PHTY40790 Physio Practice III

Academic Year 2022/2023

The module focuses on preparation of the student physiotherapist for Professional Practice as a Physiotherapist in the workplace in a range of relevant settings and their professional career as a physiotherapist. The aim is to provide the student physiotherapist with detailed knowledge and understanding of the career pathways available to a graduate physiotherapist in Ireland and to provide them with specialised skills required to deal with the challenges of the workplace: time management, planning, organisation, leadership, communication, service development planning, entrepreneurship and business management. This process will enable the student to integrate advanced knowledge of the complexity of the health system in order to formulate and understand professional practice and health care delivery within the context of the setting [public health service, primary and secondary care, private practice], healthcare reform and health policy documents in Ireland. The module will also provide the student with detailed theoretical and conceptual knowledge and understanding of the process of formulating a service development plan relevant to physiotherapy practice. The module will also support the student to develop advanced career planning and self-directed skills in order to understand the process and preparing for all stages of the job seeking process.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the module the student will
1. demonstrate detailed understanding of the differences between public and private physiotherapy health services across a range of settings and have a working knowledge of partnerships
2. demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing a new physiotherapy graduate entering the workplace and the specialised skills required to deal with such challenges.
3. demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of current health care delivery and policy in Ireland.
4. demonstrate detailed theoretical and conceptual knowledge and understanding of the process of formulating a service development plan
5. demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of business for physiotherapy practice
6. demonstrate a detailed understanding and application of the self-directed skills required for the job seeking process as a physiotherapist

Indicative Module Content:

Module Induction

Working in the Acute Hospital Sector, Primary Care and Private Practice settings
Service development planning
Fundamentals of Business, Entrepreneurship and writing a business plan
Competency-based interviewing
Setting up and running a Private Practice, Innovations in Private Practice
Job application process
Ireland Health Policy Overview

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16
Tutorial

2
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

20
Total

58
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; interactive discussion; classroom peer and group work; In person lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; evidence and practice-based reflective learning and enquiry & problem-based learning; Group student oral presentations, etc. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Completion of at least three Physiotherapy Practice Education Modules


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Group Oral Presentation Week 11 n/a Graded Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written and Oral Feedback provided on completion of assessment and grading.