PTY-30055 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

The Practice Experience 3a module builds on content introduced in Year 1 & 2 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student, through physiotherapy practice experience, to further develop and apply knowledge and skills in both assessment and therapeutic techniques.
Students will have the opportunity to implement and evaluate aspects of practice experience within this module.
The module aims to prepare the student to work in diverse healthcare settings whilst also developing transferable skills (i.e. prioritisation, delegation, leadership and management, advanced communication) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialities.

This module aims to:
Enable the student to evaluate their personal and professional development focusing on both self and the management of others.

Develop skills to effectively and efficiently assess and critically evaluate patient/client interventions in a relevant external setting.

Intended Learning Outcomes

contribute effectively to integrated care by evaluating factors that inform and affect social interactions with patients and carers and members of the inter-professional team;: 1
formulate, perform, justify and modify an assessment and from it, form judgments regarding intervention required to meet the patients¿ needs with supervision as required;: 1
develop and apply clinical reasoning skills to differentiate between diagnoses and the effectiveness of different physiotherapy interventions;: 1
handle and record information with due regard to professional and regulatory guidance/requirements, placement base policies and legal and ethical requirements;: 1
proactively demonstrate self-management skills by beginning to manage own and others work; being able to plan, organise and prioritise work/activities as well as more complex tasks;: 1
identify and implement the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's Code of Professional Values and Behaviour and the Health and Care Professions Council Guidance on Conduct and Ethics for Students within this practice experience.: 1

Study hours

180 hours Practice Experience based
3 hours tutor led study
3 hours guided independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment