Enhanced Clinical Practice Portfolio

Code

HLTH4006

School

Health Sciences

Level

4

Credits

20

Semesters

January Full Year UK

Summary

This module will support the learner to develop a portfolio of evidence demonstrating their ability to practice at an enhanced level in their chosen specialty. The learner will compile a portfolio of clinical and non-clinically focussed evidence, developed in practice, to demonstrate their progress towards achieving the associated knowledge, skills and behaviours required at an enhanced level of practice.

For those undertaking the Education pathway, this portfolio module will help you to develop your skills further as an educator. It will also enable you to build evidence to demonstrate achievement of the knowledge, skills and behaviours required as an enhanced clinical practitioner in an education role. Having been mapped to the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) professional standards, this completed portfolio, alongside your Clinical Education module, will help you to apply for membership of AoME.

For those undertaking the neonatal/paediatric pathway, the portfolio module is an opportunity to demonstrate how you are developing your clinical skills in a more practical way.  This pathway covers essential practical knowledge and skills required within high dependency and critical care within your chosen speciality, either neonatal care, or infants, children and young people.  Both pathways map to their respective professional drivers - for neonates by the British Association for Perinatal Medicine (Matching knowledge and skills for Qualified In Speciality (QIS) Neonatal nurses, 2012) and for paediatrics, by the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS) (Standards for Education in Paediatric Critical Care Specialist Nursing, 2021).  

Target Students

Registered healthcare professionals enrolled on the PGCert Enhanced Clinical Practice (all pathways)

Classes

This module will be delivered in a variety of ways which may include lectures, seminars, etc.

Assessment

• 40% Assessment 1: Portfolio of evidence and 30 minute professional discussion
• 60% Assessment 2: Extended quality improvement project proposal (2000 words)

Assessed by end of designated period

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate confidence in the use of enhanced methods of scholarship and techniques to critically evaluate dimensions of theory and practice in their area of enhanced clinical practice.

Critically reflect on own ability to demonstrate appropriate leadership, manage self and others in unpredictable and complex environments and provide positive role-modelling for others in the multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrate, through the development of a portfolio of evidence, the ability to critically evaluate clinical information to inform patient assessment and decision-making, utilising underpinning evidence-base, legislation, and clinical frameworks within scope of practice. 

Critically evaluate principles of change management and clinical innovation through engagement in service development and quality improvement utilising a variety of tools, considering local and national approaches and strategic priorities for patient populations within area of specialist practice.

Demonstrate knowledge of teaching, learning and assessment theories, utilising techniques, innovations and models of effective feedback to create a positive learning environment. 

Critically reflect on communication techniques required in a variety of complex situations to articulate and disseminate information effectively with patients, their families, the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies within scope of practice.

Conveners

• Mrs Sonya Stone