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Module Title
Enhancing Collaborative Practice
Reference	HSM192	Version	5
Created	March 2023	SCQF Level	SCQF 11
Approved	July 2018	SCQF Points	30
Amended	June 2023	ECTS Points	15

Aims of Module
To enable the student to: explore, analyse and evaluate policy and differing models of practice within partnership and collaborative working, team working in professional practice, to explore the impact of person centred care in practice and on service provision.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1	Critically evaluate the impact of current Health and Social Care policy on professional practice.
2	Critically discuss approaches to clinical leadership, management and innovation within transdisciplinary teams and the impact of cultural, geographical and organisational factors.
3	Critically evaluate individual professional roles, principles and values on interprofessional team members across partnerships and professional practice.
4	Analyse how you would lead the innovation of a service enhancement within an area of healthcare.
5	Critically evaluate the drivers and processes/barriers to quality improvement, clinical effectiveness, service enhancement and workforce planning.

Indicative Module Content
Professional: Health and social care policy, statutory body codes of conduct and scope of professional responsibility, Inequalities in health and social care, governance, legislation and government policy. Understanding of autonomous practice. Interprofessional collaboration, professional identity, professional boundaries. Clinical Education. Professional development and personal development planning Quality Improvement: Values based practice, ethics for collaborative practice, transdisciplinary working, collaborative decision making, audit, EBP, clinical effectiveness, fitness-for-purpose service improvement, service evaluation, strategic planning and process change. Creative idea generation. Innovation, analyse, accountability and adapt. Sustainability. Leadership: Conflict and crisis resolution, prioritisation, delegation skills, leadership skills, change management, mentorship, continuing professional development, team work skills, clinical supervision, and teambuilding.

Indicative Module Content

Professional: Health and social care policy, statutory body codes of conduct and scope of professional responsibility, Inequalities in health and social care, governance, legislation and government policy. Understanding of autonomous practice. Interprofessional collaboration, professional identity, professional boundaries. Clinical Education. Professional development and personal development planning Quality Improvement: Values based practice, ethics for collaborative practice, transdisciplinary working, collaborative decision making, audit, EBP, clinical effectiveness, fitness-for-purpose service improvement, service evaluation, strategic planning and process change. Creative idea generation. Innovation, analyse, accountability and adapt. Sustainability. Leadership: Conflict and crisis resolution, prioritisation, delegation skills, leadership skills, change management, mentorship, continuing professional development, team work skills, clinical supervision, and teambuilding.

Module Delivery
Delivery method will vary depending on study route: Full time – directed study supported by tutorials, workshops and seminars delivered on-line or on-campus Part time distance learning - directed study supported by tutorials, workshops and seminars delivered on-line.

Indicative Student Workload	Full Time	Part Time
Contact Hours	50	50
Non-Contact Hours	250	250
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	300	300
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type:	Practical Exam	Weighting:	100%	Outcomes Assessed:	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description:	Presentation

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
This module is assessed by one component: C1 100% weighting. Module pass mark = Grade D.
Module Grade	Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A	An A in component 1.
B	A B in component 1.
C	A C in component 1.
D	A D in component 1.
E	An E in component 1.
F	An F in component 1.
NS	Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module	For full-time on campus students, successful completion of profession specific Stage 3 modules. For part-time online students, participants should be registered in a relevant healthcare profession.
Corequisites for module	None.
Precluded Modules	None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1	FULFORD, K.W.M., PEILE, E. and CARROLL, H., 2012. Essential values-based practice: Clinical stories linking science with people. New York: Cambridge University Press.
2	GOPEE, N. and GALLOWAY, J., 2017. Leadership and management in healthcare. 3rd Ed. London: Sage Publications Ltd.
3	GRINT, K and SMOLOVIC JONES, O. 2022. Leadership: limits and possibilities. Bloomsbury Academic, 2nd edition.
4	THISTLEWAHITE, J.E., 2012. Values-based interprofessional collaborative practice: Working together in health care. New York: Cambridge University Press.
5	The bibliography will be updated annually to ensure the articles used are current to practice, and reflect key issues.

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

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