in the context of advanced practice. There will be opportunity for collaborative learning and engagement with other allied and health care professionals in a multidisciplinary setting.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module aims to support you in developing a deep and systematic understanding of the role of the advanced practitioner. This is essential in order to provide you with the skills to demonstrate effective leadership and to allow you to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
It will also promote your ability to undertake critical reflection with regards to your own professional development within the framework of your professional role. The enhanced leadership skills will enable you to identify and manage risk appropriately; use research and implement audit skills to lead service improvement in your clinical practice.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Make valid connections between the clinical governance process and its application with regard to the evaluation of advanced clinical practice
- 2. Understand the importance of leadership in the delivery of healthcare services with regard to quality, service improvement, and clinical governance
- 3. Critically evaluate modes of clinical decision making in the area of advanced practice and the impact and interaction of judgement and decision making in complex and unpredictable situations.
- 4. Evaluate and audit own practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods and demonstrating the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function and effectiveness, and quality.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Work effectively within professional, ethical and legal frameworks, reflecting upon own practice and that of others and take responsibility for own professional practice.
- 6. Recognise and evidence knowledge of the wider responsibilities associated with advanced practice.
- 7. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the broadened level of responsibility and autonomy and the limits of own competence and professional scope of practice.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 8. Identify, evaluate and maintain qualities to support effective communication in a range of complex and specialised contexts.
- 9. Exercise initiative and personal responsibility for independent learning and continuing professional development.
Syllabus plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, an example of an overall structure is as follows:
Leadership; the importance of effective leadership and how it is integral to advanced practice
Explore the expectations and professional responsibilities associated with a higher level of practice, including the education of peers and relevant health professionals within the multidisciplinary setting,
Reflective practice; develop self-reflection and responsibility for own professional practice and that of others within the context of a legal and ethical framework
Critical evaluation; of current literature with regard to effective audit and governance processes and measures of safe working standards
Awareness of accountability and standards of safe and efficient practice, with regard to potential causes of error or discrepancy within your own profession
Exploration of current research and how this may be evidenced in order to shape and guide clinical practice
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 135 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 15 | Lectures and seminars - delivered by a variety of practitioners over 3 university contact days. Each contact day will be split into 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon and will entail a combination of lectures, seminars and small group work. |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Guided reading |
| Guided independent study | 75 | Assessment preparation |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral presentation | 10 mins (+5 mins for questions) | 1,4,5,7,9 | Verbal and written |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100 | 3000 words | 1-3, 5-9 | Written |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coursework (100%) | Coursework (3000 words) - resubmission of the original work | 1-3, 5-9 | 8 weeks |
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Education and Career Framework for the Radiography Workforce (2013) College of Radiographers, Society and College of Radiographers, ISBN: 1-871101-92-1
Health and Health Care in Britain, Baggott R. (2004), (3rd edition), Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-96159-5 (UL: 362.10941 BAG)
Principles of Organisational Behaviour, Fincham R. and Rhodes P. (1999), (r3d edition), Oxford Press, ISBN 0-19-877577-6 (UL: 658.3 FIN/X)
Management Concepts and Practices, Hannagan T. (1998), (n2d edition), Financial Times Publishing, ISBN 0-273-63103-9 (UL: 658 HAN)
Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, Higgs J. and others (2008), (3rd edition), Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN 978-0750688857 (UL: WB 141 CLI)
Delivering Excellence in Health and Social Care, Moulin M. (2002),Open University Press, ISBN 7-80335-20888-3 (UL: XXX)
Working Smarter, Roberts-Phelps G. (1999), Ashford Colour Press, ISBN 1-154181-47-5 (UL: 658.5421 ROB)
Clinical Supervision Framework, College of Radiographers (2003), Society and College of Radiographers, ISBN 1-871101-02-6 (UL: PAM 616.0757 CLI/X)
Management and Managing: Leadership in the NHS, Walton M. (1997), (n2d edition), Stanley Thomas Ltd, ISBN 9-9780748-73324-8 (UL: WX 135 WAL)
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6298
| Credit value | 15 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 7.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | N/A |
| Module co-requisites | N/A |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 05/11/2015 |
| Last revision date | 23/03/2019 |