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Transition to Advanced Clinical Practice - HEA00146M

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  • Department: Health Sciences
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
    • See module specification for other years: 2023-24

Module summary

This module is a synoptic assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours learnt throughout the programme. Students will demonstrate that they have achieved all of the capabilities associated with an advanced clinical practitioner.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Term 2024-25 to Summer Vacation 2024-25

Module aims

This module is a synoptic assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours learnt throughout the programme. You will demonstrate that you have achieved all of the capabilities associated with an advanced clinical practitioner.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

  1. Articulate expertise in clinical reasoning to plan, and manage day to day, complex and unpredictable episodes of care
  2. Demonstrate independent decision-making skills, problem solving skills and professional judgement to formulate and act on potential diagnoses
  3. Critically appraise and synthesize outcomes of evidence generated through research, evaluation, audit, and practice to justify need for a people centred change in practice

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) 100
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 0

Special assessment rules

Non-compensatable

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) 100
Oral presentation/seminar/exam 0

Module feedback

Written feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.

Indicative reading

Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (2017) Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Degree) ST0564 https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/advanced-clinical-practitioner-degree/

Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (2018) End Point Assessment Plan Integrated Degree Apprenticeship for Advanced Clinical Practitioner Level 7 https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018.03.22-Advanced-Clinical-Practitioner-Assessment-Plan.pdf

NHS (2017) Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/advanced-clinical-practice/multi-professional-framework


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