Modules

Level 4 Modules: Unit 401: Developing Professional Practice- The unit contains a blend of campus and practice learning with learners spending most of their learning time applying the principles, techniques, knowledge and skills they have learned in the classroom. Unit 402: Teamwork and Communication- This unit is designed to enable learners to identify and understand their key personal abilities and to underpin the development of their personal and professional skill set. This will include areas such as effective communication skills, interprofessional working, understanding the role of others within the healthcare team, professional identity and working as part of a team. Unit 403: Evidence based Practice (Pearson -set)- The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge, understanding and application of audit, quality improvement and research – embedding the principles and key features of co-production throughout each process. Learners will learn the purpose and the processes involved in undertaking an audit, a quality improvement project and a research project, exploring the concept of co-production at each stage. Learners will devise a quality improvement plan on a topic of their choice, aligned to the Pearson-set theme and chosen topic. Unit 404: Compassionate Care and Values based Practice- This unit is designed to enable learners to develop their awareness of equity, diversity and inclusion, and professional ethical practice. They will build a skill set of empathy, compassion, dignity and respect and be able to apply this in the provision of personalised care. Unit 408: Applying Science in Health Care- This unit offers insight into the various roles that form pathological services, physiological services, medical physics and clinical engineering, diagnostics, bioinformatics and scientific therapeutic services. Learners will explore how these services, and services related to their own practice, individually and collectively improve health and wellbeing in various circumstances. Unit 409: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology-This unit aims to provide learners with background knowledge and understanding of how the healthy human body works and the changes that take place physically and mentally during ill health. Unit 414: Planning care in Practice- This unit will enable learners to become familiar with care planning processes in their practice, however short or long the interaction and whatever type of care may be required. For example, many allied health professionals (AHPs) will not be involved in the long-term care of patients and service users, but they will need to plan for episodes of care during, for example, diagnostic tests, follow-up monitoring of progress and delivery of treatment. Many social care and social work professionals will be involved in long episodes of care lasting months or years. Courses are continually reviewed to take advantage of new teaching approaches and developments in research, industry and the professions. Please be aware that modules may change for your year of entry. The exact modules available and their order may vary depending on course updates, staff availability, timetabling and learner demand. Please contact the course team for the most up to date module list.

Assessment method

Learners are assessed using a range of different methods. These include examinations, coursework, Project Based Learning, presentations, practical, posters, leaflets, role-play, and exams. This is dependent on the requirements of each unit of study. Oral, written and online feedback will be provided during your course to help improve and monitor performance.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS