Introduction to Clinical Placement | AUDI2009

Module overview

The module consists of 18 weeks of clinical placement between June to September in the summer of Year 2.

See also the separate document Terms of Placement, which you will have accepted when accepting the offer of a placement; also available from www.southampton.ac.uk/audplace.

You must pass this module to progress into Part 3 of the clinical pathway, which includes the second part of your clinical placement training and the assessment of your competence. If you do not pass this module, you can transfer to the non-clinical pathway and progress into Part 3, which does not include further clinical placement.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Demonstrate a basic level of safe, effective and patient-centred practice of core procedures related to adult rehabilitation in the Individual Record of Clinical Practice (IRCP).
Reflect on your conduct and engagement in placement learning (with respect to the guidance, codes and polices referred to in Learning Outcome A), your progress (with respect to the IRCP in Learning Outcome B) and your experiences on placement, demonstrating self-awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your accomplishments and challenges, and your learning needs for the next clinical placement.
Demonstrate professional conduct and engagement in placement learning according to (i) the Placement Handbook and Terms of Placement (including the Placement Learning Charter); (ii) NHS constitution (particularly the Principles and Values of the NHS), (iii) Guidance on Conduct and Ethics for Students by the Health & Care Professions Council; (iv) Code of Conduct by Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists appropriately interpreted for students; (v) Good Scientific Practice by Academy for Healthcare Scientists appropriately interpreted for students; (vi) guidance in the Placement Handbook on attendance, punctuality and use of social media; (vii) adherence to local policies on dress code, hygiene, health & safety and other policies covered in your inductions.

Syllabus

See the Individual Record of Clinical Practice (IRCP) and placement handbooks.
Reflective practice and your Professional Development Portfolio.
The Knowledge & Skills Framework and your Professional.
Development Portfolio.
Reflecting on your first placement period.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Observation of clinical practice.
Participating in clinical practice under direct/indirect supervision (see Terms of Placement).
Self-directed study, including protected study time (half a day per week).
Receiving feedback on above.
Tutorials.
Open door policy by clinical supervisor.

Study time
Type	Hours
Completion of assessment task	11
Work based learning	562
Tutorial	5
Follow-up work	31
Wider reading or practice	21
Total study time	630

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Placement Handbook. See Placement Handbook, the various resources on the Placement Website (www.southampton.ac.uk/audplace) and briefings during Parts 1-3 of the programme.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Note that the assessment will not affect progression to Part 3 of the placement pathway for those who started the programme before 2016-17.

For those who started the programme in or after 2016-17, you must pass this assessment in order to progress to Part 3 of the placement pathway.

Assessment method: PASS/FAIL:

Two academic members of the University of Southampton Placement Team will independently assess the reports and IRCP to determine whether the learning outcomes have been met overall.

If the two assessors do not agree, a third assessor (usually also a member of the Placement Team) will adjudicate.

Referral Method: None; if fail then can transfer to non-placement pathway and progress to Part 3.

Repeat Year - N/A

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Pass/Fail	100%