Professional Practice

MEDN61951 Professional Practice 15 Semester 1 Postgraduate Taught Level 6 Philip Macdonald Unit coordinator Division of Medical Education 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 This introductory unit has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills required to develop and maintain high standards of professional practice within the modern health service. This unit will introduce you to the NHS constitution and key NHS regulatory frameworks, provide you will a fundamental knowledge of public health, health protection, health surveillance and health economics and a understanding of the ethical foundations of professionalism plus the psychosocial aspects of health and disease. In addition, the workshops delivered during the unit will teach you key interpersonal and communication skills you will require in your professional practice. One of the goals of the unit is to give you a holistic introduction to the NHS and the foundations of professional practice within the health service. As a member of the NHS workforce you must understand the rights and values on which the NHS is built. Moreover you need to be aware of how your work impacts patients and their families. This introductory unit has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills required to develop and maintain high standards of professional practice within the modern health service. This unit will introduce you to the NHS constitution and key NHS regulatory frameworks, provide you will a fundamental knowledge of public health, health protection, health surveillance and health economics and a understanding of the ethical foundations of professionalism plus the psychosocial aspects of health and disease. In addition, the workshops delivered during the unit will teach you key interpersonal and communication skills you will require in your professional practice. One of the goals of the unit is to give you a holistic introduction to the NHS and the foundations of professional practice within the health service. As a member of the NHS workforce you must understand the rights and values on which the NHS is built. Moreover you need to be aware of how your work impacts patients and their families. <div>  </div> This unit will provide students an introduction to professional practice within a health service setting. The unit will introduce and critically review the frameworks and academic literature underpinning professional practice and enable trainees to gain the knowledge, skills, experience and tools to develop, improve and maintain high standards of professional practice at all times. It will also provide a overview of key areas such as public health, the psychosocial aspects of health and disease, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics and bioinformatics. Students will have or be able to:·         Understand the ethical foundations of professionalism, including critical reflection, and how these relate to the clinical scientist, the patient, the practice of healthcare science and the wider healthcare environment.·         Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the structures, processes and methodologies that underpin the quality of the service provided by the NHS and quality improvement initiatives to promote high-quality patient care and enhance patient safety, and discuss the quality mechanisms relevant to their division/specialism.·         Explain the principles of effective written and verbal communication and feedback, considering the needs and dignity of patients, the public, health professionals and scientists.·         Describe the basic principles and structures underpinning history taking, clinical examination and clinical decision making and discuss their role in your division.·         Have a knowledge and understanding of a range of leadership models, including those that underpin current NHS Leadership and Competency Frameworks, and identify and critically evaluate how your personal values, principles and assumptions affect your personal leadership style.·         Explain the current structure and management of health and social care systems and services at a national (UK-wide) and local level and the way in which the voice of patients and the public is embedded in all aspects of healthcare and healthcare education.·         Understand the main principles and core concepts of the sociology of health and illness.·         Have knowledge and understanding of the basis of epidemiology, public health and health protection and discuss in relation to patients and the safety of patients referred to services provided by your division/specialism.·         An understanding of the basic principles of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics and discuss in relation to patients and the safety of patients referred to services provided by your division/specialism.·         Explain the basic principles of physics that underpin healthcare science and discuss in relation to patients and the safety of patients referred to services provided by your division/specialism.·         Understand how bioinformatics, including large biological datasets, contributes to patient safety, patient care and the practice of healthcare science and defend the governance and ethical frameworks within which bioinformatics can be used. Students will have or be able to:·         Critically analyse scientific and clinical data·         Present scientific and clinical data appropriately·         Formulate a critical argument·         Evaluate scientific and clinical literature·         Compare and contrast a range of leadership models·         Appraise the ethical foundations of professionalism, including critical reflection, and how these relate to the clinical           scientist, the patient, the practice of healthcare science and the wider healthcare environment. Students will have or be able to:·         Present information clearly in the form of verbal and written reports.·         Communicate complex ideas and arguments in a clear, concise and effective manner to both clinical      professional and lay individuals.·         Work effectively as an individual or part of a team.·         Demonstrate Leadership.·         Take a patient history. Students will have or be able to:·         Be able to communicate effectively with professional colleagues and service users.·         Consistently operate within sphere of personal competence and level of authority.·         Manage personal workload and objectives to achieve quality of care.·         Work in partnership with colleagues, other professionals, patients and their carers to maximise patient care. <div> 1. Seminars, tutorials and workshops2. E-learning:  evidence-based learning supported by course notes, audio lectures</div>  1 Written exam 50% 2 Written assignment (inc essay) 50% Written feedback will be provided online within 3/4 weeks of assessment deadline MSc Clinical Science MScClin Science Blood Sciences PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N 0 0 150