CA4S073 - Professional Portfolio Development 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: CA4S073
Module Title: Professional Portfolio Development
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Nursing Practice
Module Leader: Christopher Nash
Module Team: Bridie Jones, Sara Morgan, meirion williams, Lauren Jones, Dawn Parry
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2029
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100258 - clinical physiology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To promote cyclical reflective learning and innovation in professional development through self-evaluation and the utilization of evidence from individual practice to support professional growth and aid in continued professional revalidation.

To support learning activities to facilitate the student to meet their individual learning needs through a process of lectures, tutorials and independent study by compilation of a professional portfolio of evidence.

To provide students with the structure to compile a career long portfolio of evidence to facilitate professional development and revalidation and disseminate to appropriate audiences.

Content Summary

The content of this module will be student directed via submission of a reflective professional portfolio but will reflect the four Pillars of Advanced Practice: Management and Leadership, Education, Research and Advanced Clinical Practice and the Enhanced/Advanced/Consultant agenda (HEIW, 2022,NLIAH 2010).

This module includes mandatory formative assessment activities, to support students learning and development prior to summative assessment tasks.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 16
Seminar 4
Project supervision 2
Demonstration 2
Independent Study 142
Directed Study (including online independent learning) 24
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically reflect and self-evaluate own role (or aspects of practice); identifying significant learning at an advanced practice level using the HEIW/NLIAH Pillars of Advanced Practice.
LO2 Provide critical understanding and application of a body of contextually relevant theories, to evaluate the evidence that underpins individual practice and disseminate this evidence in a concise coherent theme to an appropriate audience promoting original and innovative responses to clinical problems/service needs.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 A presentation of some of the individuals evidence for each of the 4 pillars outlining their level of expertise using Benners’ Scale 10 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A written critique on the evidence provided in the portfolio outlining theoretical underpinnings of the four pillars of Enhanced/ Advanced/ Consultant practice 0 4000 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Benner P (1984) From Novice to Expert; Excellence And Power In Clinical Nursing Practice. Addison Wesley. Menlo Park California

General Pharmaceutical Council (2024) Standards for Pharmacy Professionals [Date accessed 22/1/24]

Health Education and Inspectorate Wales (2023), Professional Framework for Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Clinical Practice. HEIW

Health and Care Professions Council (2024) Meeting our standards. https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/meeting-our-standards/ [Accessed 22/1/24]

National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare (2010). Framework for Advanced Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health. NLIAH

National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare (2011). Advanced practice, the portfolio. NLIAH

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) “The Code” NMC. London. [Accessed 22/1/14]

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2016) Revalidation. https://www.nmc.org.uk/revalidation/resources/guidance-and-information/ [Accessed 22/1/24]

Schon D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner; How Professionals Think in Action. Basic Books. USA