NUR-30171 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

Students undertaking this module would be barred from undertaking the following modules:
NUR-40022 IPPD 30 credits level 7
NUR-40128 IPPD 15 credits level 7
NUR-30239 IPPD 30 credits level 6

Description for 2025/26

This 30 credit, level 6, work based learning module provides an opportunity for the student to demonstrate critical and creative thinking through their approach to developing specific learning outcomes and the achievement of these through practice-based initiatives.
This will have relevance to their own practice in order to enhance their own professional standing.
It enables the student to demonstrate their ability to make informed judgements about practice based issues and communicate ideas to their work-based learning facilitator, specialist and non-specialist fellow professionals.
Participation in the module will enable the student to develop leadership and ethical decision making skills. This facilitates collaborative working, reflective analysis, self-awareness and self-management skills appropriate for advancing roles within personal sphere of practice.
Evaluative reflection will be integral to this in determining further and future learning needs.
This is an approved elective for both the BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice (multiple pathways) and the BSc Enhanced Clinical Practice Apprenticeship through work based learning. The module will be underpinned by the work-based learning philosophy, which will be incorporated as a stimulating and challenging approach to practice based learning.

The module enables students to plan, undertake and critically evaluate a practice based initiative, which may include achievement of practice based competencies, project work, literature review or extended audit and synthesise understanding from it.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Justify the selection of a work based learning initiative worthy of exploration in order to develop their own professional practice.: 1
Critically appraise current research and professional practice supported by clinical reasoning relevant to the focused initiative.: 1
Provide a reflective account of personal learning to identify future and further learning needs and professional development.: 1
Design, develop, implement and evaluate a personal learning plan in a chosen area of healthcare practice relevant to the student’s professional needs and interests.: 2

Study hours

A blended learning strategy comprised of:
6 hours - Synchronous online module and assessment launch.
244 hours - Work based learning undertaken within their work base in conjunction with a work based facilitator.
50 hours - Independent study and lecturer contact relating to the assessment task, which will be delivered via a blended approach of asynchronous and synchronous online learning.

School Rules

Students undertaking this module must hold current first level Professional Registration with a relevant regulatory body e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC); Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Access to an identified work-based facilitator within their practice area, who will support and guide them through the acquisition of the developed learning outcomes as appropriate to the programme agreed.

Description of Module Assessment