Personal Development System

Professional Practice PortfolioBSc Hons Radiography (Diagnostic)

Nuala Thompson

5th June 2007

Placement Organisation Five periods of placement spread over the four

years of the course - total 48 weeks

orientation placement - 3 weeks in year one

four blocks of 8, 13 or 16 weeks distributed over the remaining three years

each placement period is assessed

different methods of assessment

Professional Practice Portfolio

The Professional Practice Portfolio is a collection of material that records the student’s endeavours, progress & achievements throughout the professional practice placements.

The completion of the portfolio will allow the student to demonstrate his/her competence in professional and clinical areas to another person.

Professional Practice PortfolioThe aims are to encourage the student to:

take an active part in & evaluate own learning

reflect on practice & experience

identify learning needs & set own goals

provide evidence that learning has taken place

Guidance

Health Professions Council

College of Radiographers - professional body

QAA for Higher Education Academic and practitioner standards for

radiography Subject benchmark statements - describe the

profession specific expectations & requirements

Statements of Competence 14 different competence areas which include

generic and course specific categories

within each competence area a number of skills have been identified

throughout placements the student collects evidence to demonstrate achievement of each skill

all skills within an area must be achieved (with evidence) before competence can be considered

Competencies identifiedCOURSE SPECIFIC Professional knowledge Patient Care Patient Positioning Exposure details &

image manipulation Image Evaluation Organisation Radiation Protection

and Health & Safety Ethical Issues

GENERIC

Communication Professional

Relationships Initiative/Problem Solving Improving own Learning

and Performance Information Technology Personal Attributes

Exposure details & image manipulation

Achievement of competence in this area will demonstrate that you can select exposure factors, appropriate for the procedure being performed, so that images produced are of an acceptable standard.

Discuss the relationship between kVp & mAs and the penetration, contrast and density on the radiographic image.

Discuss the effect that varying the kVp and/or the mAs will have on the resultant image.

Where radiographs need to be repeated, due to exposure error, accurately assess whether the kVp, mAs, or both, need to be adjusted and in what way.

Accurately adjust exposure factors to take into account

the pathology, clinical presentation and patient build.

Manipulate the various exposure parameters to overcome any difficulties experienced with the patient’s ability to cooperate for the procedure.

Demonstrate the applications of information technology, data processing, storage, retrieval and manipulation necessary for the production of images from digital procedures.

Effectively use information communication technology in relation to information about or from patients and departmental management.

PDSystem Skills added within Cohort Manager under Cohort Skills tab

Relevant generic skills transferred to course specific area

Release of skills to particular placement cohort depending on level of student and complexity of skill

Training Students:-

3 x 2hour tutorial sessions PDS Radiography Placement Trail Additional guidelines

Practice Educators:- Afternoon workshop Additional training as required

Radiography Placement Rota

YR Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3

1 Orientation3 wk Jan before Sem. 2

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2 Pl113 wk

Pl 28 wk

3 Pl 38 wk

4 Pl 4 16 wk

Developing the Portfolio – prior to placement students will;

complete a Skills Audit

formulate a placement Goal and Action Plan

create an e-Portfolio to include Skills Audit, Goal & Action Plan

share e-Portfolio with Studies Adviser

meet with Studies Adviser to discuss & agree Action Plan

share e-Portfolio with Practice Educator

Associate Skills

Developing the Portfolio During Placement

e-Portfolio is shared with Studies Adviser and Practice Educator for duration of placement

Collection of evidence

Ongoing reflection of learning & achievements

Mid-placement self & tutor/supervisor evaluation

Academic visit report

End of placement self & tutor/supervisor

evaluation

PDSystem Portfolio

Sharing of e-Portfolios while on placement will allow: practice educators to be better prepared for

students

more effective support for students

more effective use of the learning experience

academic staff to be better informed for their

placement visits

early identification of any difficulties

Hiccups!! Students no longer associated with

cohort skills creation of cohort list introduce synchronicity with Registry

File capacity of individual accounts application of artifacts

Visibility of course specific skills by other academic staff include staff member student demo account

number within cohort list

Thank-you