The aims of this module are to enable students to autonomously plan, manage deliver and evaluate personalised care provided to children, young people and adults who have a range of complex and/or acute care needs and/or who are living with long-term or life-limiting conditions, through the use of person-centred approaches, across primary and community settings. 

The module will prepare students to work independently, relying on specialist knowledge and skills to function effectively as autonomous and accountable professionals when delivering complex personalised care. 

Learning Outcomes

•   Develop an understanding of how to autonomously plan, manage, deliver, co-ordinate and evaluate care that is person/family-centred to children and young people/adults in primary care/community settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the political and economic policies and drivers that can influence health care and well-being of children and young people/adults.
• Demonstrate a holistic understanding of the palliative and end-of-life care needs of children young people/adults with life-limiting conditions or who are dying as well as those of their families/carers considering legal and ethical decision making at end of life.
• Recognise the emotional, mental, social and practical needs of children, young people/adults and their families/carers to facilitate person/family-centred interventions that meet their health needs.
• Apply advanced knowledge, skills and behaviours that are respectful of, and responsive to, the cultural needs of diverse people and communities when providing health and care.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage complex acute needs and those living with long-term conditions whilst navigating the challenges of associated multiple co-morbidities whilst recognising the risk.
• Demonstrate the ability to initiate evidence-based care and treatment, encompassing therapeutic interventions, social prescribing and medicines management that are supportive curative symptom-relieving or palliative.

Assessment

A Poster Presentation of case study of a child/young person/individual, family or patient group.

Number of Learner Hours

Scheduled 30 hours

Independent 150 hours

Placement zero hours

What our students say

"The communication lecture was good for self-reflection"

"Service user session and Power of Attorney lecture was valuable"

This module can contribute to the following programme(s)

HSCSNGPPGD: PgDip Specialist Community Nursing (General Practice Nursing)

HSCSNIPCCPGD: PgDip Specialist Community Nursing with Integrated Prescribing - Community Children’s Nursing

HSCSNIPDNPGD: PgDip Specialist Community Nursing with Integrated Prescribing - District Nursing

HSCSNIPGPPGD: PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing with Integrated Prescribing - General Practice Nursing