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PHTY30480

Academic Year 2025/2026

Clinical Education 2 (PHTY30480)

Subject:
Physiotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
15
Module Coordinator:
Dr Sinéad McMahon
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This is a seven-week placement module for stage 3 BSc Physiotherapy students. Working in small groups within clinical settings across the health service, students will gain hands-on experience through face-to-face and direct interactions with patients / service users. This will enable them to understand the role of physiotherapy in enhancing functional ability in a range of acute and chronic conditions across the lifespan.

Students will practice in a wide range of settings reflecting current practice and demands of the profession, including hospitals, primary care, community and private practice settings.
Students will demonstrate the ability to comply with relevant and current health and safety legislation and guidelines

Under the supervision of practice educator(s) and/or practice tutor, students will practice safely and effectively while adhering to the legal, ethical, and professional standards of the physiotherapy profession. Students build on previous clinical experience, demonstrating skills in assessment, treatment and caseload management. Students will further develop their skills in evidence-informed practice, including translation of theory, concepts and methods to clinical/professional practice. This will support their development of the CORU Standards of Proficiency, including professional autonomy and accountability, communication, collaborative practice and teamwork, safety and quality, professional development, and professional knowledge and skills

Students will recognise service users as active participants in their health and social care and be able to support service users in communicating their health and/or social care needs, choices and concerns. Students will understand the need to demonstrate evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and education, be aware of professional regulation requirements and understand the benefits of continuing professional development to professional practice.

This module has two assessment components:
a) the practice placement is assessed using the National Physiotherapy Clinical Placement Assessment Form Level 2
b) a digital portfolio submission.

Mapped to CORU SoP: 1.1-1.20, 2.1-2.6, 2.9, 2.11-2.15, 3.1-3.10, 3.12-3.14, 4.1-4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1-5.28

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should:


1. Achieve the competencies set out in the Clinical Placement Assessment Form, Level 2 in the areas of assessment & management, professionalism, communication & documentation.
2. Show documentary evidence of completion of HSELand modules as outlined in practice education handbook
3. Demonstrate ability to gather all appropriate background information relevant to the service user’s health and social care needs
4. Demonstrate ability to justify the selection of and execute appropriate subjective and objective assessment techniques relevant to the clinical area.
5. Undertake a thorough, sensitive and detailed assessment, including standardised outcome measures when appropriate, identifying differential diagnosis and potential contraindications to treatment, risk factors or red/yellow flags.
6. Demonstrate ability to analyse and critically evaluate the information collected in the assessment process and formulate problem lists, action plans and goals.
7. Demonstrates and implements appropriate treatment techniques and management plans, justifying with evidence based practice.
8. Demonstrate the ability to produce clear, concise, accurate documentation in a timely manner.
9. Demonstrate ability to modify and adapt communication methods and styles, including verbal and nonverbal methods to suit the individual service users considering issues of age, language, culture, beliefs and health and/or social care needs
10. Demonstrate ability to express professional, informed and considered opinions to service users, health professionals and others e.g. carers, relatives in varied practice settings and contexts and within the boundaries of confidentiality
11. Understand the need to build and sustain professional relationships as both an independent practitioner and collaboratively as a member of a team
12. Demonstrate ability to recognise the importance of practising in a non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive way and acknowledge and respect the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups
13. Demonstrate ability to evaluate and reflect critically on one’s own professional practice to identify learning and development needs; be able to select appropriate learning activities to achieve professional development goals and be able to integrate new knowledge and skills into professional practice

Indicative Module Content:

Direct clinical patient management experience in the clinical setting varies depending on the specialties available on site.
Clinical practice assessment is determined by the Physiotherapy Clinical Placement Assessment Form:
Part 1 - Safe Practice & Professional Conduct
Part 2 - Three areas of Professional Practice: Assessment & Management, Professionalism, Documentation / Communication.
The portfolio includes the reflective practice assignment, the evidence based clinical reasoning form & unplanned learning activities/ experience.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

70

Placement/Work Experience

245

Total

315


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
During practice placement, student learning takes place on-site through patient interactions and collaboration with physiotherapists and the multidisciplinary team.
Teaching may occur one to one or in groups both face to face and virtually. Evidence informed case based discussions,tutorials, peer learning and presentations are often used as methods of teaching and learning.
The Physiotherapy Learning Portfolios provides the opportunity for students to submit written reflection on their placement and the evidence based clinical reasoning form level 2 affords students the opportunity to demonstrate their problem solving approach to clinical decision making through the application of evidence based assessment & treatment/ intervention efficacy on a specific patient encounter.

AI/Academic Integrity:
Staff may utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the programme to support teaching and learning and it will be clearly indicated if and when AI is used. Students are prohibited from representing work as their own that they did not write, code or create. Submission of AI-generated content to this module by a student without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed and it may reflect unacceptable professional behaviour. This may result in the initiation of a student disciplinary procedure in accordance with the “University Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

This is module is suitable for BSc stage 3 students. Successful completion of clinical placement modules is a requirement for professional regulation.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
PHTY20140 - Physio Pract II(Clinic Ed II)

Co-requisite:
PHTY30470 - Clinical Education 1


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Portfolio: Clinical Reasoning Form CRF
Reflective Practice Assignment
Unplanned Learning Activities
Week 14 Graded No
20
No
Practical Skills Assessment: Assessment of component on placement using the National Physiotherapy Clinical Placement Assessment Form (CAF) Week 14 Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No
80
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Reading lists specific to each students allocated clinical area will be confirmed by the clinical site prior to placement.

Name Role
Mrs Denise O'Callaghan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Nessa Waters Lecturer / Co-Lecturer