This 15 credit module, On Treatment Review: Radiotherapy, has been designed to develop enhanced practitioners to support patients throughout their radiotherapy journey. 

The online module focuses on the importance of scope of practice, using the four pillars (clinical practice, education, research and leadership) and encourages critical thinking in clinical decision making using evidence-based strategies and ensuring that person centred care, is at the forefront of decision making.

On successful completion of this level 7 (Masters level) module, you will be able to:

• demonstrate critical evaluation of your clinical decision-making skills for the management of patients undergoing radiotherapy, considering a person-centred approach, with evidence-based strategies, while explaining any ethical, legal or professional issues related to your practice.

• critically reflect on your clinical practice, identifying areas for personal and professional growth and strategies to ensure continuous professional development.

Extra information

If the course you are applying for is fully online or blended learning, please note that you are expected to provide your own headsets/microphones.

Content

The module syllabus typically includes:

• Working legally, ethically and professionally within scope of practice (4 pillars of practice) 

• Clinical decision making, metacognition and professional judgement 

• Consultation and effective communication skills including theoretical frameworks and history taking 

• Reflective practice 

• Site-specific, side-effect assessment and management 

• Pain management 

• Delivering person-centred care 

• Supply, administering and prescribing medicines 

• Multidisciplinary teamwork in the radiotherapy pathway 

• Teaching of patients, relatives, colleagues

• Development of patient information and signposting to support services and information for patients and relatives 

• Health promotion, living with and beyond cancer and late effects of radiotherapy 

• Research, audit, service development and evidence-based practice 

• Clinical supervision

The module is delivered through a range of online lectures and workshops, providing the opportunity for you to actively participate in discussions with clinical specialists, to enhance your own knowledge and understanding of practice. 

With a range of students with differing clinical experience and potentially professions, it brings a great opportunity for you to participate in online discussion forums to network and share best practice.

On completion of the taught component of the module, you have the support of the module coordinator to assist with guidance of the assessment.

Assessment for this module comprises a professional discussion (maximum 20 minutes) which is informed by producing five written patient case studies observed/undertaken as a review radiographer. You will critically reflect on each patient case, demonstrating your clinical decision-making skills of safely assessing and analysing the most appropriate course of action, based on evidence-based practice. This is an authentic assessment method demonstrating reflective practice using an appropriate evidence base, with the professional discussion aligning to clinical supervision in the workplace.

On completion of the written case studies, you will undertake/participate in a professional discussion with an assessor/s. The professional discussion provides the opportunity to demonstrate clinical decision making processes, which informed the management of the case studies, demonstrating how theoretical knowledge has been applied to clinical situations. The questions will incorporate the four pillars of practice (clinical practice, education, leadership and management and research) to align to enhanced practice.