module specification

In part three of the programme students are expected to undertake both simulated and clinical placements in a range of health care settings.

In Practice Part 3 students are expected to confidently deliver safe, person-centred care, with minimal supervision and in multi-agency care settings. The focus on placements in year three is leading, managing and providing integrated, collaborative care. Clinical placements will reflect this theme as students take further responsibility for care and organisation within placement settings. Students will apply principles of leadership and management in simulated and clinical settings and demonstrate their fitness to be admitted to the NMC register. Students will complete the pan London electronic Practice Assessment Document (ePAD) part 3, which is designed to support and guide towards successfully achieving the criteria set out in the Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses, and the Standards framework for education and training (both NMC 2018).

The ePAD makes up a significant part of the overall programme assessment. It will need to be processed through formal University systems. Continuous assessment is an integral aspect of assessment in practice and you are expected to show evidence of consistent achievement. Students should engage positively in all learning opportunities, take responsibility for their own learning and know how to access support. You will work with and receive written feedback from a range of staff including Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessors and you are required to continue reflecting on your learning and practice.

Students are responsible for raising concerns with a nominated person in the practice setting in a timely manner. Students should also alert staff to any reasonable adjustments that may be required to support their learning. Student familiarity  with the university assessment and submission processes for this document is essential. Students may also contact the relevant academic member of staff (Course leader or link learning facilitator), or refer to the University  pages (https://student.londonmet.ac.uk) for support or advice on specific University procedures.

The Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR) is integrated within the ePAD and is a summary document that records student achievement in each placement, providing comprehensive record of professional development and performance in practice. In part 3, the OAR must be successfully completed by student, practice assessor and academic assessor in order that a recommendation for registration on the NMC register be made.

Students are responsible for the upkeep of your ePAD. It may be shared with Practice Supervisors, Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor, who will have will have independent access to the ePAD to review your progress.

The ePAD should not contain any patient/service user/carer identifiable information. Contents must not be disclosed to any unauthorised person or removed, photocopied or used outside the placement or university. People must be offered the opportunity to give and if required withdraw their informed consent to student participation in their care and staff in practice will provide guidance as required.

Before approaching any patient/service user/carer for feedback students must discuss with their Practice Supervisor/Practice Assessor who will facilitate consent.

Please note:

Students will be allocated placements with our practice learning partner organisations by the practice placements team. 

Students are responsible for contacting placements in advance to gain their off-duty and identify instructions for day one of the placement.

The suitability of placements will be assessed jointly by link learning facilitators and practice partners using the pan London Practice Learning Group (PLPLG) Practice Learning Environment Approval documentation. All placements must meet health and safety requirements and demonstrate sufficient learning opportunities and personnel working in practice assessor and practice supervisor roles to support the requirements of the number of students allocated, and the level at which they are performing.

Those studying on a Student Visa will only be able to complete a work placement if it meets UKVI monitoring requirements including: approval of the placement dates and hours by the Placement Officer prior to starting the placement, submission of weekly timesheets for the hours undertaken, signed by their line manager/supervisor and continued engagement with the Placement Officer as well as the International Student Support and Compliance Team.

Successful completion of Practice Part 1 and Practice Part 2.

Enhanced DBS clearance.

Occupational Health Screening.

Mandatory training for nursing practice – advanced scenarios in patient referral, leadership and management, information governance in new practice areas.

Development of skills in leadership, care management, and the teaching and supervision of junior students and colleagues.     

Demonstration of confident self-presentation and self-assessment techniques for personal and professional development and resilience.     

Professionalism, ethics and inclusive work based practice, being a critical employee, being an inclusive team worker, Health and Safety in the workplace, setting personal goals.

Critical self-reflection on personal and professional development, application of academic knowledge and personal skills development to the work based learning environment.     

Future career action planning following the work based experience, reflecting and preparing for NMC registration and specialisation through continued professional development study and experience of registered practice.

Practice Part 3 is predominantly a work-based and simulated practice module and additional lectures are not anticipated beyond organisational and placement area induction. Students will undertake a range of clinical placements and have opportunities to work through guided scenarios in simulated placements. The module will utilise low, medium and high technical fidelity simulation as well as immersive virtual reality simulations, designed to replicate a wide range of clinical scenarios. In simulated practice placement, students will work in small groups supervised by a named practice assessor, and practice supervisors from nursing and AHP professional backgrounds.

In this set of practice placements you will be expected to:

1. Complete all aspects of the pan London ePAD, and be assessed as proficient in all required clinical skills, practice assessments and professional values with minimal supervision.

2. Demonstrate an overall attainment of 2300 hours of clinical and simulated practice through accurate recording of hours throughout the course.

3. Apply and develop interpersonal, team and networking skills to enhance care outcomes in  shared assessment, planning, decision making and goal setting; involving people accessing services, their families, communities and populations of all ages in care decisions. 

4. Synthesise assessment data to identify and initiate appropriate interventions to support people with commonly encountered physical and mental health symptoms (including anxiety, confusion, discomfort and pain or who show signs of self-harm and/or suicidal ideation).

5. Critically assess risk in a range of care settings, using a range of contemporary assessment and improvement tools and the ability to keep complete, clear, accurate and timely records use a range of digital technologies to access, input, share and apply information and data within teams and between agencies.

6. Develop and apply principles of practice supervision, promoting partnership, collaboration and interagency working in providing seamless care.

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