Module Overview
You will have an identified clinical educator within a health care setting where you will have the opportunity to use and develop clinical knowledge and skills acquired during the previous modules. You should have the opportunity to identify learning needs from previous clinical experiences and attempt to address these needs within a different health care situation. The opportunity will exist to learn new profession-specific skills and to acquire new knowledge. A key feature of this module will be the development of learning sets whereby students will facilitate each others’ learning. This module will focus on the development of abilities to manage a case-load at the level of a junior grade physiotherapist.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module you should be able to:
-
Demonstrate resourcefulness and variety in planning and developing learning within the clinical arena
-
Demonstrate ability to manage a caseload at junior grade level
-
Undertake effective subjective and objective assessment of multiple pathologies
-
Select and apply safe and effective treatment programmes taking due account of time and resource management
-
Maintain accurate and useful records of patients’ assessment, management and prognosis
-
Identify psychosocial, cultural and environmental issues in patient management
-
Demonstrate effective teamwork and communication skills in all aspects of patient care
-
Communicate effectively in all aspects of health care
-
Synthesise knowledge in order to effectively problem-solve
-
Apply principles of evidence-based practice in a variety of clinical contexts
Credits
20 credits
Module Attendance Required
180 hours in clinical area
Module Dates
Year 2 November / December
Assessment
Assessment of clinical competence using the Professional Assessment Development Form (100%)
Academics involved in the delivery of this module
Mrs Jacky Conduit