SE786-7-SU-CO:
Evaluation of Clinical Practice for First Contact Musculoskeletal Practitioners
2023/24
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 22 April 2024
Friday 28 June 2024
30
07 October 2022
Requisites for this module
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CER B16FMO First Contact Musculoskeletal Practice
This module is designed to equip clinicians with evidence that verifies their clinical capability in the musculoskeletal FCP role and is aligned with the Stage 2 requirements of HEE's Roadmap to FCP.
The taught content and assessment strategies will provide tools for students to address and meet these learning needs in line with Stage 2 of the ‘First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Musculoskeletal) A Roadmap to Practice’ (1)
In so doing, students will gain recognition for their professional skills, 30 credits at Level 7 that can contribute to a post-graduate award and can be assured that the process will be embedded in an academically robust framework.
Reference:
(1) Health Education England (2020) First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners in Primary Care: (Musculoskeletal) A Roadmap to Practice
Available at: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/MSK%20July21-FILLABLE%20Final%20Aug%202021_2.pdf
1. Demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skills related to musculoskeletal patient assessment in the First Contact Practitioner role.
2. Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and decision making in a musculoskeletal FCP role, including choice of appropriate investigations, treatment, care planning (including onward referral as appropriate).
3. Demonstrate the practical application of an advanced understanding of the role and application of the wider determinants of health within a musculoskeletal first contact role. .
4. Demonstrate an advanced level of communication and person-centred care in a musculoskeletal FCP role.
5. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate personal professional performance in the FCP role by responding to service user and colleague feedback and evaluating personal contribution to service design and implementation.
Module Content:
This Evaluation of Clinical Practice for MSK FCPs module provides a supported route to verification of primary care clinical capabilities.
Students will gain overall direction and educational support via their academic supervisor. Each individual student will plan their schedule of learning to meet the learning outcomes, this will be influenced by the personal development plan and clinical incidents, (caseload and critical incidents). Students will also require a clinical supervisor to verify clinical capability. The clinical supervisor, or another professional may contribute to continuing professional development, (CPD) supervision.
Students will be directed towards academic material and clinical scenarios that relate to the following domains that have been identified as contributing to the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a FCP practitioner:
1. Personalised approaches
2. Assessment, investigation and diagnosis
3. Condition management, interventions and prevention
4. Service and professional development
This module is delivered entirely by remotely via e-learning and clinical experience. The students are expected to dedicate the equivalent of one day a week in time to this module.
Independent learning:
Students will negotiate time with their employer to allow them to complete the clinical supervision requirements.
Tutorials:
Students will have an allocated module tutor to support them in preparing an individual learning plan and for the assessment requirements of this module.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Portfolio - April cohort |
|
75% |
| Coursework |
Practice Evaluation Case Study - April Cohort |
|
25% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Sue Innes, email: inness@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Sue Innes and other SRES contributors
No
No
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Mr Myles Butler
Sheffield Hallam University
Senior Lecturer Team Lead
Available via Moodle
Of 1 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
1 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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