Endoscopy (Colonoscopy) - Module / MSc / PgCert / PgDip

This double module is designed for registered first level nurses and midwives and also SCPHNs to enable development of safe, competent and knowledgeable prescribing practice. It will develop your professional knowledge; skills; understanding; analysis and theoretical frameworks of prescribing working within your scope of practice.

This module aligns with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) Competency Framework for all Prescribers and is designed to adhere to NMC prescribing standards. You will undertake practice based learning and complete assessments to enable achievement of the RPS competencies. In line with NMC standards for supervision and assessment practice, you will be supported and assessed by practice supervisors and a practice assessor, who will liaise with your academic assessor here at the university.
You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving. A blended learning approach is taken (incorporating both classroom and online activities via Moodle) in line with the university’s learning and teaching strategy.

Reflection and reflective practice continue to be an integral part of health, education and life science undergraduate curriculum and subsequent professional practice. Reflection is perceived as integral to the development of the self within the health, education and life science professions, and a notion that is fundamental to the development of emotional intelligence in nurses, allied healthcare and education practitioners. Therefore in-line with the Professional Practice framework philosophy this module through a mode of reflection is an optional module, situated within a flexible pathway that aims to meet the specific academic needs of individual practitioners. A blended learning approach is taken in accord with the university’s learning and teaching strategy and the programme’s philosophy and aims. The module aims to provide you with the opportunity to critically reflect on and explore learning which has occurred through prior experience. The purpose of this module is to enable and support you to reflect in a written format to produce a piece of reflection that profiles’ learning that has occurred from prior experience. This piece can be marked against the assessment criteria, giving you a mark that will contribute towards your award classification, and recognition in the form of credits.

This module aligns with the Professional Practice Programme philosophy and is designed to be flexible, and practice led. You will have the opportunity to develop skills of enquiry, reflection and problem solving. A blended learning approach is taken in line with the University’s learning and teaching strategy. You will be encouraged to think critically and share practice experiences with your fellow students, as well as engaging in both directed and self-directed learning activities. You will be an active partner in your own learning and development and in return you will receive regular feedback and feedforward aimed at developing your academic skills and have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the module team.

Coaching and supervising and the themes surrounding the roles are vital for all personnel within the healthcare arena. This is underpinned by an integrated approach that adheres to frameworks and policy, set out by organisations and regulatory bodies within healthcare. The diverse nature of healthcare environments requires individuals to have a broad-based knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage healthcare services successfully.

This module seeks to support people new to academic publishing in developing an article for publication. Writing for Academic Publication is a cross between a module and a bootcamp, providing the space, time, support and guidance to develop ideas and data into a draft article ready for submission. Taking a hands on and nurturing approach, the module will demystify the academic publication process, develop your confidence and hone your skills in writing for publication. The module is well-suited to those taking their first steps in academic publishing, whether academic staff, doctoral researchers, Master’s students or CPD students.

This module takes you step by manageable step through the process of writing an academic journal article, from choosing a target publication, writing a draft, editing and revising, to submission and responding to peer review and editorial comments. Participants are supported on this journey through a combination of group workshops and individual mentoring. The emphasis is on “doing” and applying the concepts and techniques introduced. Each week, you will engage with a range of practical techniques as well as conceptual principles, enabling you to make the transition to become a professional academic writer. By the end of the module, you will have gained a deeper understanding of writing for academic audiences, will have developed your own authorial voice as an academic researcher, and will have made substantive progress towards submitting your first journal article.