BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice

Program Overview

This BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice degree pathway's final course equips students with the skills and knowledge to implement and evaluate a service improvement project. Through models and frameworks, students develop proposals, set SMART goals, and employ change management strategies to overcome barriers in implementing evidence-based practice. The course emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, critical analysis, and dissemination of project findings.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This is the final course in the BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice degree pathway. This course focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to implement and evaluate a service improvement project in practice.

Objectives:

• Gain the skills and knowledge necessary to implement and evaluate a project in practice.
• Develop a proposal including a work plan for the identified practice/service improvement project.
• Set, monitor, and measure SMART goals.
• Develop evaluation and monitoring strategies with relevant tools and measures to assist in the change management process.
• Apply change management theories, skills, and strategies.
• Utilize project development models and approaches.
• Conduct clinical audits and other tools for mapping service development needs and establishing targets for changes.
• Engage and consult with major stakeholders, including service users and carers.
• Network and consult with leading specialists and champions.
• Overcome barriers in implementing evidence-based practice.
• Develop leadership skills and knowledge.
• Acquire presentation and publication skills for disseminating projects.
• Conduct systematic and evidence-based evaluation of the service improvement.

Assessment:

• Poster presentation (25%)
• Critique (75%)

Teaching:

• Taught on a day release basis.
• Course focuses on:
• Models and theoretical underpinnings of evidence-based practice
• Emerging policies, guidelines, and literature (e.g., PDSA cycle)
• Working within an evaluation framework
• Developing a proposal including a work plan for the identified practice/service improvement project
• Setting, monitoring, and measuring SMART goals
• Evaluation and monitoring strategies with relevant tools and measures designed to assist in the change management process
• Change management theories, skills, and strategies
• Project development models and approaches
• Engagement and consultation with major stakeholders, including service users and carers
• Networking and consultation with leading specialists and champions
• Overcoming barriers in implementing evidence-based practice
• Leadership skills and knowledge
• Presentation and publication skills for disseminating projects
• Systematic and evidence-based evaluation of the service improvement.

Other:

• Course requirements: You must have successfully completed 80 credits at Level 6, prior to applying for this final module in the BSc (Hons) pathways.
• Cost and funding: This fee covers the full course cost.
• Sept 24 - Aug 25 fees: £1800
• Sept 25 - Aug 26 fees: TBC
• Credits: 40
• The course is taught on day release, select a start date to see the study days.
• Study days are from 9am to 4pm.