Enhanced Clinical Practice

This module primarily aims to prepare advanced health and social care practitioners for practice-based research. This module therefore enables you to explore the variety of research methods that are used in health service and practice research. We will examine both primary and secondary research approaches including qualitative and quantitative methods, clinical audit and service evaluation. You will be expected to identify a practice or professional dilemma consistent with your programme of study that may be investigated using one of these means and take this forward should you continue to the dissertation module. The module aims to equip you with the understanding and skills to take forward a realistic, small-scale research project of your own using one of the methods studied.

This level 7 practice-based module provides students with the opportunity to develop a critical and problem-solving approach to the complex and holistic assessment and management of a discreet aspect of patient care. The module builds in-depth knowledge of relevant pathophysiology and its application across the stages of patient assessment.

Students will be supported to advance their assessment skills to an enhanced level, enabling them to recognise clinical changes and respond appropriately to anomalies in a patient’s condition. Emphasis is placed on planning, delivering, monitoring, and evaluating complex care, alongside effective collaboration within the expertly with the multidisciplinary team to optimise health outcomes and care delivery.

Within this module, learners will develop their understanding of enhanced practice in the provision of a discrete aspect of patient care within their current level of practice. Evidence-based practice is the cornerstone for the provision of high-quality enhanced care. Within this module, learners will develop their skills in considering, critiquing, and appraising research and evidence to inform and develop their decision-making and clinical reasoning skills. Critical consideration of service requirements will enable learners to facilitate enhancements and changes to practice and service delivery, recognising the value of education of self and others.

This module enables you to design and conduct a small research project of your own, relevant to your enhanced practice and that is central to the learning outcomes of your specific Masters programme. It is an opportunity to explore the professional practice dilemma identified in the applied research module and to seek a viable solution to this practice problem by collecting primary data, undertaking secondary data analysis, conducting a clinical audit or a service evaluation for completion of the module. Students are allocated a supervisor for the duration of the module and receive individual research supervision.

Throughout this module, learners will develop an understanding of facilitating the A-equip (Advocating and Educating for QUality ImProvement) model in practice (NHSE, 2021). This model will support practitioners to deliver a high standard of care through quality improvement processes, staff development, education and leadership to facilitate the wellbeing of themselves and those around them.

This module is an alternative compulsory to the programme.

Throughout this module, learners will develop an understanding of facilitating the A-equip (Advocating and Educating for QUality ImProvement) model in practice (NHSE, 2021). This model will support practitioners to deliver a high standard of care through quality improvement processes, staff development, education and leadership to facilitate the wellbeing of themselves and those around them.

This module is an alternative compulsory to the programme.