Health Sciences

CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY

Clinical Endoscopists require extensive clinical and technical expertise combined with advanced academic knowledge and skills to ensure that endoscopy procedures are undertaken appropriately and safely, underpinned by evidence-based, patient-centred clinical decision-making.

This module aims to build in-depth clinical knowledge and technical skills in clinical endoscopy. You will evaluate and reflect on your own professional responsibilities within the context of holistic practice to service the needs of patients undergoing diagnostic procedures throughout the patient pathway and develop critical thinking, communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills, appropriate and directly applied to clinical endoscopist practice.

The employing organisation is expected to support students' endoscopic practice with two dedicated endoscopy training lists, a JAG accredited trainer and mentorship from a senior nursing colleague.

This module advances your professional development by drawing on the four pillars of advanced practice:

management and leadership,
education,
research and
advanced clinical practice.

It reinforces the core principle that advanced practice is a level of practice rather than a particular role.

Learning Outcomes

Evidence technical competence in undertaking either flexible sigmoidoscopy or gastroscopy.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathological processes or anatomical variants that may be detected when undertaking endoscopic procedures.
Justify the elements of a comprehensive patient assessment required to undertake a safe endoscopic procedure.
Critically evaluate the accountable role of the Clinical Endoscopist in maintaining patient safety and administering sedation and analgesia required for endoscopy.
Justify interpretations of endoscopic findings and identify differential diagnoses.
Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning, decision-making and critical self-reflection.
Critically evaluate the components that lead to effective report writing and patient management following endoscopy.
Appreciate what constitutes evidence to underpin and enhance practice, including appraisal and application of primary research and systematic review findings to own and others learning in endoscopy practice.
Appraise legal and ethical issues involved in the practice of the Clinical Endoscopist role.
Recognise factors that impact on effective communication with patients and the multidisciplinary team and identify strategies to address them.

Teaching & Assessment

Teaching

12 blocks of teaching, using a blended learning approach comprising face to face and online learning over 30 weeks.
Narrated PowerPoint, recorded conversations with patient and professionals, links to digital resources, policy and research evaluation, photo/video analysis, group discussion board, reflective activities and accounts.
Endoscopic practice at employing organisation. A minimum of 200 procedures recorded on JETS portolio with DOPS and DOPYS
Completion of JAG basic skills course.

Assessment Type:

Completion of SLATE online programme.
Competence in endoscopic procedures evidenced though JETS portfolio and JAG accreditation certificate.
Regular feedback on block workbooks and formative written activities.
4,000-word case study
Assessment of practice portfolio.

How to Apply / Disclaimer / Part of EPP / APP

To apply for this as a single module as part of your Continuing Professional Development please enter the application system via Professional Development.

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes.

Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice.

Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.