Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Professional Experience Placements 3
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Pharmacy
Module Code	01 39115
Module Lead	Indy Dehele
Level	Honours Level
Credits	0
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites	LI Portfolio 2 - (01 39109) LI Professional Experience Placements 2 - (01 39110) LI Applied Pharmacy Practice 2 - (01 39107) LI Health Sciences 2 - (01 39108) LI Science of Medicines 2 - (01 39111)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Students must achieve the placement and portfolio requirements to progress to Year 4. DBS check required,
Exclusions
Description	This Year 3 non-credit bearing module commences in semester 1 and spans the whole academic year. Students will continue to develop an understanding of their professional identity as part of the multidisciplinary team in different work environments through direct observation of practice, work-based tasks, and guided reflection. This includes an experience planned and organised by the student to meet their own defined learning outcomes. Experiences will include structured activities in clinical practice environments. Students will be supported in their development by academic staff and practitioners working in partnership with pharmacy professionals and patients in both community and hospital environments.Students will demonstrate and record their achievements in their professional ePortfolio linking professional experience with all other modules and building on this in their final year.For each placement, detailed information about learning tasks and expectations will be provided to students and their supervisors. From the perspective of the placement, this will largely be about supervision and feedback rather than teaching, but any required training (e.g., on the use of diagnostic equipment) will be specified. Students will be supported in their development by academic staff and practitioners working in partnership with pharmacy professionals and patients in both community and hospital environments. Students will demonstrate and record their achievements in their professional ePortfolio linking professional experience with all other modules and building on this in each subsequent year. Supervisors will be involved in assessing student performance (and their reflection on performance) as at expected level or below expected level, but the overall assessment of the component is managed by the programme team. In other settings, academics from the programme team team, based on input from supervisors across multiple placement sectors. In the hospital setting, students will be supervised by teacher / practitioner academics. In other settings, academics from the programme team will take a more active role in supporting supervisors. Every care is taken to ensure the quality and safety of learning experiences and compliance with the Code of Practice for placement learning.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate the standards of a student professional in the practice setting showing an awareness of the relevant codes of professional conduct. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural competence to support provision of person-centred care, respecting diversity, background, personal values and beliefs about health and health behaviour. Plan and review clinical care and make decisions with reference to data accessed electronically within the electronic patient record or using paper-based notes. Provide evidence and feedback of contribution to the development, education, mentoring or training of other team members, either during or arising out of your placement experience. Demonstrate reflection on opportunities for communication with patients and the public, particularly noting times where communication may have been particularly challenging, for example relating to end-of-life care. Recognise and reflect on issues involving prescribing and clinical decision-making observed during clinical placement experiences. Recognise the responsibility to discuss errors, act on concerns related to patient safety and dignity by reporting, including whistleblowing, if necessary. Adhere to protocols, guidance, and national frameworks in all aspects of pharmacy service provision, and work within limits of professional competence. Recognise and reflect on when diagnostic procedures and examinations may be required or recommended in a practice setting, and the consent processes for these.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: This non-credit bearing module is a must pass component of the course. Through direct observation, students are expected to demonstrate professional attitudes and behaviour, including relating to confidentiality, teamwork, and communication. Placement providers submit a Professional Behaviour Assessment to highlight whether students are at the expected level or below an expected level. Placement attendance will be monitored by the supervisors at site and submitted to the programme team. The programme team review all submissions from supervisors for each student across all placement sectors for the Professional Behaviour Assessment and for placement attendance. Information is then collated to confirm whether the student is a pass or fail. Reassessment: Number of placement hours. Achieving expected level based on professional behaviour assessments.
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