The aims of the module are to gain understanding and skills in the legal, professional and ethical issues that inform advanced clinical practice.

You will review and consider:

• national and international drivers informing advanced practice;
• examine risk and governance systems in advanced practice;
• evaluate decision making and communication strategies that inform your practice.

The module requires you to develop both knowledge and skills, with a focus on interpersonal skills, multi-professional relationships and critical awareness of learning for self and others being demonstrated through module activities. 

Students must be able to access supervision in practice over the duration of the module, in order to develop and apply their knowledge, understanding, and skills.

This module is a core element of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme.

The module will normally address:

• Policy related to advanced clinical practice.
• Legal, professional & ethical issues that inform advanced clinical practice.
• Governance processes and risk management strategies.
• Decision making strategies for advanced clinical practice.
• Concepts of learning.
• Advanced communication skills.

Three years’ experience within an appropriate healthcare setting is required.

This is the first module studied as part of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme and cannot be studied as an individual module.

This module is a pre-requisite for students on the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme to undertake the following modules:

7HSK0290 – Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Indicators

The assessment for this module will be:

Coursework 100% - 3000 word written assignment

For further assessment details please contact the Course Lead.