Satisfy entry requirements to the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice apprenticeship programme and have completed the postgraduate diploma and passed the progressions points.

1. Identify an area of interest, in collaboration with your employer and critically discuss why this is an important area of practice development for both self and the organisation in the form of a project proposal. Knowledge and Understanding,
Problem Solving,
Communication

2. Demonstrate the ability to critically discuss how to bring about change in practice development utilising contemporary evidence and national and local drivers to influence your project.
Knowledge and Understanding
Analysis
Enquiry

3. Demonstrate the ability to utilise the knowledge gained to provide innovative solutions to a practice development.
Application
Problem Solving

4. Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse and evaluate the practice development project making recommendations for you and your employers further practice development needs
Reflection
Analysis
Problem Solving

1. Project proposal (Meets Learning Outcomes 1 & 2) 25% 2,000 words

2. Critical Evaluation of Practice Development Project (Meets Learning Outcomes 2, 3 & 4) 75% 6,000 words

This module will enable you to manage a practice development project within your workplace, with the support of your employer and academic supervisor.

Your proposal will identify an aspect of practice development from your current workplace and formulation of a 2,000 word project proposal. You will critically reflect upon the identified practice issue. The proposal will outline the project aims, the background and rationale for the project. The project proposal will need to be approved by your identified supervisor and employer.
A 6,000 word critical evaluation of practice development project.

This work-based project offers you the opportunity to acquire academic credit for learning gained from educational activities undertaken in your workplace. This practice development project will facilitate the development of clinical practice through integrated learning. You will seek, use contemporary evidence and knowledge of decision-making and clinical practice, for the development of advanced practice in your field.
Because of the significance of the project, your employer will work with you to agree a change that is achievable within your employer’s business constraints whilst meeting the needs of the Standard. The project proposal will therefore need to be agreed by you, your employer and the university.
The project will demonstrate your autonomous and independent ability within a complex professional context, to identify knowledge which expands or redefines existing knowledge and/or develops new approaches to practice. You will apply well-grounded research and evaluation methods, change management, practice and/or service development skills and evaluate any subsequent change or improvement. You will also critically reflect on and evaluate the impact of this practice development project.
Each project will be specific to you and your employer needs however learning will focus on change management, service improvement, leadership, organisational change and reflexivity.
All learning and teaching strategies will be underpinned by British Values and detailed understanding of the prevent strategy.

Workshops, Online resources, self-directed learning, key lecturers, presentations, group discussion, tripartite visits
One-hour supervision per month with an identify supervisor
One-hour engagement with employer and supervisor to support implementation of project in practice

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McMillan, K. and Weyers, J. (2011). How to Write Dissertations and Project Reports. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Ltd.

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. (2013). Process Mapping - An Overview. Nhs. Retrieved from http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_service_improvement_tools/quality_and_service_improvement_tools/process_mapping_-_an_overview.html

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, 2015. The model for improvement and plan, do, study, act (PDSA). The Handbook of Quality and Service Improvement Tools

https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/quality-service-improvement-and-redesign-qsir-tools/
https://www.ihi.org/
Access to a supervisor with subject expertise

Enrolled on MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Integrated Apprenticeship programme