RDI-30013 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module promotes fitness for practice and leadership and management considerations against role responsibility and scope of practice. Teaching of personal and professional values will promote organisational values.

This module aims to ensure that all attributes for the professional registration requirements of the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) and the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) are fully embedded within theory. This module provides understanding of organisational management and leadership concepts which can be utilised in practice; supporting the undergraduate's professional development and self-governance. Leadership skills acquired from this module provide a knowledge-base suitable for a fully informed undergraduate to transition to autonomous practitioner. The fundamental framework of clinical governance, standard setting, monitoring, compliance and management strategies will be delivered.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the qualities and skills of the autonomous practitioner within the profession and within other allied healthcare professionals: 1
Identify organisational values and leadership and demonstrate self-governance to support best practice outcomes: 1
Critically evaluate healthcare governance strategies to meet regulatory and advisory requirements: 1
Demonstrate clinical reasoning within moral, ethical, and legal considerations within healthcare: 1

Study hours

Active Learning hours
~ 28 hrs synchronous delivery- either lecture or workshop or combination of.
~12 hrs of facilitated group workshop sessions with incorporating case study work, moral and ethical debate, interview practice. The workshop sessions will be directed with small group tutorials encouraging confidence in discussions and debate within the cohort. Peer review will be the only form of assessment of the group tutorials.
~80 hrs directed study of literature sources, Care and Quality Commission (CQC) external reports and standards. Retrospective review of healthcare improvements and promotions. Healthcare contemporary news topics - pre & post sessional work.
Independent learning.
~30 hrs Healthcare news, topics, policy and procedures and examples of. NHS leadership academy , Society and College of radiographers website sources and E-learning for Health activity.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment