Audiology Clinical Placement 2

Module overview

The module consists of two components:

1.The first part of your main clinical placement, from June to September of Part 2 (including the summer break). Together with Audiology Clinical Placement 3, you must complete 27 weeks of clinical placement.

2.Virtual support for your placement.

See also your Terms of Placement documentation.

You will complete the next stages of your portfolios of clinical audiology competence (the Individual Record of Clinical Practice, IRCP) and of professional practice (Professional Development Portfolio, PDP), building on that completed during Professional & Clinical Practice 2 during Part 2.

You must pass this module to continue the rest of your placement, covered by Audiology Clinical Placement 3, AUDI3012.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

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.
Demonstrate that you have met the relevant skills and knowledge in the required stage of the PDP, which includes reflecting on your conduct and engagement in placement learning (with respect to the guidance, codes and polices referred to in the above learning outcomes, your progress (with respect to the IRCP) and your experiences on placement, demonstrating self-awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, your accomplishments and challenges, and your learning needs for the remaining clinical placement.
Demonstrate a basic level of safe, effective and patient-centred practice of core procedures in the relevant stage of the IRCP.

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 with your clinical placement supervisor

Study time
Type	Hours
Completion of assessment task	16
Wider reading or practice	18
Placement Hours	399
Follow-up work	18
Tutorial	5
Total study time	456

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.

Internet Resources

Placement website.

Textbooks

Johns C. (2013). Becoming a reflective practitioner.

Jasper M. (2003). Beginning reflective practice.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

You must pass every component of assessment below in order to progress to Part 3 of the clinical pathway. The outcome of the assessments will be considered by the Supplementary Exam Board in September.

Referral MethodNone; if you fail, you can transfer to non-clinical pathway and progress to Part 3.

Summative

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

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Portfolio of Learning	100%

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Syllabus

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Internet Resources

Textbooks

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Summative