PHTY40790

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should:
1. demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of working, career pathways and current healthcare delivery in physiotherapy practice across a range of health settings in Ireland
2. demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of business and entrepreneurship for physiotherapy graduates
3, demonstrate an understanding of postgraduate study and international career planning for physiotherapy graduates
4. demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing a new physiotherapy graduate entering the workplace and the specialised skills required to deal with such challenges
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of personal values and life experience on professional practice and the skills to manage this impact appropriately
6. demonstrate an understanding of personal responsibility and professional accountability for one’s actions and to take responsibility for managing one’s own health and wellbeing in the context of fitness to practice
7. demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the range, requirements, benefits and need to provide evidence of continuing professional development to professional practice
8. demonstrate a detailed knowledge, understanding and application of the self-directed skills required for the job seeking process as a physiotherapist
9. demonstrate an understanding of the role of relationships with professional colleagues based on mutual respect and trust and the ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team

Indicative Module Content:

Module Induction
Working and career pathways in Public and Private Healthcare settings
Business, Entrepreneurship and Innovation pathway, Postgraduate Study and Working abroad pathways
Continuing professional development
Career direction/networking
Job application process, Curriculum Vitae, Competency-based interviews
Personal values, life experience, and self-care for practitioner health and well-being in professional practice
Fitness to Practice
Presentation Skills

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Completion of at least two Physiotherapy Practice Education Modules

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

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.