Description
This placement will be 50 days in duration and take place in a predominantly clinical setting. Students will have the opportunity practice across a range of clinical environments and dietetic specialities. Prior to starting, a one-week University-based teaching schedule will also be undertaken to support students’ preparation for this particular practice placement focusing on reflection and professional development. This is will not count to the placement learning hours. Digital resources and online learning will continue throughout the placement to support student development.
In addition to the clinical departments/practices that the students join for their placement, they will also have the opportunity to be involved in other activities such as attending out-patient clinicsÌýand working in simulated environmentsÌýto develop their professional skills and patient interaction.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students should be able to:
LO1: Applied KnowledgeÌýÌý
Demonstrate an applied knowledge of dietetics required to support evidence-based practice on placement in selected service users and workstreams.
LO2: Assessment
Demonstrate competence in the ability to identify, collect and interpret relevant information and evidence from the range of sources available in a systematic way to assess nutritional needs in selected service users (individuals, groups and populations) and in accordance with the care process (BDA, 2016).
LO3: Dietetic Diagnosis
Formulate and justify appropriate nutrition and dietetic diagnoses or define a community public health need.
LO4: Care Planning
Demonstrate competence in, develop and implement an appropriate dietetic care and action plans for achieving dietetic goals.
LO5: Review and Monitoring
Demonstrate the ability to put in place effective mechanisms to review, monitor and evaluate dietetic interventions in selected service users (individuals, groups and populations) and in accordance with the care process (BDA, 2016).
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Demonstrate competence in the prioritisation and management of workload to independently progress selected tasks and workstreams to agreed deadlines within available time and resources.
LO7: Reflection and Review
Understand and demonstrate effective reflective practice and how this contributes to professional development, service delivery and enhances outcomes of service users.ÌýÌý
LO8: Communication
Demonstrate effective communication skills and approaches with service users (e.g. individuals, groups and populations), supervisors, other professionals and support staff. Ìý
LO9: Self-directed/autonomous Practice
Demonstrate transition from directed to more self-directed practice where competence is demonstrated in selected service users (e.g. individuals, groups and populations) and workstreams.
LO10: Professionalism
Demonstrate professional behaviour enacted in practice in accordance with HCPC standards (Guidance on Conduct and Ethics for students (2016), Standards of Proficiency, 2013) and local organisational policies
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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