Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice
| Module title | Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice |
|---|---|
| Module code | HPDM128 |
| Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Module staff | Ms Lucy Banfield (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 20 |
|---|
Module description
This module will develop your knowledge base and your understanding and appreciation of the impact of advanced clinical practice on your own professional role and within the wider community. 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 explore the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, which in addition to your own clinical specialty will also encompass 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 introduce you to the skills required to drive service improvements, to educate others and to further develop your area of expertise in order to improve patient care.
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 to local and national policies and procedures, codes of conduct as relevant to your own profession and the importance of working within boundaries of practice.
- 2. Understand the importance of leadership in the delivery of healthcare services with regard to quality, service improvement, and clinical governance and the methods and systems which can be implemented to measure the impact of advanced practice
- 3. Critically evaluate theories, models and techniques which can be deployed in a healthcare setting in order to affect change at differing levels
- 4. Evaluate and audit own practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods and demonstrating an understanding of the importance of effective governance systems and methods
- 5. Understand the application of teaching and learning theories and models in health and care; how to identify learning needs and the importance and impact of organisational culture in learning and development
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 6. Work effectively within professional, ethical and legal frameworks, reflecting upon own practice and that of others and take responsibility for own professional practice.
- 7. Recognise and evidence knowledge of the wider responsibilities associated with advanced practice including principles of health promotion and prevention; the range of health promotion tools available.
- 8. Demonstrate a critical understanding of autonomy, professional scope of practice and the importance and impact of peer review and evaluation in advanced clinical practice
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 9. Identify, evaluate and maintain qualities to support effective communication in a range of complex and specialised contexts.
- 10. 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:
Awareness of accountability and standards of safe and efficient practice and legal, ethical and professional policies as applicable to your own practice
Understanding of the importance and impact of peer review, quality standards and methods and techniques to evaluate interventions in order to drive service development
Leadership theories, models and techniques; the importance of effective leadership, how it is integral to advanced practice and its application across professional boundaries.
Explore the expectations and professional responsibilities associated with a higher level of practice; effecting change at individual team and organisational levels
Education; the application of teaching and learning including education theory and roles and responsibilities of peers and relevant health professionals within the multidisciplinary setting
Principles of health promotion and prevention; motivational theory and the importance of therapeutic communication and behaviour change
Understanding of the importance and impact of organisational culture in learning and development
Critical evaluation; of current literature with regard to effective audit and governance processes and measures of safe working standards
Assessment of impact measures relative to advanced clinical practice
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 270 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 30 | Lectures and seminars - combination of lectures, seminars and small group work. |
| Guided independent study | 120 | Guided reading |
| Guided independent study | 150 | Assessment prep |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written assignment letter to the editor | 500 word letter | 1,4,5,7,9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poster and abstract: Clinical Pillar | 50 | Conference style poster and 250-word abstract | 1,3,4,6,8,9 | Written |
| Group based assessment: Podcast/fireside chat and personal reflection: education and leadership pillars | 50 | Oral element 15 mins max Reflective written submission 500 words | 2,3,5,7,10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poster and abstract: Clinical Pillar (50%) | Conference style poster and 250-word abstract | 1,3,4,6,8,9 | Typically within 6 weeks of the result |
| Group based assessment: Podcast/fireside chat and personal reflection: education and leadership pillars (50%) | Oral element 15 mins max Reflective written submission 500 words | 2,3,5,7,10 | Typically within 6 weeks of the result |
Re-assessment notes
All items of assessment must be passed in order to pass the module. In the event of you failing either of the assessments, the module will be capped at 49 until the assessment is passed.
Re-assessment will be the same as the original assessment. Where you have been referred/deferred for any form of assessment detailed above you will have the opportunity to retake within a specified time period from the date that feedback was provided.
If you pass re-assessments taken as a result of deferral, your re-assessment will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment and the overall module mark will not be capped.
If you pass re-assessments taken as a result of referral (i.e. following initial failure in the assessment), the overall module mark will be capped at 50%.
If you fail re-assessments taken as a result of referral (i.e. following initial failure in the assessment), you will be failed in the module.
In addition, all assessments are required to be passed for successful completion of the whole module.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- A beginners guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care. Aveyard, H. Sharp, P. and Woolliams, M. (2015) 2nd ed. Maidenhead: OUP. [ebook] https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3459523
- Health and Health Care in Britain, Baggott R. (2004), 3rd ed, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-96159-5 (UL: 362.10941 BAG)
- Evidence based practice across the health professions. Hoffmann, T. Bennett, S. and Del Mar, C. (2013) 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.[ebook] https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4069277
- Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, Higgs J. and others (2019), (4th edition), Edinburgh : Elsevier, ISBN 0702065056 (e-book) 9780702065057 (e-book) (UL: WB 141 CLI) https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4027693
- Contemporary theories of learning: learning theorists…. in their own words (2018) Illeris, K. Routledge; 2nd edition. (e-book) https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4331721
- Delivering Excellence in Health and Social Care, Moulin M. (2002),Open University Press, ISBN 7-80335-20888-3 (UL: XXX) (print)
- Effective healthcare leadership, Jasper M. Jumaa M. (2005) Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub. ISBN: 9781405121828 (e-book) https://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4000283
- Advanced practice in healthcare: dynamic developments in nursing and allied health professions / edited by Paula McGee, Chris Inman, (2019) John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Fourth edition. Available at Exeter Health Library (NHS) (WY 240 ADV)
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6298
- Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Multi-professional%20framework%20for%20advanced%20clinical%20practice%20in%20England.pdf
- Leadership Development https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leadership-development.pdf
| Credit value | 30 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 15 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 05/11/2015 |
| Last revision date | 19/04/2024 |
