Practice Placement 4 Physio (MSc)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate effectively with patients and other professionals and work in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking account of ethical considerations and respecting their rights, dignity, and confidentiality
• Assess a patient/client, negotiating and analysing the information with the patient/client, prioritising problems and planning an appropriate management programme independently, recognising their physical, psychological and social/cultural needs
• Utilise previous experience and adapt therapeutic/management practice to meet varying circumstances and the health/social care environment
• Evaluate and reflect on the outcome of clinical decisions with the patient/client and be able to appropriately alter or discontinue treatment, or to make referrals to other services
• Critically appraise the range of therapeutic interventions to implement a management programme safely, effectively and efficiently
• Manage themselves, a caseload and others to optimise results
• Provide evidence of a search strategy and effectiveness criteria related to a complex case and/or area of practice
• Provide evidence of personal and professional reflection and planning appropriate to continuing professional development and re-registration
• Develop constructive working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive accurate records and reports as necessary

The integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes specific to the specialty area of the placement reflect the five sections of practice: safe/professional conduct, professionalism, interpersonal, clinical/therapeutic and management skills as defined in the pre-set practice placement assessment criteria.

Introduction to the Continuous Professional Development process: including developing learning outcomes/objectives, reflecting on a learning experience and producing a practice case study/piece of work.

You will receive guidance and prompting from a placement educator and take an active role in, and where appropriate be responsible for a caseload under their supervision. You will have opportunity to work with and learn from other health professionals and appropriate staff within the placement setting as well as the named placement educator to facilitate understanding of the multidisciplinary and complex nature of health and social care provision.

Your learning will be facilitated by a placement educator(s) who will use a variety of methods, including:

• Demonstration by a recognised placement educator in the placement facility
• Supervised service user contact using mentorship
• Staff and learner led presentations
• Case study/presentations
• Ward rounds/case conferences
• Attendance at clinics and opportunities to observe specialist treatments such as surgical interventions
• Departmental in-service programmes
• Peer support in the university and practice-based setting
• Support from placement educators and visiting academics (locality contacts)
• ELearning resources: blackboard site
• Learning resources in practice area
• Practice Placement handbook

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Assessment of Practice

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Ongoing/continuous feedback will be provided throughout placement with a specific formative evaluation at halfway point. It is expected that students will have formal supervision at least once per week
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.